4/11/2024 - Ridgerunner Likes this wine: 93 points

Of their wines, none are bad wines, this one came in 4th after Keltie, Griffin's Lair and Walker Vine Hill. All such great wines, and such a waste they couldn't be a part of the old vine movement.

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4/8/2024 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 93 points

PnP. Good stuff. Darkly colored, with a nose reminiscent of a decent Cote Rotie. Firm, crisp and rich in the mouth, with dark fruit flavors. Drinking beautifully now. 5-13-17-8: 93/100.

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3/22/2024 - Chrisinroch wrote: NR

These are drinking really well right now. Very tasty Syrah

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3/10/2024 - KyleCribbins Likes this wine: 89 points

Pretty good. A little flat on day 2.

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2/23/2024 - Ian_Rhie wrote: 82 points

Cooked

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3/2/2024 - MattB72 Likes this wine: NR

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2/27/2024 - rbmorse Likes this wine: 94 points

MFLESH description is spot on. Wine is still going strong

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2/16/2024 - ShadowIII Likes this wine: 92 points

Big dark purple syrah, blackberry, plum, bacon fat, hints of pepper, integrated tannins, long finish

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2/15/2024 - golfhawk Likes this wine: 91 points

Drank over three days and it got better with time. Will wait a couple of years.

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2/7/2024 - dlduchon Likes this wine: 90 points

Scrumptious, extracted Syrah, but in no way over done. Nice to sip and contemplate.

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1/27/2024 - danielbleier Likes this wine: 91 points

Did not reach the heights of some of the other wines of the evening (Stonessence, FM Collaboration Series V) but was still an outstanding wine. Smooth and lush, plenty of blackberry and blueberry with no tannic grip.

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1/5/2024 - twoheadedguy Likes this wine: 88 points

Classic Syrah on the nose, white pepper, nutmeg, wild flower. Dark fruit and cassis mid palate. Finish is ok, high amount of oak doesn’t fit well on this one.

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12/16/2023 - MattB72 wrote: 90 points

not sure what to make of this one. very disjointed to start, but come together after a few hrs. Not sure this wine has a lot more time life. I'd drink up now.

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12/14/2023 - kendrickbaker Likes this wine: 90 points

Fruit forward, well balanced and a little hot at the finish — as is typical of Sonoma pinots for me. Not a lot of complexity or nuances but enjoyable. If this was a car it would have one gear but still fun to drive

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12/13/2023 - ogres3 Likes this wine: 91 points

So this wine has gone from undrinkable to intriguing. Almost pinot on opening with a faint but distinct green stick tartness, and not in a bad way. After about an hour and a half the funk blows off and becomes a full bodied red and blue fruit Cali syrah.

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12/10/2023 - mflesh wrote: NR

A little bit sour getting going but after an hour we realized that it was just a ton of astringent character. Blowing off after 90 min, this one shows robust black and purple fruit. Brambleberry pie with graham cracker crust, buttered pecan, red and black licorice, red plums, black olives. Finishes with a roasted cinnamon pecan and red fruit finish. Delicious wine but did make me question opening this for probably 30 minutes. This wine is massive, so it will require at least an hour after its 10 year slumber to come into its element. Drink with a heavy decant or cellar for another 7-10 years.

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11/30/2023 - jshufelt wrote: 91 points

Consistent with previous tasting note.

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11/19/2023 - Rahelvet Likes this wine: 90 points

Very nice crowd pleaser. Drank with neighbors at lakehouse for pre-Thanksgiving party.

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11/19/2023 - Rahelvet Likes this wine: 93 points

Nice cab-lovers Pinot. Fruit forward. We drank at a pre-Thanksgiving party with lakehouse friends.

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11/18/2023 - Syrahman14 wrote: flawed

This wine used to be special. The 2015 has a horrible metallic aftertaste. Very expensive but undrinkable. Look at the resale prices online, donelan wines value drops faster than a new car once its driven off the car lot.

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11/18/2023 - Tim336 Likes this wine: 93 points

Gosh, really good. A "cab lover's pinot" for sure -- rich and still a bit tannic, with some cinnamon and lots of sweet boysenberry thrown in. But cranberries too for sure, and some pomegranate as a previous poster mentioned. What a great wine to roll around in your mouth for a while. Extra points for having the least fiddly and aggravating wax capsule I've yet come across. Kudos!

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11/7/2023 - bonedocrock Likes this wine: 94 points

This wine is really drinking nicely now. It still has some forward tannins. The first nose wasn’t great but it really developed after five minutes in the glass. I think it would benefit from decanting for aeration and because of substantial sediment. This wine will keep drinking nicely for another few years. It’s very Pax-ish.

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11/3/2023 - Carl W. Likes this wine: 95 points

Really good right now

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10/22/2023 - mflesh wrote: NR

This one has started to show more banana and caramel then what I am really comfortable with. Definitely its Hay Day was probably 2 to 3 years ago, but I have heard these do hold and appreciate, but I guess I held it a little too long and let it appreciate a bit too much! Definitely planning to consume the 2018 and 19 soon. The Chardonnay I think holds awful lot longer.

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