I was pleasantly surprised by this wine. About 20-30 minutes of air yielded some really nice black and red core fruit flavors. Easy-going and approachable, this was one of the most stylistically…
PnP with notes of black cherry, red and black currant, dried cranberry, black tea, incense, spice box, and cedar. A bit of heat rushed up initially, which took about 20 minutes to dissipate.
Same, same, same. Previous notes apply. I'm about as excited as I've been previously about this wine, which is not much... likely even less so this time around. It has some saturated black cherry and…
Still along the same lines as my notes from 10/12/2016. PnP with black cherry and black raspberry liqueur, blackberry, unripe purple plum, red and black licorice, vanilla alcohol, spicebox, and…
Previous notes apply. Black and dark red currant, black licorice, and cedar notes dominated this time around. Some asphalt and earthy minerality hit the back end as the core flavors tailed off. The…
So...for the few of you actually taking notes on this wine, there are two obvious things I would advise not doing - that I of course was bamboozled into doing by a partner in wine crime (you know who…
It's been about a year since I last had this wine, which now shows noticeable smoothing-out and an elevated sophistication that was not fully resolved back in mid-2017. Though part of me misses the…
...Killed the remainder of the bottle. About an hour+ of air prior to consumption served it well, balancing out the flavors nicely and enabling it to find a steadier glide across the palate (less of…
This is a follow up from my note from last week, which was a Coravin pour. This time was a PnP with a couple of hours of air. Previous notes apply, except that the additional O2 really brought out an…
Last week's note on this wine was a Coravin pour. This evening was a PnP from the remainder of the bottle. With some additional air, this wine really hit a stride that speaks to certain promise if…
Saturated black and red raspberry, wild blackberry, boysenberry, black cherry, camphor, green olive, railroad tie, earth, cinnamon, and limestone. A little funkified and exhibiting a heavier red…
How in the name of all that's holy is anyone getting any flavor or semblance of the varietal out of this wine is beyond me. Constricted, astringent, and bitter as the day is long. This needs more…
Red raspberry, bing cherry, cola, earth, Christmas spices, and hints of wet cedar and pine needles. A very balanced and "good" Pinot, but at times flat and unremarkable. Everything was in perfect…
Well hot damn if this wasn't one of the best examples of a Cab Franc/Merlot blend (88/12) that I've had in a long while. Just when I've been all keyed-up in a recent grumpy rant over the doughy…
A fascinating and cerebral wine, with notes of dark red core fruit (and some purple), red and black currant, red and black raspberry, crimson plum, black cherry, cassis, red dirt, iron, dusty…
Previous notes apply. This was a PnP and it ultimately did not get enough air. Fairly tight throughout consumption. Either decant and give this the breathing room it deserves, or hold for at least…
Notes of black core fruit, earth, fresh black soil, chocolate, and dark spice. Medium-bodied and readily accessible, this exhibits a somewhat standard appellation profile in terms of complexity and…
Notes of black and dark red core fruit, black currant, dark soil, and cedar. Offers up some decent flavor on the initial attack, but fairly pedestrian overall. Medium and somewhat flat mid-palate.…
A fairly resolved and approachable sparkler, with mature yellow citrus, grilled Meyer lemon, yeasty bread dough, brioche, toasted almond, quince, olive oil, and subtle plantain. A super easy sipper,…
