Black cherry, black raspberry sorbet, citrus peel, and bark. Some deeper pitched dark berry bass tones allow for more accessibility and some sexy sauntering along the palate while still touting its…
Big, ripe, and slightly plummy on entry, this fruit monster needs some air to really find its glide. Black cherry and vanillin cassis flavors tiger-paw other behind-the-scene notes of soil and char…
I've been sitting on these bottles for over two years now and decided to check what's under the hood in hopes that this 2015 would nudge me enough to coerce-out my plastic cash to invest in the…
I've followed and reviewed this wine quite a bit over the course of the last few years and it has certainly delivered a consistently lushly dark and hedonistically round profile. For those who know…
Wild dark berry flavors intermingle brilliantly with fascinating Indian spice, fresh pine needle, forest floor, cremini mushroom, and the slightest tinge of burnt orange peel notes. Even more…
Almost two years since my last note on this wine. Unlike a number of 2013s out of Napa that are still a bit prickly and in need of further unfurling, this Fait Main was singing from the first pull of…
Similar to my tasting note almost a year ago. This had a very nice delivery of flavor that slowly evolved over a few hours with decanted air. Kept this at cellar temperature most of the time. Black…
Why on earth I don't listen to my own advice time and time again on SQN and NoK drinking windows is beyond me. So here it is: Wait 10+ years from vintage. Just do it. Trust me. Do not open. Nothing…
Progressing nicely since my having this wine last year, with extended air being a definite friend to this wine. Comes off notably dry during the initial moments of consumption, but finds a nice…
A black and red raspberry core is sophisticatedly flanked by subtle notes of kirsch, leather, wet bark, underbrush, and spice. Finishes with a faint push of heat on the back end but still…
Wild and fresh strawberry-orange sorbet and stemmy brush notes compete with darker black cherry and plum skin flavors. Unresolved and raw indeed, but loaded with awesome stuffing and energy just…
A lavish and decadent wave of black licorice, dark berry, and earthy plum flavors undulate across the palate as they slide into a synchronized assembly through its opening delivery. A beautiful…
Blackberry cobbler, spicy black cherry, garrigue, and wild licorice dominate this fascinating Mourvèdre specimen. Rich and full bodied, but also (after extended air time) developed an enhanced silky…
Similar to my tasting note from last year. Progressing very nicely. Decanted two-three hours to really get its glide on. Beautifully weighted, with a flavor expansion that offers a surprisingly…
Exact same performance as back in October 2019. It was displaying fabulous dark black cherry, currant, and dry spice notes on the first pull of the cork. Briefly dipped into a nice medium-deep…
Compacted black cherry, Asian spice, pine needle, and faint earth notes make a serious and slightly linear delivery with the Rognet. More academic and less succulent than its more giving and…
A purple and red-black fruited core, beautifully pulsating with black cherry, ripe plum, and muddled black raspberry flavors all swirling around periphery notes of underbrush, stems, and rock.…
Much more of a linear performance from when I had it three years ago. A solid wine, but even a few hours of coaxing in the decanter did very little to truly deepen and expand its flavors. It was a…
Translucent red and black berry, dried cranberry, cedar, forest floor, mushroom, tobacco leaf, and slight citrus rind. Medium-bodied, decent complexity (eventually), with a light and racy delivery…
Black cherry, strawberry-orange sorbet, and hints of cedar stick and mulch. Medium-bodied and a bit linear at the moment, but the flavors are extremely pure and inviting. Lighter on the tail…
An absolutely fantastic 1er Cru from Taupenot-Merme. Highly complex and bursting with vibrant but also deeply pitched black cherry, red and black raspberry, wild purple plum skin, fresh pine needles,…
Because I've reviewed this wine a ton of times, I'll simply add that there were slight pyrazine and green peppercorn flavors that came from this bottle. Overall, a flavorful creature indeed, but in a…
