5/5/2024 - Bradley Love wrote:

So much medicinal cherry flavor. Very enjoyable with some age. Not enough depth to the fruit to recommend holding much longer. Would be pleased anytime to find this kind of rich, rounded flavor and balance in a wine at this price. Great value.

4/27/2024 - Bradley Love wrote:

Lovely. Silky smooth tannins. Great balance of flavor and acidity. Classic Russian River flavors with a slight sour note that adds to the experience. Still primary but probably doesn't have the depth to age much longer. Might keep one bottle a few more years to see how it holds up.

4/14/2024 - Bradley Love wrote:

In a great place right now. Could wait a bit longer, but not much reason to do so. Classic Pauillac flavor profile with the old world depth that always brings me back. Amazing QPR. Full fruit and delicate tannins. Perfect with grilled grass fed ribeye.

4/12/2024 - Bradley Love wrote:

Still needs some air to open up, but not enough fruit for the acidity and tannins. Not very good, especially for Barolo. Can get a little nose of nebbiolo. Then it gets covered up by a very rough palate.

3/31/2024 - Bradley Love wrote:

Classic Sauternes flavors but a little flat. Not showing any age yet, which I think will help it down the road. Plenty of fruit and acid to last, even from a 375.

3/30/2024 - Bradley Love wrote:

Was a little disappointed in the bottle. Great flavors and no rough edges but it lacked depth. Needed more to stand up to the grilled leg of lamb. Will wait some on the others to see if more interesting flavors develop.

3/29/2024 - Bradley Love wrote:

So fruity and pure. Best sake I've had. Buy more if you get the chance.

3/23/2024 - Bradley Love wrote:

Very interesting. I would have pegged this as a Syrah if I didn't know it was Pinot. Meaty and peppery flavors. Very carnal but did not showcase the finer flavors Pinot can provide.

3/24/2024 - Bradley Love wrote:

Amazing nose. Earthy and intoxicating. Unfortunately the palate was a little thin. Would have been fantastic if the taste has lived up to the smell. Still very good. My favorite in the blind tasting with some other excellent Pinot Noir.

3/25/2024 - Bradley Love wrote:

Placed first in our blind tasting with some similar bottles from Oregon and California. Some funk at first with an hour decant but blew off by hour two. Strong red fruit. Should get better with time.

3/22/2024 - Bradley Love wrote:

Still excellent. Stored in cellar since release. Nose of blackberries, raspberries, flowers and oak. Some leather and earth and sweet tarts. No tannins left. Some salinity. Smooth long finish. Wish it had more aged flavors, but no reason to hold longer.

3/15/2024 - Bradley Love wrote:

Remarkably deep and complex. Sweet and salty, with great acidity to balance it out. Really impressive for the price.

2/24/2024 - Bradley Love Likes this wine:

Agree with the recent notes. This is in a great spot now. It has really improved over the last five years. Drink it if you've got it. Fruit, acidity and secondary flavors are in perfect balance. 40 minute decant. Perfect match for venison and porcini sauce.

2/10/2024 - Bradley Love wrote:

Really impressive, even so young. Fruit came to the front. Spices and cinnamon. Great body.

2/10/2024 - Bradley Love wrote:

This was special. Toasted brown sugar and caramel on the nose. Gorgeous tiny bubbles and beautiful pears and plums. No added sugar.

2/10/2024 - Bradley Love wrote:

Hold this for a while. Took 4+ hours for the reductive notes to blow off. Very closed right now.

2/10/2024 - Bradley Love wrote:

In a great place. Some age, but amazing ripe red and black fruit that coats the whole palate. Tannins are soft and complementary. Leather and sweet tobacco nose. Cassis and cherry fruit on the palate. Very sad that this is the last bottle.

10/28/2023 - Bradley Love Likes this wine:

Agree that this is in it's prime right now. No rough edges. Still plenty of sweet cherry fruit, but getting some leather and tobacco notes to compliment it. Light for a Barolo but very enjoyable.

8/6/2023 - Bradley Love wrote:

Decanted two hours. Perfect with grilled ribeye. At peak now. Sweet fruit. Hardly any tannins. Some secondary flavors to give complexity, and perfect balance. Still deep purple. Lovely, gentle Cabernet flavor.

5/29/2023 - Bradley Love wrote:

Wow. 45 min. decant. So much freshness combined with incredible depth. This is what aged nebbiolo is all about. Roses and cherries mixed with horse saddle and even some deeper barnyard funk in the best way possible. Tannins melt in your mouth and the finish goes on forever. What old wine should be.

