So this silly chameleon has gone 180 with its flavor profile since I last had it in 2017. What was once a balled-up mineral-first-fruit-second Chardonnay has now become a vanilla tropical Carmen…
Ripe black cherry, red and black raspberry, and some evergreen and faint earth notes. A nice ride, if not as complex as I might have optimally hoped. Medium-bodied all the way around. A little overly…
Continuing on its path to increasingly elevated performance, this bottling of the Hartford Far Coast has inched-up a couple of notches since I had it last summer. The focus and flavor are really…
In a perfect spot right now. Black and red cherry, wild raspberry, Creamsicle filling, bark and stems, underbrush, garrigue, rhubarb, limestone river rock, and some clove notes. The overall delivery…
Previous notes apply. So much potential and upside to this wine. Purity and drive are most notable here, as is the unbelievable intensity of the fruit - while still holding a textural mouthfeel that…
Spritely yellow citrus, fresh lemon juice, grass, white stone fruit, bitter unripe pear, and some pumice. A slightly pithy and bitter delivery, with a hint of spritz that further cuts the core fruit…
Ripe red raspberry, earthy and saturated red and black cherry, candied red licorice, forest floor, and some faint rock. Round and plush on the front end push, with a hoard of fruit that drops on the…
Yellow citrus, vanilla, honey, and melon. Round and a bit sweet, with a vanilla glycerin-laced finish that stomps on the citrus, taking away some of the energy behind the acid. Drink now.
An outrageously gorgeous example of the varietal. Freshly squeezed lemon juice, Meyer lemon olive oil, Bellini, yellow pear, citrus blossom, cardamom seed, and subtle rock dust. A flick of pineapple…
Black cherry and ripe strawberry cream lead the charge on the front end of the attack, with dark earth, Christmas spice, and rose pedal notes swiftly catching up to the rolling core of beautifully…
Fresh lemon juice and zest, lemon verbena, dry grass, lime zest, subtle vanilla-coconut pina colada, and trailing tropical fruit notes make up the profile of this beautifully crafted Sauvignon Blanc.…
Earthy plum, black and red currant, dusty black cherry, topsoil, and saddle leather compile the profile of the 2012 Mon Chevalier. A medium attack with a more lithe skip across the mid-palate;…
Black cherry, unripe red and black raspberry, soil, forest floor, and some leather. Earth driven and softer in terms of an overt flashiness of fruit. The core is ripe, but less concentrated or…
Crème brûlée, lemon curd, vanilla bean, and yellow pear notes glide across the palate in a wonderfully flowing delivery. The Ma Douce houses it's flavors in a soft and subtle grip, with a more plush…
Yellow pear skin, lemon rind, apricot, marzipan, fondant, acacia, and a touch of dry sherry. The initial attack starts off a tad dry, but then rushes to the mid-palate picking up elegant yellow core…
Apricot and honey dominate the profile here. Pleasantly viscous without coming off heavy or syrupy. A nice combination of mid-palate density/concentration and speed. A succulent and semi-chewy finish.
A bit more expressive than when I last had it in September. With some air, this opened up nicely with some yellow citrus and mineral notes. The lemon note became more prominent and riper over the…
Lemon and glycol-laced alcohol. Some yellow citrus and vanilla flavors swirling around that appear to have promise, but the seamlessness is almost completely absent. Clunky on delivery and a bit…
Initial pull was a linear delivery of subdued red raspberry and pumice. With some air, additional notes of red and black cherry, graphite, strawberry cream, and faint bark emerged. Mid-palate…
Creme brûlée all the way! Also gushing with lemon curd, apple pie filling, olive oil, hints of passionfruit/guava, and fresh whipped cream notes. More relaxed on the acid and grip this time around.…
Over two years since I last had this wine. Holding strong and maintaining a worthy spine and grip to frame-out the beautiful dark black and red cherry core. Wonderfully balanced, with a deliberate…
It has been over a year since I last had this wine. Much less funky and yeasty than I remember (thankfully), with the sea foam and saline notes orchestrating much more seamlessly with the rock and…
A wine I'm very familiar with as a stand-alone, but also one that paired surprisingly well with a bittersweet chocolate pots de creme dessert. There was a dried fruit element in the chocolate that…
Behaving like a younger version of the 2013 Oracle's Whisper served before it, the Shadow Voices displayed a bit of booze on the front end of the attack on the initial sips, but then kicked into…
