More Sherry than Chardonnay. Super arid and woody at this stage, with a drying, anti-unctuous effect inside the mouth. Like a Sherry and a still Champagne had an eczema baby.
It has been a year-and-a-half since I last had this wine. A two hour+ decant did this well, as the initial PnP was a bit hot. Medium-to-full bodied, with beautifully energetic purple and dark red…
Similar to my previous note. Missing a little oomph, especially as it warmed up, losing some of the unique lime flavors that jumped out back when I had this in February. Still a great SB. The score…
Previous notes apply. This particular bottle was opened the day before, gassed, then reopened today. Showed much more potential to reach some elevated richness and concentration with exposure to air.…
"Not bad" is probably the best overall descriptor here - as in the way you might utter such a phrase walking out to your car after a movie that wasn't a total waste of time, but also wasn't one you'd…
Similar to my previous notes. As a PnP this was fairly tight and linear. Some air in the glass coaxed out its familiar flavor profile of red and black core fruit. Not as "spicy" as I remember from…
Some plum, currant, and earth. A bit of spice on the back end, but otherwise, this was a forgettable red. Flat on the attack; medium bodied, with a tail end that faded fast. The fact that it was…
Previous notes apply. I prefer the 2014 version of this wine at the moment. This vintage may eclipse the 2014 at some point, but I have my doubts. This 2015 displayed a linearity that I think will be…
Same as my previous notes. A bit more reserved this time (it was a PnP with little time to get air - 20 minutes tops), so the darker fruit wasn't as ready at the helm as before. Time in bottle is…
Coravin pour, with initially linear, but beautifully pure black and purple core fruit flavors. Blackberry, black raspberry, black cherry, black currant, pencil lead, and some subtle earth. A bit of…
Another Coravin pour. Same as last week. Solid...but...in need of some oomph... I'll finish this bottle soon enough, but I'm not super confident I'll be chasing this wine down in the coming vintages.
Give this time. Sulfur, heat, and glycol dominated over the yellow citrus core fruit. Almost akin to a limoncello. Liqueur lemontini aftertaste. Hold for another year minimum.
Previous notes apply, except that this certainly displayed a prominent ripe red raspberry rock candy element that, though flavorful, made for a more liqueur-esque beverage. The sappiness of the fruit…
Similar to my notes in February. Another Coravin pour. Allowed for 3 hours of air, which helped a smidge, but this wine still displayed as linear and somewhat flat. The fruit was muted and shut down.…
Refer to previous notes for the initial Coravin pour on this wine. Today, I consumed the remainder of the bottle after essentially giving this wine a couple of days of slow O2. This go-around it was…
Another Coravin pour from the same bottle as last week. Previous notes apply, except that with some time to settle down (after shipping) and some air today, let's just say I'm not worried one bit…
Previous notes apply. What a great wine. Right out of the gate on PnP, this was already captivating and ready for some fun. Explosive, but still managing to find a noteworthy seamlessness that…
Previous notes apply to some degree, but this particular experience was a bit lackluster. Having just had this the other day, I found today that this bottle was a bit muted and flat. The flavors were…
Previous notes apply. Coravin pour. I'm really loving this wine as I follow it through its evolution. Wonderful black and dark, dark purple core fruit, with black asphalt, tar, obsidian, black soil,…
Beautifully crafted and just the right amount of richness, this UV-SL was pumping out classically elegant and unctuous flavors of ripe yellow citrus, lemon curd, lemon grass, honey, meringue, ripe…
PnP. Displaying some older world characteristics, with red currant, cedar, and dust. Some purple plum, brick, and dried cranberry also emerged. Medium-bodied with a decent mid-palate, but still a bit…
Coravin pour. A little more subdued and "quieter" than the last time. Still, excellent purity of fruit, with a black, red, and purple core that delivered ripe but controlled levels of extraction.…
Coravin pour. Initially, notes of black cherry, black and red currant, unripe plum, garrigue, and Christmas fruitcake dominated. The attack was youthfully linear, with the core fruit hitting the…
