A much better animal than its 2014 sibling, this 2015 Hayfork displayed much more drive and concentration than older brother (though be forewarned, this is far from a "concentrated" wine in my book).…
Previous notes apply for the most part. A bit thin and watery on the mid-palate. Some decent black cherry core fruit, with a healthy hit of baking spice. Not much of a finish. Drink now.
Red and purple core fruit, plum, red currant, tobacco leaf, and cedar. An unfortunately weak delivery of flavors, with a mid-palate that was fairly flat and plum-ridden. Absolutely no finish…
Less old than the 2001, which was less old than the 1999, these wines (even with this 2005 at a little more than a decade old) are just plain old. Based on the stewed, plummy exhibitions of the most…
Less dead than the 1999 version of this wine, the 2001 exhibits similar notes of red and black currant, cedar, dirt, and leather. Some tobacco leaf seeped up through the core as well. In the end,…
Just cuz ya have it, doesn't mean you should serve it. Over the hill and dingy. Red currant, old leather, and dirt. Bitter and astringent throughout the attack. A dead wine at this point.
In theory, this was better than the 2013 version of this wine. The 2014 Eternity hit the palate with deep, dark black and red fruit. Blackberry, red raspberry, red licorice, plum, and SMOKE. The…
Even more confusing than the standard Estate Cabernet, this Eternity ping-ponged from muddled and grapey, to bitter and astringent (especially on the back end). Some red and black currant, alcohol,…
I'm not entirely sure why you would make a Reserve version of this wine in 2014, but ok. An ever-so-slight improvement from the original version in terms of depth, but otherwise this is the same wine…
Medium-bodied and agreeable notes of black and dark red core fruit; some earth, spice, and dark chocolate to add a mediocre amount of interest. Otherwise, another fairly basic and pedestrian version…
Ok, so I seriously have to call out any used car salesman who tells me there is anything even remotely redeemable here beyond a rancid, broken soul of a core in this wine. Huge, inflammatory blasts…
A would-be improvement from the 2013 version of this wine, except that the 2015 suffered from similar idiosyncrasies associated with an overt plummy aftertaste that muddled any real pleasurable…
Plum, red and black currant, and some cedar. The plum component of this wine randomly vacillated between overtly plummy and muddled (almost stewed), to bitter and flat. Not all that pleasant all the…
A slight improvement from the 2014 version, this 2015 displayed notes of plum, blackberry, red and black currant, and singed eucalyptus. Fruity and plummy, with a fairly vapid attack; flat and…
Blackberry, black currant, cedar, and a hefty dose of spice. This started off seemingly full on the initial attack, but almost instantly became round and overly plush as it hit the mid-palate. A bit…
Black and red cherry, unripe purple plum, black raspberry, red licorice, and menthol. Furry tannins that left a cat tongue feeling on the palate. A bit bitter on the finish. PnP was super high-toned,…
A simple delivery of red and black currant, tobacco leaf, and cedar. Light-to-medium bodied attack, flat mid-palate, no finish. Clipped, bitter, and all but totally lost on the back end. A Sling…
...Always gotta be somebody who waltzes in with a Caymus Cab strapped to his hip, slinging it out like a white peacock everyone can't wait to feast their eyes on....
Previous notes apply. This continues to kick out beautiful dark, black fruit, black raspberry, black currant, dark chocolate, espresso, scorched earth, and dark spice flavors. Seemingly a little…
Starting to come around a bit better; slowly but surely. Previous notes apply; some nice black core fruit, with bitter chocolate, dark roast coffee, sweet oak vanilla char, blueberry, and some earthy…
Funky and earthy notes of wild blackberry, plum, railroad tie, camphor, black tar, black wet cedar, soil, and some limestone. A hint of barnyard and Mary Jane on the back end, taking a bit away from…
A solid showing, especially after having a number of the most recent Janzen wines and being very impressed overall with their displays of flavor and solid representations of their respective sites.…
A pleasant surprise with this wine. Notes of black and red raspberry, red cherry, kirsch, red licorice, garrigue, and hints of chalky limestone. Medium-bodied and a littler linear on the back end,…
