Same as my notes from August and before. Almost as good as the Daughters of Earth, with just a tad less in terms of layered complexity. Wins huge points for power and intensity, and the most…
Same as my other previous notes on this wine. An absolutely amazing bottle of wine. One of the best domestic Pinots on the planet, and one that totally blew all of the others in the lineup out of the…
Same as my notes from August, the Druid's still came across very young and a bit primary. It's no wonder they held the release of this wine back until recently. I still continued to taste strawberry…
Much more interesting and elevated than the 2014 War and Peace, with more depth (even for a 2014) and nice spice box flavors. Still incredibly young and in need of at least 2 years of bottle age, but…
The lightest and least expressive of the wines tasted, the War and Peace played into the delicate stigma associated with its Swan clone configuration. A thin representation of the varietal, even…
The best of the wines tasted from Boich, the Wall Road inched its way past the Howell Mountain Select. With its more enticing dark bramble berry fruits and elevated vivacity, the Wall Road came off…
The inaugural release of this wine from the Howell Mountain appellation, Boich's Howell Mountain Select is exactly what you might expect from a young Cabernet from the region: bold and dark blue and…
Still about the same as my notes from last year. A very well-made Syrah, especially for the price-point. Not sure time will really move this into any further significant or elevated flavor profile;…
A very enjoyable Cabernet, with just a little more restraint and "middle-of-the-road" flavor profile than I tend to be otherwise drawn to. Classic red and black currant, unburnt cigar/tobacco leaf,…
Same as my previous notes almost a year ago. A solid wine to be sure, with still some youthful restraint keeping it from coming to full fruition. Decanted for a total of three hours. Time/air helped…
It's been about 6 months since I last had this wine. Specific flavors were identical to my notes back then. PnP was an explosion of fruit-forward and dark/ripe blueberry, purple plum, black…
4 months since I last had this wine. PnP was very tight and a bit boozy. Raspberry liqueur, black cherry, vanilla, and alcohol. Linear and and a little palate-numbing, with a tannic clamp that muted…
Same as my notes from 6 months ago. Two hours in the decanter made this wine very accessible. Rich without being too heavy or muddled. A nice cut of evergreen on the back end. Well placed spice and…
Similar to my notes from 9/23/2016. I noticed a bit more bramble/mountain berry and bark type flavors on the front end of this wine. Still a bit high-toned and a shade boozy. I really did like the…
A fairly good Pinot given the price point, with some nice black cherry and baking spice notes. Medium bodied, but a little thin mid-palate; some depth, but not much of a full mouthfeel. Finish was a…
I don't know what it is, but I feel like I'm not supposed to like this wine as much as I do. But...I do. I hate to use the word hedonistic, but it truly is one of those wines that when it races…
Needed about 30+ minutes to loosen up (and that still wasn't nearly enough time - but we killed the bottle among the four of us by that time). It was a bit tannic and acidic in the beginning. Red and…
Like the Swagger, this was a "fine" wine, with some decent dark red and purple berry notes. A nice bottle of wine that would do well amongst those who don't think too much about wine. A good…
A decent showing given the price-point (around $50+ bucks), with notes of dark red currant, black raspberry, purple berries, wood (cedar), and some earth. Mid-palate was ok, but missing some…
The inaugural release of this project, with winemakers Mike Smith and Bob Pepi. An interesting wine to be sure, but one that came off like it was struggling to find an identity at the moment. It was…
Initially (and understandably) a bit tight and unforgiving in terms of fruit, but with some swirling in the glass and a revisit of this wine about an hour later, it started to unwind a bit a deliver…
Identical to my previous notes on 9/23/2016. Smooth, balanced, fairly rich, and drinking beautifully for such a young wine. Tasted well-crafted and "expensive" in terms of the elegant layers of dark…
As previously mentioned in my notes on 9/23/2016, the Jack's Masterpiece kicked in with a bit more depth than the Eighteen-Seventy-Three. Similar higher-toned red fruit, but hints of some black…
Same as my notes from last year, except that this still needs more time. Drank "fine" after a couple of hours in a wide-bottomed decanter, but was still a little tight. Good purity of fruit. Not a…
