Red and black cherry, red currant, and some spice are delivered on a fairly acidic platter in this version of Buoncristiani's Cabernet. PnP was a bit bracing at first, but it relaxed its grip a bit…
Racy and energetic flavors of electric purple plum skin, red raspberry, red licorice, blackberry seed, wet limestone, pumice, and red and purple Skittles. More expressive in terms of drive and verve…
Making almost as much of a lasting impression as the titanic Tasmanian Teucer, this To Kalon impresses for its deep black and dark crimson red fruit flavors of chocolatey black raspberry, rich…
Black cherry, currant, and cigar box dominate the profile of the 2016 Sleeping Lady. Medium-bodied, with a clean and pure execution, this particular sample showed a touch shy on its overall delivery.…
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Black and red cherry liqueur, purple plum skin, electric blackberry, scorched earth, and some cardamom and cinnamon spices. An alluring interplay of fruit and earth notes, with the gravelly elements…
Red and black cherry liqueur and a fistful of spices dominate the profile of the Purlieu GIII in its current state. A rounder, fruitier expression, especially when compared to the monster Teucer or…
Indicative of the terroir, the Stagecoach shows a dark baritone core of chocolatey and earthy black fruit. A touch heavy mid-palate at first with the chocolate and spice pushing out before the fruit…
A new wine from Purlieu. This little bugger seemed to be doing pretty well initially... A nice dark crimson hue, interesting earthy wild raspberry and strawberry fruit compote aromas on the nose, and…
Leading the charge with black soil and earthy black and dark red/purple fruit, the Era delivers a healthy amount of flavor on the initial attack. More concentration and depth than the Crane in its…
Comparative side-by-side tasting of the Memento Mori 2016 Crane SVD, the 2016 LPV SVD, and the 2016 blend. There were two samples of each wine: One of each that had been opened since yesterday, and…
Black currant, earthy blackberry, black soil, dark mulch, cedar, and anise. Less overtly flamboyant in its current state, with a restrained but highly focused delivery of flavor. Not surprisingly,…
Comparative side-by-side tasting of the Memento Mori 2016 Crane SVD, the 2016 LPV SVD, and the 2016 blend. There were two samples of each wine: One of each that had been opened since yesterday, and…
Comparative side-by-side tasting of the Memento Mori 2016 Crane SVD, the 2016 LPV SVD, and the 2016 blend. There were two samples of each wine: One of each that had been opened since yesterday, and…
Intense and concentrated without a doubt, but with a sophistication and focus that really showed extraordinarily well this time around. Even more elevated and complex in its showing since my previous…
A mighty tasty representation of the site, and completely elevated in every respect since I last sampled this in barrel back in February. 10 months ago, this was all about sanguine and bloody butcher…
Served side-by-side with a 2016 B Cellars Star Cabernet, which was much more fruit driven and showed less up-front structure and acid than the Oakville. Previous notes apply on the Oakville, with…
From a comparative side-by-side BTK tasting with this Cliff Lede, a '16 MACDONALD, and a '15 Purlieu BTK (which ended up being an off-bottle it seemed).
Served side-by-side with the 2016 B Cellars Oakville. Previous notes apply, with a near-identical experience to my last. Redder fruit and "fruitier" than the nicely structured Oakville. The Star has…
This arrived on-stage with a dull, fruity "pffffud" on the palate, with strawberry water, red currant, and red beet juice. Some earth on the back end, with crippled fruit flavors muddling their ways…
Opened around 11AM, double-decanted, and remained re-corked in the bottle until 7PM. Re-opened, decanted, and followed over the course of a few hours. After the first hour of open air exposure in the…
As before, the Heritage took on much of its overall profile from the characteristics injected from the Missouri Hopper site. A hefty amount of meaty and earthy fruit, with a chewy charcuterie element…
