Served alongside the 2013 and 2012. Understandably, the 2014 was wound pretty tight, and displayed the least expressive core fruit flavors of the trio. Needs time to develop. Give it another 2+ years…
Fairly lean and lithe (bordering on watery), with some pedestrian red berry and subtle wood notes. The thinnest of the Pinots in the lineup; mid-palate was linear and pretty forgettable.
I remember this being a "fine" Chardonnay, but in comparison to the other Chardonnays we had throughout the day at Lynmar and Wren Hop, this got lost in the shuffle by the end of the day. I recall…
This was THE wine that caught everyone's attention. Darker and a bit more intense than the Killing Moon, the Night Children reminded me of the 2013 Architects & Saboteurs (gotta love these titles) in…
Now this is a 2015 Pinot to keep your eyes on. I became more and more a fan of this wine with every sip. PnP was understandably a little tight, but once it was able to breathe a little more, some…
For a "second" wine, this presented notably well. Higher toned and a little thin compared to the usual Wren Hop Pinots, but still some nice pleasure to be found here. More medium-bodied, with some…
A very fine example of a Wente Clone Chardonnay, displaying a nice tension between lemon curd and creme brûlée richness and yellow citrus acidity. Some stone fruit and green fruit (apple, pear)…
A fresh acidic blast of tart strawberry, light cherry, unripe watermelon (like in May, before they become summery sweet), and some citrus peel on the back end. A lot of energy, with some pucker…
Honeycomb and syrup. Bashingly cloying and richly sweet. No real Chardonnay fruit was able to peek out behind the wave of sticky honey and viscous gomme.
Similar in profile to the 2013 except that this didn't carry as hearty of a bell pepper note as its older sibling. Some brush and vegetal notes on the back end, but this 2014 was much more focused…
Dark red berry, cedar, mulch, stale cinnamon stick, and a strong vegetal note that rushed up on the back end. Bell pepper, earthy cranberry, and cola flavors competed with each other.
Though I remember liking this wine ok, I honestly can't remember it in comparison to the others in the tasting. Like other CT notes have mentioned, it was more medium-bodied than the others, which…
The wine in the lineup I would certainly seek out again was this 2012 Old Wente Chardonnay. Offered up a generous balance of lemon and yellow citrus, vanilla, and plain popcorn, along with just the…
Like the Covenant, the Susanna's had some Burgundian characteristics that made for a more lithe experience overall. Still decent flavors and mineral notes, but I was drawn more to the Old Wente and…
Offered up more minerality than the other Chardonnays, making it seem more Burgundian in style than its siblings. Threw off some Viognier and Sauvignon Blanc characteristics that were a little…
#2 - Second of two bottles of this wine poured: This was a PnP version (the other first version had been opened for 24 hours - tasted side-by-side for for comparison).
A nice, refreshing start to the flight. Fairly typical Rose of Pinot; decent acidity and mid-palate all things considering. Nothing especially memorable, but still delivered some pleasurable diluted…
Young but fairly approachable given its youth. Tight purple and red berry, black raspberry, deep black cherry, kirsch, stone, and some alcohol flavors. A lot of potential, but only in third gear at…
First time having this wine at home in a more controlled environment. All of my previous notes apply. I keep waiting for this wine to shut down, but it delivered great all the way from PnP to three…
Lees, lees, lees! Tart and pithy, with hits of stale lemon, dry grass, alkaline, chalk, pumice, and alcohol. Any real semblance of fruit was instantly hammered by bitter lemon seed and sourdough…
Same as my notes from 12/17/16. Overly frothy and dry. Same bitter strawberry, off-finish. Kinda like a tub of strawberry ice cream that has been sitting open in the cardboard container and gone…
Same as my previous notes from 9/26/16, except it has lost some vibrancy and verve that would have otherwise made for some welcomed tension among the flavors. It felt a little flat on the back end.…
