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…
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.…
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 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…
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…
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 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…
Same as my previous CT notes on this wine. Solid wine with complex and tiered flavors. A dark profile, especially flaunting its blackberry and black licorice notes. Has a cool, striking minerality…
Elevated from a 92 to a 93 this tasting, as air continues to be a friend to this wine. Akin to my previous CT notes on the 2012 Brown Label, a slow O2 and some vigorous swirling in the glass surely…
Keeps getting better and better. Moved this up to 98 points after a flight of Cabernets at the Mark Herold tasting room in Napa; tasted alongside the 2012 White and Brown Labels. As usual, the 2013…
Drank at Carter/Envy alongside the 2013 Carter Fortuna, Weitz, and Hossfeld Coliseum. Also had barrel samples of the 2015 Myriad Dr. Crane and 2015 Quivet Kenefick Ranch Cabernets.
Drank at Carter/Envy alongside the 2013 Carter Fortuna, Weitz, and Coliseum. Also had barrel samples of the 2015 Myriad Dr. Crane and 2015 Quivet Kenefick Ranch Cabernets.
