Nearly identical to the 2008 WVH. A meaty and saline-driven syrah, with notes of stewed plum, salami, bologna, red currant, spice, sea salt, and bouquet garni. Some tannic clamp on the initial PnP,…
Similar to my previous CT notes on this wine specific to flavor profile. However, I dropped this down to a 90-91, I am admittedly a little unsure if time will actually help this wine. I initially…
An absolutely phenomenal bottle of wine. In fact, one of the most alluring Pinots I've ever had the pleasure of tasting. PnP with an enticingly brooding nose of dark berry and baking spice aromas. On…
Exact same as my previous CT notes on 8/11/15. PnP with slow O2 for about an hour; no need for a decant. Ready to drink now and over the next few years.
PnP with soft, muted notes of creamy strawberry, rhubarb, red plum, raspberry, and only a faint touch of the signature cola flavor often indicative of KB Pinots.
PnP with a very pithy, linear texture. The stemmy bitterness overwhelmed what remained of the tight lemon, unripe pear and apple, dry granite stone, and astringent lilac flavors. There was…
Tasted at Wren Hop alongside the new 2013 releases. The Oracle's Whisper fell in the middle of the pack, with notes of black cherry, dark red raspberry, spice, and wood. Like the Witch's Ladder, the…
A fantastic Pinot that opened up more and more over the course of four+ hours with a slow O2. A haunting, dark crimson color, with aromas of dark red berries and baking spices. On the palate, rich…
As others have noted, blackberry, blueberry, and black olive notes. What distinguishes this wine over the other Carlisle Syrahs is the interplay between the subtle meaty notes and distinct Papa's…
A meaty syrah, with notes of salami, bologna, red currant, spice, white pepper, asphalt, and bouquet garni. Ready to drink now, I did not feel the need to decant this wine. 30 minutes from bottle to…
A medium-bodied wine (but the deepest and richest Pinot Noir in EK's range when compared to the 2012 Small Town and 2012 Sascha Marie). Notes of dark red fruits, spice, and subtle soil.
On the nose, a distinctive whiff of lemon curd, marshmallow, and citrus blossom. On the palate, the wine totally bursts with a complex interplay of Meyer lemon, pear, butterscotch, salted caramel,…
Tasted at the Cirq pickup event. Nose was somewhat muted, with unique mineral, wet slate and berry aromas. On the palate, a cool inward profile of purple and red fruit; plum, black cherry, dark red…