2/22/2023 - Bradley Love Likes this wine:

Wow! This has serious depth, complex flavor, and drinks like a much more expensive wine. Great value.

2/10/2023 - Bradley Love wrote:

Really good place right now. Fruit is coming through.

5/12/2022 - Bradley Love Likes this wine:

A slight bit of Brett gives this cider the flavor of a good Belgian Saison but with wonderful apple fruit and just a bit of spice. Complex flavors and a good price would give this an edge in refreshment and enjoyment over many high-end beers.

4/22/2022 - Bradley Love wrote:

Still deep reddish purple. So many secondary flavors, but not past its prime. Very strong cherry fruit. Impeccable balance. No resistance. It just melts in your mouth. Great with brined pork chops.

12/24/2021 - Bradley Love wrote:

Pretty thin. Not much fruit. Tannins have started to fade. Not their best effort.

12/7/2021 - Bradley Love Likes this wine:

Nice surprise. Most dark cherry fruit I've ever had with a Dolcetto d'Alba. Came through nicely on night two. Give this some time.

9/25/2021 - Bradley Love wrote:

Deep golden color with a hint of brown. Still plenty of fruit and a few secondary flavors. Pear, caramel, and a little melon. A little too sweet.

9/3/2021 - Bradley Love wrote:

Very impressive still at this age. Tannins integrated perfectly, almost unnoticeable. Good fruit with some secondary flavors. Still has some time but no reason to wait.

9/18/2020 - Bradley Love wrote:

At peak. Showing age and some brick color, but strong fruit. Buy more Littorai! Ages like a Burgundy.

9/16/2020 - Bradley Love wrote:

Super tasty. Great acid and fruit. Perfect with pork chops and sweet potatoes.

9/8/2020 - Bradley Love wrote:

Best bottle yet.

8/21/2020 - Bradley Love wrote:

Drinking great. Very tasty.

6/19/2020 - Bradley Love wrote:

Wonderful. Great balance, fruit and character. Brick color with slightly thin body. Amazing value for the price. Would have been happy with the wine at twice the cost.

5/30/2020 - Bradley Love wrote:

Just fantastic. Showing some age but still a lot of fruit.

3/13/2020 - Bradley Love Likes this wine:

Nice fruit. Great value.

2/22/2020 - Bradley Love Likes this wine:

Wonderful. Still amazing fruit with great balance and character.

10/8/2019 - Bradley Love Likes this wine:

Very tasty and well balanced. Perfect wine for a wide variety of food.

6/27/2019 - Bradley Love wrote:

Still very tasty. Some bricking.

5/11/2019 - Bradley Love wrote:

Amazing. Everything in balance. Drinking perfectly.

5/9/2019 - Bradley Love Likes this wine:

Fresh from the bottle. A lot of cherry fruit. Wet stone. Hasn't come together yet. Good acidity for food.

4/20/2019 - Bradley Love wrote:

Wonderful. Showing some age. Nice balance. Still a lot of cherry fruit and acid to go with it.

1/11/2019 - Bradley Love wrote:

Very tasty. Had with pizza. Good fruit. Just a little funk. A little thin, but a good Garagiste bargain.

9/28/2018 - Bradley Love wrote:

Had with grass fed ribeye. Fairly one-dimensional at this point. Fruit is fading a bit. Solid structure and well integrated, just not the same excitement. Really hoped this would age better. Maybe it will gain some complexity with more secondary characteristics, but it might be a little flat.

5/29/2018 - Bradley Love wrote:

Wonderful right now. At or near peak. Soft tannins and perfect acidity for steak and potatoes. Still a ton of fruit. Well integrated hitting all over.

3/3/2018 - Bradley Love Likes this wine:

Fresh and fruity. Full bodied. Some nice notes of stem, but no tannins to speak of. Almost some Beaujolais notes. Blueberries and herbs. Good acid, but a French wine for all. Drink now while the fruit is front and center. Just too tasty.

9/6/2017 - Bradley Love Likes this wine:

Excellent. Just showing a bit of age. Nice cherries and earth. Tons of acidity. Tastes like a sharper edged Oregon Pinot.

5/9/2017 - Bradley Love Likes this wine:

Excellent right now. Some sediment and slight stem flavor. Great depth and acidity. Dusty fruit, cherries and stone fruit.

12/18/2016 - Bradley Love Likes this wine:

Great nose, but the fruit is mostly gone. Still had some acidity, but won't get any better.

12/18/2016 - Bradley Love wrote:

Down the drain. Awful garage sale addition.

12/16/2016 - Bradley Love Likes this wine:

Amazing right now! Great secondary flavors and solid fruit. Wonderful balance and acidity.