Like a few other wines served with it at dinner, this NV unfortunately suffered from a temperature issue, where it showed nice flavor, but was missing some focus. It came off a bit fruity for my…
Previous notes apply, though this greatly suffered from a temperature issue, where its focus and frame became a bit flattened out as it reached room temperature. The flavors were all still there, but…
Wild blackberry, black river rock, camphor, railroad tie, creosote, black soil, and dark black plum. Beautifully resolved and kicking out funky flavors that completely elevate the purple/black core…
PnP with sappy black cherry, wild dark raspberry, black soil/earth, loam, and dark spices. More on the black side of the fruit spectrum (as opposed to the Kanzler which is much more red fruited);…
Previous note from February still applies. Initial pull had a little bit of alcohol on the back end that quickly dissipated with exposure to air. This was ultimately decanted for a couple of hours…
PnP was a bombastic booze blast of red and black raspberry liqueur, cassis, kirsch, cherry syrup, vanilla, and limestone. A massive attack, striking aggressively with big fruit and big alcohol. A…
In a nice spot right now. A little air with some swirling in the glass worked well. A good deal of energy and personality here, but certainly much more resolved than when I had it last year. This…
Bumped this up a point. Day 3 in a proof bottle. This hit the mark after some controlled aeration over a few days. Deep black cherry, black raspberry, red licorice, cassis, and some black soil and…
Previous notes apply. Air is a friend to this wine. Beautiful bitter chocolate and coffee ground notes popped out over time to compliment the dark core fruit. Drinking great now, but I'll try to hold…
Previous notes apply, except that this had a warm, muddled plum tinge that it couldn't seem to shake all night. The wine was ok, but under-performed tonight in my opinion.
From a previously Coravin'd bottle. Less deep, intense, and complex than the Three Twins, the NV had a touch more red fruit by comparison. Drank fairly good on the cork pop, but could still use a…
Finished a previously Coravin'd bottle. This was ultimately very giving and accessible after some air. Still youthful and a little chubby, but kicking out some serious yum factor flavors of dark…
Barrel sample (from Sylvain). Truly a beguiling wine, swirling with an array of palate-popping flavors, the 2017 Saunders kicks out notes of deep purple plum, red raspberry, coffee grounds, toasted…
From barrel. A new site from which Bevan is pulling fruit, the Nine Suns/Houyi vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon launches on to the palate with black and red raspberry, cassis, and spice flavors.
Barrel sample. Beautiful and polished, especially considering it was right out of barrel, with a finesse and seductiveness that harkens back to the 2012 Wildfoote. The 2016 Wildfoote is currently the…
Day 2 for this bottle. More exposure to air really brought out a deepening of the flavors and allowed for some of the fatty booze to blow off. Richer and deeper, with sappy red and black raspberry,…
From a bottle opened nearly 24 hours. Even more dark chocolate chunk, dark coffee grounds/espresso, blackberry mocha, scorched earth, tar, asphalt, and a hit of DARK red raspberry. An incredible…
This sample was from a day-old opened bottle of EE, which was much more even-keeled and less alcohol ridden than on PnP. Signs of good things to come from this wine after some short term cellaring.…
Much in the same lane as its 2015 brother, this 2016 offered similar red and black currant, fruitcake, and spice notes that were undeniably Calixtro. Perhaps a bit deeper, broader, and a little more…
PnP, with purple/black core fruit. Streaks of dark red/black raspberry and bruised strawberry added elevated complexity, along with notes of fresh vanilla bean, blackberry, asphalt, and some dried…
Previous note applies. Some cranberry, raspberry, and orange rind. Keeping this at a cool/cold temperature helped. When it started to inch away from a cold cellar temperature, it got a little blasted…
One of the few Pinots on the entire planet that could successfully follow a lineup of Bevan's Cabs and red blends, the massively endowed 2016 Rita's Crown drinks (or rather, eats) like a Cabernet…
Barrel sample. It really is a shame that this juice won't make its way into a single wine, as it is a sheer phenom as a stand alone. Instead, it will be parsed-out for blending in Bevan's other…
