Same as last year's notes. Without question, one of the best domestic Syrah producers in the nation. This is fully resolved and ready to be consumed now. No decant necessary, unless you want to…
It's good. It's better than the 2012. As my other half said, "I really liked it, and then it fell off a bit." Agreed. It held up for a couple of hours, but then it became a little bit blasé. It had…
J@YH@CK nailed most of the specific tasting notes on this wine. I experienced it as a little more sweet and reduced than I was expecting. Alcohol and acid were low, adding to the experience of a more…
Echoing what others have said, I found this wine to be a little blasé in some respects this go-around. My previous notes apply, but this was more accessible than before, maybe too much so. The…
Something to leave alone for another 2 years. Really nice, pure black cherry fruit and some earth notes, but it fell apart after about three hours in the decanter. Acid and tannins were lower than…
PnP was immediately accessible with gobs of red and black cherry, red and black raspberry, and a viscous young blackberry liqueur note. Acid seemed a bit low, but a few spice flavors gave way to a…
A bit more tropical and NZ Sauvignon Blanc-ish than I would prefer from a Riesling. Tasted side by side with a 2012 Dreissigacker Hasensprung Riesling, which showed more body and viscosity. The…
Picked up this wine on sale at <$20. Well worth the price of admission. A really nice interplay of a touch sweet and a touch dry. Excellent food-pairing wine. As it warmed up in the glass, the…
...Ehhh... It was ok. Tolerable and went ok with food, but it had a strawberry mousse aftertaste that came off a little protein drink smoothy-like. Even at this QPR, there are other Brut Roses that…
User-friendly and a decent sparkling sipper for brunch, especially given the QPR. Nothing overly identifiable about its profile that leaps out at you and grabs your attention, but that's ok. It's got…
This was the second of two bottles. The first was flawed. This bottle was opened two days ago, corked, and allowed to sit upright for 2 days. This was the most finessed I've experienced this wine.…
Brought by a friend. Luckily this was not as "hot" as some of the Rosella's and SLH Pinots I've had in the past. This KB came off very young and in need of about 12-18 months in bottle to hopefully…
An exquisitely balanced Chardonnay that represents the finesse that can actually come out of a well crafted domestic Chardonnay. This carried some upfront citrus fruit, lemon curd, and subtle vanilla…
No pop sound or apparent release of pressure on PnP. Crystallized cork bottom. Some sediment. Immediate funk smell. Taste was overly Port-like and reduced. Stewed prune and fertilizer.
PnP with a tight and youthful display of red and purple fruits, black cherry liqueur, wet granite, and alcohol. A total of three hours in the decanter opened it up...ever so slightly. But still, it…
Sonoma County · Green Valley of Russian River Valley
A finessed and elegant style with signature notes that are seemingly driven from the 2011 vintage. Not surprisingly, this wine is less fruit driven than Wren Hops of other vintages. However, as a…
Similar to my notes almost a year ago. PnP was fairly tight, taking almost 3 hours before it opened up. A very interesting wine with all sorts of red and purple berry fruit notes. The dust component…
Round and soft, especially for a Viognier-based white. It completely lacked the acidic citrus, grass, and/or steely mineral cut desired from this varietal to make it more palatable and interesting.…
Oak, butter, oak, butter, oak, butter, and a hint of oak. The back end was speckled with flecks of oak and butter. Hints of vanilla and butter contrasted with a slight hit of oak and butter. An…
Nice strawberry and citrus fruit flavors. Not too dry on the finish. Probably a little "sweeter" than many brut Roses (not like a demi-sec though), which I didn't mind necessarily. Went down fine…
Decent acidity, a little overtly frothy, but a decent body for what it represents. Nothing to get too excited about, but holds its own throughout consumption. Paired well with seared octopus.
Purple Syrah-based fruit with a clipped and simple finish. As a GSM (or actually a SGM), the depth is almost completely absent. Not a lot of energy. Round and bitter at the same time, which was odd.…
Weak, thin, and linear. Some pepper and herb notes surrounding would-be fruit flavors of bitter cherry and dried plum (to the point of saddle leather). An odd wine. Almost no depth or concentration.…
