Vastly less concentrated than the 2012 Schrader LPV I've had previously, and a shadow of a wine when compared to the 2014 Colesworthy served beside it. On top of it all, this was also side-by-side…
Previous notes apply with this wine. I kicked it up another point or so because this chubby baby might have shed a pound or two since I last had it a couple of months ago, but it still needs to hit…
This wine laid waste to the 2014 Schrader and 2014 Colesworthy served beside it. The concentration of the Carter slapped the Schraders into absolute orbit, especially on the front end and through the…
Previous notes apply. An alliterative fun, flavorful, fascinating, and focused phenom. A lot going on here that could still use another year or so to elevate even further. The black cherry and cassis…
It's been over a year since I last had this wine. Notes of blackberry, black currant, mocha, cedar, black pebbles, fresh vanilla bean, and allspice. A really nice depth of flavor; The attack was full…
Finished the bottle from multiple Coravin pours over the course of three months. The best showing of this wine, especially when given a couple of hours to air-out in the glass. A darker profile than…
Day 2: Some remaining wine from yesterday (about 1/4 of a .750 bottle) was poured into a small bottle, filled to the top, capped, and stored at 54 degrees for 24 hours.
Similar to my notes on 9/9/2017. Beautifully pure and sexy black core fruit. Scorched earth, fresh vanilla bean, fresh asphalt, incense, clove, black tar heroin (kinda like an adult tootsie roll…
Dark black and purple core fruit, with black raspberry, black currant, black pebbles, railroad tie, and some cedar. Decent grip and some evolution and layering of flavors across the palate from the…
Seems to have faded a bit since I last had this a year or so ago. Nothing wrong with it technically, but exhibiting only some basic notes of red and purple berry, plum, camphor, and some wet wood and…
Finished a bottle that was the victim of a few previous Coravin taps over the past month or so. This was the best showing out of this bottle yet. Allowed some time in the glass to really get some…
PnP, tasted, and then decanted for about an hour at 54 degrees; small pours from the decanter, which remained in the wine fridge throughout consumption. This seemed to be the most appropriate service…
All previous notes apply. A little more muted than the last bottle. Grossly improper stemware is likely to blame for that. Drinking fine now otherwise.
Hey man...all I can say is that I'm a fan. PnP is right now, ready to go. A few minutes of alcohol on the initial pull, but otherwise its delivery was fun, filling, vivacious, and concentrated. It's…
It's been a year and a half since I last had this wine. PnP was a bit reticent, but after two hours of slow O2 and some swirling in the glass, it filled out nicely. Black cherry, black raspberry,…
Previous notes apply, except that after a few hours of air, the Viognier component started to mellow out and seemed to work its way more seamlessly into the Syrah element. Still could use another…
Much improved since I last had this wine 1.5 years ago. Dark purple and black core fruit, with notes of black pepper, camphor, black olive, and some subtle spice. Beautifully balanced with a…
Another Coravin pour. Seems to have moved along to a riper stage with some air. I had a Coravin issue with a Quivet LPV at the same time last week when I hit this bottle too; so, maybe there was some…
Pretty prune-ridden and over-ripe. I'm guessing a Coravin malfunction from last week? Bummer. Note to self: Just PnP in about 1.5 years and not bother with trusting "technology" to screw up an…
Everyone loves Ms. Scarlett. This intense femme fatale delivers with wonderfully sassy concentration and sex appeal. PnP with around 15 minutes in the glass brought about her buxom flair and…
All previous notes apply. Smooth and accessible on PnP. Served next to a '14 Scarlett, which had a little more concentration and intensity. Drink the Myriad now or hold with confidence for a couple…
These adorable little .375s make it too easy to grab-and-go with one when you're headed to a restaurant and want a crazy ace up your sleeve during dinner. This wine is bringing all sorts of fun with…
Same notes as before. An hour+ of air brought out some really nice boysenberry and bitter dark chocolate notes. A wine I should leave alone for another year or two. 95-96+ points.
Previous notes apply. Everyone at the table was surprised this was a Merlot with a decade of age on it. Drank great as a PnP and maintained its beautiful profile over the course of a couple of hours.…
All previous notes apply. A truly awesome expression of Stags Leap, seamlessly gushing with dark, black berry core fruit; dark chocolate, asphalt, black/blue river rock, scorched earth, and clove…
