I used to drink the 2013 vintage of this wine back when it was an inaugural release. I loved it then and I find it just as interesting now. The 2014 is a more rounded delivery and less intense than I…
Final bottle and last review of this wine (of many reviews). A really gorgeous showing, with a whirlwind of flavors that swarm around the palate with both flowing finesse and depth, as well as…
More upfront fruit this go-around, leading with ripe plum, kirsch, and deep red raspberry. Progressing along nicely (and a little more rapidly than I had initially expected). Carries additional, more…
Tight and linear on initial PnP, but quickly opens up to reveal dark kirsch, cassis, purple plum, pulverized granite, and a touch of garrigue and camphor. This stayed pretty locked and loaded…
A fabulous showing, with totally enthralling garrigue and Herbes de Provence notes that perfectly maneuvered their ways through the earthy black raspberry, kirsch, and red and black cherry core.…
Same notes as earlier this year. An hour+ decant brought out notable depth and concentration. Some nice bass purple and wild ripe raspberry core fruit flavors emerged as well. The evergreen and…
Similar to my notes from last summer. Double decanted and then swirled it around in a wide bottomed decanter at 54 degrees for about one hour. Notes of kirsch, black cherry, black raspberry, thyme,…
PnP with red and purple berry fruit, raspberry, plum, wet slate/minerals, pumice stone/chalk, red dirt, herbs, and some alcohol. Not astringent as I thought it might be on PnP. Certainly a bit tight,…
Tasting event at 750 Wines in St. Helena with winemakers Russell Bevan, Aaron Pott, Benoit Touquette, Roy Piper, Helen Keplinger, Dan Petroski (Larkmead), Sam Kaplan (Memento Mori, Arkenstone, Nine…
This wine did not exist on CT, so I was compelled to create it. It will not yet be released until January 2016 (bottled in the beginning of 2015). 50% Grenache, 32% Syrah, 18% Mourvedre, from a new…
