From magnum. Light, bright, and kicking out some medium-to-light bing cherry, cranberry, and pomegranate flavors. Relatively thin mid-palate, with a light finish. The flavors come off pure and clean,…
A decent summer sipper (well, a decent Fall sipper at this point I suppose). Crisp and light, with signature yellow and white stone fruit and pumice/stone flavors on the attack. Best served at…
Seemingly in a good drinking window currently, with mature earth, cedar, and dark mulch notes to complement the black cherry and black raspberry looming underneath. A touch heavy on the cedar/soil…
Served as a horizontal trio of 2011 Hawkes Cabernets, to include the Red Winery, Stone Vineyard, and Pyramid Vineyard. This came off extremely high-toned, almost as if it was a young Pinot. Cranberry…
Served as a horizontal trio of 2011 Hawkes Cabernets, to include the Red Winery, Stone Vineyard, and Pyramid Vineyard. This was in the middle for me in terms of preference. It has some decent flavors…
Served as a horizontal trio of 2011 Hawkes Cabernets, to include the Red Winery, Stone Vineyard, and Pyramid Vineyard. This was my favorite of the three, with a decent push of red berry fruit. Still…
This was the best showing of this wine that I've had so far. Nice sappy red and purple core fruit, raspberry, wild cherry, and some spice. Not much of the signature KB cola note, but a nice sassafras…
Same as a few months ago. A very hot night, which made for a warmer display of this wine (it needed to be colder). For this style, it's still a low/mid 90 point wine when viewed "objectively." Drink…
Consistent with all of my other notes. I didn't bother with a decant this time. I thought it was drinking fine with just some air in the glass (consumed over the course of three hours total). I liked…
Similar to a Bevan Rita's Pinot, the Addax was deeply rich, spicy, and threw off a decent amount of heat. Lacked some complexity, falling a little short on the finish as well. Dark black cherry,…
Fairly traditional notes of yellow citrus making up the core fruit; some stone and white fruit flavors on the back end, which kicked out a little bitterness on the finish. Seemed to have the stuffing…
Fairly straightforward domestic Chardonnay, veering a little more toward the butter and rounded vanilla flavors. Medium-bodied, but delivering a fuller hit of lemon curd and rich yellow citrus…
Beautiful notes of black cherry, black raspberry, Chinese five-spice, earth/loam, and a fascinating evergreen note on the back end that provided a phenomenal lift, carrying the finish on for 45+…
Similar notes to over a year ago, but man did this start out with some serious jet fuel blasting over the palate. This thing went straight into a decanter for a couple of hours before it was truly…
Similar notes to last year. A very round and inviting Chardonnay, if not a bit too simple overall. Some nice yellow citrus fruit and hints of vanilla and buttered popcorn. Nothing over the top, but a…
Previous notes apply. This instantly reminded me of a flashy version of a Wren Hop Daughters of Earth, or an even more deeply pitched and concentrated version of a 2012 KB Gap's Crown I had recently.…
Very similar to my notes two years ago. This time it maintained some alcohol on the back end throughout consumption, which pulled a little bit of focus away from the core fruit flavors. Still a very…
Initially tight and linear, but highly focused and pure flavors of yellow citrus and stone fruit. Decanted for a total of two hours. Opened up with some nice lemon curd and sourdough starter notes,…
Similar to my notes 5 months ago, except that I bumped it up a point this time around. Viscous, sappy, and saturated red raspberry, red and black cherry, pomegranate cocktail, and subtle earthy spice…
Initially served a little colder than I prefer (refrigerator temp), but as it warmed up in the glass, notes of yellow citrus, lemon curd, vanillin, and a streak of lemon zest emerged. A smooth and…
An outstanding example of a domestic Chardonnay. It started out a little yeasty and tight on initial PnP, but that blew off shortly after some exposure to air. I actually ended up decanting this…
