Brought this on a trip to FMIII’s and forgot by Durand and he didn’t have an ah-so. Used a hinged corkscrew and crossed my fingers. If course the worm was 1/4” too short but the cork pulled short of that 1/4” intact. Was able to pull the last bit out without it crumbling.
Decanted and followed throughout the evening. Sitting here this morning with a pour for the note. Brick red towards ruby with a leathery nose but nothing more. Fresh raspberry compote, pleasant texture, really a seamless palate transition from fruit to finish. Great balance of acidity with red currant and that leather undertone. Some chalky tannins follows to round it out. Really pleased with the showing at 40yrs of age. A lot has happened since then, it’s fun to take a look back in history.

Pulled the cork and would have sworn it was in year three of bottling. Barely 1/16” penetration. Would have guessed the same by the way the wine showed. Lots of fresh fruit, almost too much, looking for some acidity to poke through. Lush strawberry, raspberry, cherry fruit but not over-ripe, just a bit flabby and not showing much structure other than the fruit. I have one more bottle in my cellar that will likely wait until 2027 to see if the fruit fades a little and it takes on some secondary flavors. A variation from the bottle I opened in 2018 which displayed much more acidity.

My last 2010. Man do these keep getting getter or what? Loads of blueberry, red meat and bacon. Lots of bacon. Palate is still fresh and alive with the stem inclusion adding to the lift. Concentrated dark fruit, wild game and a chalky finish. Easy 5-10 years remaining on this wine. Well done Paul!

Pale straw color, lemon pith, honey and a touch of reduction that blew off a bit after a couple hours. Bright palate with the Trout Gulch fruit pouring through, lean palate, steely minerality standout racy acidity. 12.75% abv. Winner!

Pale straw, flinty, granny smith and fresh cut flowers. More steely, creamy and rounder than the ‘14 SCM. Acidity more in balance, tart finish.

Pale straw, fresh cut red apple peel, kinda linear palate, kinda open and ready to go now. A touch non-descript.

Pale straw color, a little caramel apple on the nose, creamy palate, grassy edgy, bright with a kind of Sauv Blanc profile. White flowers, lemon/lime, finsh was clipped at first but grew after more air.

Pale straw, brioche, edgy spice on the nose, creamy like the ‘15. Bright acidity, lemon zest, expansive palate, long finish. Rivals the ‘14 as white of the flight for me.

Pale straw, green apple with a baking spice note. Full palate, a touch linear, bright acidity, apple pie coming on the finish.

Steely crushed stone mineral nose, cinnamon, spicy palate, creamy, tart long finish.

Signature Kutch fruit, strawberry rhubarb, bing cherry, round palate of red berries, great acidity, fresh and juicy. Drinking fabulous.

This started out big and bold. Dark fruit with a wall of tannins. After a couple hours the nose picked up a gamey note, the palate opened up but it still had hard edges. Went for a late taste but one of the other tasters took it home with him.

A little matchstick reduction on the nose, brighter than the ‘12, expressive dark red fruit a little bitterness on the finish.

Boysenberry/blueberry up front, juicy, good acid/tannin/structure, nice overall balance, spicy finish.

Lots of jalapeño on the nose, bright and juicy with dark cherry and great structure. Age-ability high! Really enjoyable.

Nose similar to the ‘11 with that strawberry rhubarb thing going on, bright red fruit, great mouthfeel, complete, great finish made a nice transformation over the course of the day.

Juicy bright red cherry, mouthful of chewy fruit with almost a carbonic quality, wonderful tannic structure. Loads of life ahead. Very tasty.

Darker fruit profile than the ‘18 with black cherry dominant, bigger texture as well. Big mineral streak and a touch bitter on the finish with a firm tannic wall. Needs time.

This wine is a composite blend of equal parts Fallstaff, McDougall, Bohan and Mindego Ridge barrel samples that Jamie put together for this tasting.

Ruby red, bright and juicy, blueberry raspberry, really expressive fruit like tge ‘11, nice blend. Too bad we’ll never see it again. I really dig what 2021 has in store for us though.