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,…
An absolutely phenomenal example of Mike Officer's ability to extract the very best PS juice from the coveted Palisades site. Deep, inky black and purple fruits, with specific notes of ripe…
Similar to my CT notes 5 months ago. PnP with a chalky bite surrounding the red plum and black raspberry notes. 45 minutes in the decanter shed this wine of the chalky clamp on the finish, leaving…
Deep and dark with a great motor oil viscosity that coats the palate. Specific notes of black licorice, asphalt, blackberry liqueur, black raspberry, marionberry, pumice, and river rock. Hits the…
Initial PnP was almost devastatingly acidic and tart. Clenched up my entire mouth as if I had just sucked on a cherry-flavored sour ball. Sour cherry and alcohol. The four of us who were tasting all…
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,…
PnP with extremely tight, acidic, and high-toned red currant, pomegranate, and tart blackberry, along with black licorice, and asphalt flavors. Initially a bit repelling, with that "Uh Oh" response…
Similar to my CT notes on 8/1/15. Dark red and black fruit, forest floor, and a medley of spices on the palate, with specific hits of black cherry, stewed rhubarb, cardamom, allspice, clove, and…
PnP with notes of black, blue, and purple berry fruit flavors. Additional notes of blackberry, blueberry, black currant, black licorice, asphalt, wet granite, and chocolate bar. The pebbly tannins…
PnP with notes of restrained purple and dark red berry fruits, red and black currant, evergreen, brush, wet cedar, and wet stone. Certainly reflects the 2011 vintage in its cool and damp delivery.…
PnP with initial notes of black and purple berry fruit. Blackberry, blueberry, black raspberry, red currant, cacao nibs, red licorice, and slate. The Syrah definitely filled in mid-palate, with what…
Thankfully the 2012 KB Sonoma Coast is a different animal from the 2012 KB RRV bottling. While the RRV was a completely forgettable disappointment, the Sonoma Coast was able to kick out some of those…
Similar to my previous CT notes. PnP with a strong, up-front Sherry/Jura style; notes of poached pear, butterscotch, roasted hazelnuts, crackerjack, BBQ'd pineapple, mesquite honey, lemon oil, and…
PnP with soft notes of plum, red currant, wood, and some spice. There were some additional forest floor and sage flavors that emerged in the glass over the course of an hour, adding interest to the…
One of the best QPRs out there for this style of Chardonnay. Really nice balance, texture, and layers of fruit flavors. As others have mentioned, the oak influence is evident, but I thought the fruit…
PnP with notes of blackberry, blueberry, and some high-toned raspberry; alcohol and a bit of a chalky spine were evident, clamping down on the primary fruit core.
PnP with notes of pear, citrus and lemon, flint, grass, and a hint of vanilla. Not a whole lot of broad fruit flavors in this wine, with a bit of a pithy aftertaste that is somewhat distracting.…
PnP with barely any fruit to speak of, almost like drinking water that has been aged in used Cabernet barrels. Diluted red currant and wood notes are at the forefront, with a runny, thin texture and…
Thin, dry, and cedar-ridden, with watery red currant and flabby plum notes. A hint of black currant keeps this wine from totally collapsing into a completely overly-lithe wine. Best forgotten.
PnP with notes of blackberry, ripe raspberry, dark plum, charcoal, and a streak of sweet oak. Initially, this Reva came off as a 93-ish point wine, as it was a bit closed, with the flavors coming out…
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…
