Tasted alongside the 2012 Talley Rosemary's Pinot and 2010 Kosta Browne Gap's Crown Pinot. The Pinot flight was paired with a cheese and charcuterie plate.
This bottle was brought over by a friend. I am not much of a Zin fan overall, but this kicked out some nice brambly earth notes along with the ripe blackberry, plum, and cedar flavors. It had some…
Same as previous note last year except that there was no hit of alcohol wafting through the mouth on initial PnP. Very smooth and ready to consume. No decant necessary. Drank over the course of three…
Similar to last week, except I didn't get that distractingly bitter, steely flavor on the back end as much. Served next to a 2013 Rivers-Marie standard Chardonnay, which bested the Lewis by a fair…
PnP with ready-to-go flavors of lemon, pear, popcorn, vanilla, and a little limestone. More buttery than mineral-driven, but not overdone or over-oaked so that it distracted from the overall fruit…
An ok Chardonnay I suppose??...Not great by any stretch. Oak dominated with an alkaline finish. Lemon oil, buttered popcorn, vanilla extract, steel ball bearings, and river rock.
Same as my specific notes from 8/19/2015. My last bottle. Ended up being a good Syrah with a very good QPR. Nothing earth-shattering, but a pleasant drink nonetheless. Papa's Block is consistently…
Much more elevated and complex compared to tasting this a year ago. After about two hours in the decanter, this was pumping out very enthralling flavors of red and purple berry fruit, deep black…
Same as 1/16/2016 except it doesn't appear to be necessarily improving. 91-92 points. The depth wasn't there this time as much for me. One bottle left. Something to drink in the near future or hold?…
Same as my previous notes on this wine. Performing great, especially for a 2011. Very nice earth and spice notes to compliment the dark black raspberry, cherry, and tea notes.
PnP with notes of tart cranberry and raspberry, black cherry, cola, black tea, earth, and some menthol. Into the decanter it went for over an hour (and consumed over another hour+).
Same as my prior notes. My last bottle. Nothing that I'll miss. It was served alongside a 2012 Kosta Browne Sonoma Coast Pinot. Both wines were just "Meh." Boring and forgettable.
Overly sweet, completely overworked, and over-processed, with little varietal characteristics to speak of. Vanilla, oak, chocolate. Like IHOP blackberry syrup.
Smooth and simple. Tasted "fine," carrying lighter notes of red berry and vanilla. However, very little complexity to speak of; held no interest for me in the end.
Same as my CT note in September 2015. Saturated berry, cola, rhubarb, and baking spice flavors. Texturally perfect; lower acid and almost indistinguishable tannins. A little alcohol and some…
Similar to my CT notes from August and December, except that this time I decanted this wine for approximately two hours. On PnP, this was extremely tight, with alcohol racing over the palate and…
PnP with notes of honeysuckle, lemon, popcorn, pear, and quince. Finished with a stoney minerality; just a tad pithy and tart on the back end. Performed very well in the beginning, with a clipped…
Drank alongside a 2012 Kosta Browne RRV Pinot, the EK Sascha Marie was much better, with a vibrancy and energy that helped to elevate the red berry flavors. Similar to my CT notes from 8/10/15 on…
Essentially the same as my previous CT notes on this wine from 11/21/15, except that some time in the decanter allowed for a little more fruit to emerge. However, this wine still came off as flat and…
