This was a brassier showing than the previous bottle I'd sampled, especially given the fact that it was served blind amongst waaaay fresher Chardonnay profiles, which only exacerbated the perception…
The reduction was super strong on this bottle and robbed the fruit of any chance of expansion. Hardboiled egg, lime, and lemon pith. Overdone and blown out to the point of no return for me. Jacked my…
Hallmark reduction that eventually gives way to lime and lemon juice zing. Not terribly complex, but surely a bright and fresh hit of citrus verve. Drink or hold.
Grilled lemon and hazelnut touch off a medium attack that is slightly brassy, but is lifted by focused beams of acidity. Finishes with notes of lemon verbena, herbs, white melon rind, and dried…
Grilled lemon, hazelnut, dried apricot, poached pear, and toffee notes make for a profile that is more contemplative and gastronomic than immediately punchy or bright. Freshness and acidity are…
This juice grenade is even better than last year, with a reductive pop that you 'must be this tall to ride,' followed by a lemon-lime-Squirt (you kids remember Squirt, right?) euphoria thing, and…
Fresh lime and lemon juice, melon rind, green and yellow apple, white rock, and unripe green and yellow pear. Chiseled and acidic, but in proper form throughout consumption. The reductive hit plays…
Reductive and flinty on the nose, with a kick of lemon and lime juice, white travertine, quince, white melon rind, and crunchy white pear notes making for a linear entry that finds the means to relax…
Strung up and young to be sure, with reductive elements battling against lemon pith, white fruit, and lemon seed elements. Finishes surprisingly contoured, which made for a less angular back end but…
This is a citrus pith, karate chop, high roundhouse Gymkata lemon and lime kick of Hot Topic flash and flair all in one hyper push of acid and energy on the front end, with a flinty-flowery Speed…
A reductive nose burns off with some vigorous swirling, offering the palate a super fresh expression of the varietal. Tense and nervy quince and citrus notes fire off from cheek-to-cheek, with lime,…
There's a lot of back and forth about the perceived reduction here, so I'll save the great debate for another time and simply say that this bottle indeed shows as such on the nose, but not in an…
With healthy dollops of roasted/grilled lemon and brassy olive oil flavors, and more advanced than I would've thought, this 2010 also exhibited butterscotch and lamp oil notes that further led to a…
Served blind (only known as a Chardonnay), side-by-side with a 2015 Roulot Meix Chavaux (Meursault), which was interesting given the similarities/differences the Walter Scott shared with the…
Pear, grass, and green apple dominate the core flavors in this nicely endowed Pinot Gris from Willamette Valley. Medium-bodied, with a decent drive on the finish. The pear note repeats on the back…
Dubbed the 'best block,' the 7 delivers agreeable and familiar Oregonian flavors of ripe red and black cherry, red plum, and light infusions of cedar, dust, and cinnamon. Medium bodied, with some…
The 2015 Flight Risk showed a fascinating interplay between strong rhubarb and black tea notes, as well as an alluring vegetal (almost garrigue) tinge that provided lift and cut for the bright red…
Both the East and West Blocks of this wine tasted almost identical to me. Notes of black cherry, wet mulch, earth, tobacco leaf, and some green/black peppercorn. Fairly reserved for my taste, with a…
A really pleasant summer sipper, with a semi-dry delivery and enough core fruit to keep you coming back for another sip. Not especially concentrated, with a light-on-its-feet presentation that paired…
Both the East and West Blocks of this wine tasted almost identical to me. Notes of black cherry, wet mulch, earth, tobacco leaf, and some green/black peppercorn. Fairly reserved for my taste, with a…
I bumped this up a point from my last couple of CT notes on this wine, as this go-around provided some broader and richer flavors across the palate. Still the same raspberry, black cherry, plum,…
Nose of muddled raspberries, cola, earth, and spice. On the palate, a decent swath of fruit-forward dark cherry, ripe raspberry, plum, rhubarb, sassafras, and cola. Some baking spices, black tea, and…
