A taut and refreshing Rose, with higher and lighter expressions of cranberry water, lemon pith, citrus spray, chalk, and Himalayan salt rock notes popping from the glass and nipping at the palate.…
An intensely scented nose foreshadows a correspondingly floral entry on the palate, with penetrating notes of violets, deep cranberry, crunchy black cherry, and slight citrus and mineral notes. There…
Deep black cherry dominates, with a broad push of full berry fruit flavors washing over the palate. Finishes with a plush feel on the back end, with a "hug me like a teddy bear" demeanor enticing for…
Juicy yellow citrus flavors are complimented by a nice touch of oak that offer measured succulence and an excellent mouthfeel. This stays in a very nice lane, with focus and the delineation of its…
It's been nearly two years since I last had this wine. I'm absolutely loving it. The oak influence is so subtle that it's barely detectable over the beautifully proportioned yellow citrus fruit…
Black cherry, vanilla, cherry cough syrup, Cracker Jack molasses, and blackberry seed. The front end is a simple and linear shot of fruit unable to achieve much depth or complexity (from PnP to…
DAY 1: Knock back a few rounds of the dirtiest martinis known to man and then proceed to bury your fat face dead-center into a bubbling blackberry cobbler fresh out of the oven, and you'll have a…
Solid showing, especially for the first hour or so of consumption. There was a bit of heat to blow off on the initial pull, but it settled nicely into its groove with a gorgeous display of kiwi,…
Sappy black cherry and boysenberry notes are flanked by muddled strawberry and earthy rhubarb flavors that intertwine to fashion a decidedly dark and mouth-filling profile, especially on the initial…
Similar to last year. Even more integrated and seamless, with a finesse not often found in a domestic Syrah. The saline, olive brine, and iron notes do well to elevate the earthy dark blackberry and…
Yellow and white peach, lemon curd, dried apricot, honey, chamomile, plantain chip, and orange rind make for more of a white Rhône profile here than a white Bordeaux. A more serious wine, with…
Still awesome. Even better than a year ago. Extremely complex for a domestic SB. Marries suave smoothness with vivacious tension perfectly. Acacia blossom, fresh honeydew, guava, kiwi, lemon verbena,…
So, the seamlessness I was looking for this wine to develop since my last sample a year and a half ago not only didn't happen, it totally tanked in the opposite direction.
A year and a half since my last bottle. The Hawaiian tropic flavors have subsided a bit, and it's sans sugar city and Willy Wonka confection, so that's a definite plus. It does however still carry a…
Pushing three years since I last had this wine. For me, it is still one of the benchmarks for California Chardonnay. This particular bottle delivered all of the goods. Alcohol and heat were in total…
Similar to my notes from last year. Excellent purity of fruit and clarity. A clean and fresh texture and frontal delivery makes its way into a balanced push of yellow citrus fruit that effortlessly…
MUCH better than my last bottle over a year ago. Succulent lemon curd, ripe white and yellow peach, pear, and honeyed yellow citrus. If you know Aubert, this profile will be no surprise. Not overly…
This bottle certainly showed this wine's inclination toward flaunting its dominant dry Semillon core, with ripely bruised pineapple, red apple flesh, and banana leaf notes elbowing in front of the…
Meyer lemon juice and zest, lemon verbena, lemon tart, honeydew, lime, and some yuzu. Misses the mark on any mineral elements. A decent acid zip on the initial pull of the cork, with a speed that…
Plush, flavorful, and savory, but sluggish and saccharine-laced, with the glycol making for resinous and sticky effects from front to back. Even more "slow" than when I had a bottle six months ago.…
Round, plush, and full of gooey vanillin oak that almost completely washes over the ripe lemon curd and tropical fruit flavors. Saccharine-driven and cloying. Zero cut or frame.
With its plump yellow citrus core on full display, the 2017 Ma Princesse is showing a more vanillin-laced profile than six months ago when I last sampled it. A rounder dose of creamy oak and some…
As awesome as the last time I had it. For folks who are looking for a CA Chardonnay that parrots quality white Burg with that extra oomph of intensity, THIS is your wine. Gorgeous tension and verve.…
Not too dissimilar from my experience back in November 2018. Glycol-laced vanilla, honey, and lemon curd surrounded by spritzy lemonade and white and yellow peach flavors. Alcohol on the finish took…
Pineapple, lemon curd, olive oil, guava, ripe orange cantaloupe, and powdered sugar. The typical flavor-first front end, with a semi-syrupy-meets-alcohol mouthfeel makes for a bit of a skip on the…
