Incredibly thin and watery. Some extremely light strawberry, rhubarb, cigar box, and earth notes surfaced, but you had to really struggle to find the flavors. Nearly no depth or concentration. So…
Liquified black cherry gummy bears and Cherry Coke. Would pair great with a fistful of Red Vines, watching Fast & Furious MMXXV in IMAX, while dropping acid with Roger Waters...
Similar to my notes from last year. It was good...and that's about it. Cedar and mulch notes dominated over the black currant and black cherry fruit. Not overly complex and a bit of a disappointment…
So you all know it's too early to open this bottle of wine. You know that you're supposed to wait a couple of years to let it settle into itself and become this would-be 100 point wine. Some of you…
Dark black cherry liqueur, plum, ripe black raspberry, blueberry, blackberry, vanilla bean, and hints grey river rock. Immediately accessible and even more giving after a total of three hours in the…
This has integrated and fanned-out significantly since I last had it at Realm on 11/19/2016. Nice purple and black berry fruit notes, plum, black cherry liqueur, dark red and black currant, vanilla…
Black fruit, with a pebbly, slate aftertaste. A little bitter. A note of cedar crept up after some airtime. Fruit seemed decent, with a frame that slowly appears to be on the downswing. "Not bad,"…
This was much better than a 2011 WS Sonoma Coast Pinot served alongside it. A 2011 DuMol Connor Pinot came along and bested both of the 2011 WS Pinots.
Displayed some nice higher-register red berry fruit notes, cranberry, unripe raspberry, orange rind, and some alcohol. Outperformed a 2011 Williams Selyem Sonoma Pinot served alongside it. Fairly…
Same as last month. Served alongside a 2013 Wren Hop Architects & Saboteurs. They were very similar, but I gave the slight nod to the Wren Hop because of its superb focus. I remember thinking the…
Same as my notes from last month. We had this wine at the after-party (or rather, the party), after leaving Wren Hop. It started out a little boozy, but then blew off the alcohol after about 30…
This was akin to the 2014 War & Peace in that it displayed a linear (though focused) flavor profile throughout consumption. A little thin and dry on the back end. I would've never pegged this as a…
Similar to my notes on 10/22/2016. Much more acidic and linear than the Hustle & Flow. Certainly has focus and frame, but needs another 3+ years to stretch its legs and deepen. Air in the glass…
Similar to my experience with this wine on 10/22/2016. This was more open than the War & Peace. The Hustle and Flow still seems to be transitioning. The mulch and spice notes were at the forefront.…
Same as my notes from two weeks ago. The best of the bunch again, even when compared to some 2014 and 2013s tasted alongside it. I'll still look most forward to trying this again in a couple of…
Same as my notes from two weeks ago. This definitely needed some air to get going. Came off a bit restrained at first, but then opened up and yielded more fruit and some spice. Still more reticent…
It was the throw-down "red" at the table. Cedar and red and black currant. Completely dry, like sucking on tanbark that had been marinated in balsamic vinegar and grape seed oil.
Same as my CT notes from 1/21/16. A bit alcoholic on the PnP. Give it two hours in the decanter or hold for another year+ for best results. Really interesting railroad tie and camphor notes on the…
Totally charismatic and full of lively verve, but also charming and beautifully focused and pure, the 2014 Argot Estate Pinot is really compelling. Much more red fruit driven than the Bastard Tongue,…
Wait at least another two years before popping the cork on this. Restrained notes of black currant, river rock, asphalt, and some anise. PACKED with potential but nowhere near ready for prime time.…
