1/17/2011 - Bryan wrote:

This wine has a nice mature brdx nose with secondary tastes and nice round structure

1/17/2011 - Bryan wrote:

wow this still smells and tastes fresh with very nice fruit and a balanced attack.

1/17/2011 - Bryan wrote:

Wine is def. ready and should be drunk nice secondary smells and flavors --fruit is balanced but waining

1/17/2011 - Bryan wrote:

This is my 2nd 375ml bottle that was flawed ---- oxid!!!! Hate this

3/6/2009 - Bryan wrote:

This wine was not decanted and the aroma of soft strawberrys, spice and cherries float gentely into your nose; palate was exceedingly "round" and/or full with soft red cherries, berry and strawberry and soft tannins and spice with a nice aftertaste. Acid was well balanced.

4/4/2008 - Bryan wrote:

I have now had this wine twice; color is a pure slight purple or garnet and has an expressive nose of red fruits, plum and spice, palate is pure and balanced with med. viscosity strawberry, cherrys and plumbs and exotic spices with slight "cola' and a lingering finish. I love the PN def. one of my top 2-3 PN's

12/27/2007 - Bryan wrote:

I love this wine as I have been a buyer since the 2002 vintage (which I scored a 95 along with RP etc.) the 2004 was passed through an aireation device into a decanter for 1 hour the nose is intense with ripe dark fruits, tobacco, oak and spice on the palate the wine is vicous and soft with bing cherrys, rasberrys, and other dark fruits, dusty spice akin to Rutherford dust like component and well balanced and a nice long finish; cheers to Mark Herald and Hestan vineyards. (nice bounce back from 2003 vintage which I rated 89-91)

3/7/2007 - Bryan wrote:

This is my second bottle (same notes as before/ maybe a little less) and I keep on thinking "why should I age this wine? could it get any better" I don't think so!!! I can truly say I got my money's worth. ---short and to point---

3/2/2007 - Bryan wrote:

Drank from 1.5ml that was purchased and picked up from winery. I agree with Mr. T as this seemed like a French bordeaux; very soft with subtle fruit but not much going on with seconday flavors or attributes. just Ok to good.

2/24/2007 - Bryan wrote:

lovely nose but a little lacking on palate

2/24/2007 - Bryan wrote:

love this!

2/24/2007 - Bryan wrote:

this wine was opened too early and needs time as I really love this wine but tonight this wine was "not ready"

2/24/2007 - Bryan wrote:

very good but not the style that i like now (burgundy)

12/30/2006 - Bryan wrote:

Decanted wine for @2hours, nose opens with soft fruit, blackberrys, bing cherry,cassis, mineral and on the palate this wine is not overly ripe or viscus but practically perfect with notes of cocoa, wood and florals with a nice finish (wife gave it 100)

7/22/2006 - Bryan wrote:

I have waited almost 6 months since my last bottle and it appears that this wine is now comming together with nice nose of dark fruits, spice, vanilla and tabacco with a smooth mouth-feel and nice finish.

6/16/2006 - Bryan wrote:

Opened and did the bottle shake method. The nose was full of candied fruit , oak, blackberries, black cherries and spice, with the fruit, oak and spice very nicely integreated into the wine with a soft mouth-feel (not a coating) and a nice finish--nicely rounded-- 93+

6/12/2006 - Bryan wrote:

This wine was decanted and vigerously swirled and left to open for 1 hour. The nose was muted but after an hour revealed nice spice, darker fruits, subtle oak all brought together on the palate nicely (round) nice soft mouth-feel and again Paul makes an excellent second wine. This wine could evolve into 93+ with further ageing.

5/12/2006 - Bryan wrote:

Lovely wine just a little less of everything when comparing to the 2002 -- 93

5/11/2006 - Bryan wrote:

Awsome wine and this time we decanted the wine and kept decanter in celler (57 deg.) and after 3+ hours this wine was almost too much to evaluate on the nose and palate--- great 94pts.

5/11/2006 - Bryan wrote:

same notes as before a very consistant wine!

5/10/2006 - Bryan wrote:

No long note here drunk my second bottle at The Kitchen in Sac. Ca with Mark Neal and wife along with Gove Cielo and my wife this is hands down a 95+ wine if you like the Cal style of cabs!

4/25/2006 - Bryan wrote:

Beautiful wine, very dark in color almost PS like. Nose of dark fruit and cassis with nice red fruits and some toast some lovely "dust" with a definate appearance of a Howell mnt. or Stag's leap appl. ; on palate this wine is awsome with fruit taking "front court" but not overly sweet, a balanced wine with a powerful approach but a sexy side and nice finish---93 (wife rated this a 94 and really loved this)

4/25/2006 - Bryan wrote:

This wine was extrodinary with purity and clarity that is typ. of white Burgundy. Drunk from 375ml in reidel Montrachet stems. Awsome nose of citris, grapfruit (when warmer), lemon zest, strong caramel and butterscotch with light mineral and soil components. The palate was soft and balanced with all the flavors cascading down with the caramel and butterscotch taking front and formost with an exceedingly long finish 93-94 (firm)

3/25/2006 - Bryan wrote:

I love this wine maker. Earthy and thoughful vintner and family. This wine's nose expresses the terra very well with citrus, and lemon zest, stone and oak and smoke and balanced. Not as round and lush as a Grand Cru but for $30 a great value 90pts.

3/19/2006 - Bryan wrote:

I have been anticipating this wine since out extended stay in Paris last summer. We were the guests of Olivier Leflaive , for a day, where we started the day at his "table du Olilvier Leflaive" where we enjoyed a lunch prepared around the numerous white Burgundy wines of O. Leflaive. We have been in contact with his direct shipping agent to the US and we have had 3 cases of Grand Cru's shipped directly to our home.

Tonight we dined out with a first course of scallops followed up by a Halibut and chicken prepared to allow the best of this wine to show through and I brought my own Reidel Montrachet glasses to more fully experience this wine.

The nose was almost too much to take in; white flowers, citrus, grapfruit, nuts/almonds, white cherries, minerals and stone (?),apples and slight pears a little oak and smoke; on the palate this wine is balanced and lush with all these flavors comming and going as the temp. went up with a lavish and lush profile of flavors comming through that at times were too numerous to place; the finish was so so long.

After a wine like this it will make it very difficult to enjoy another "white" as the complexity was extrordiany!

12/11/2005 - Bryan wrote:

I had this wine in Burgundy and found it excellent. This came right out of the bottle with an expansive nose of citrus, white flowers, minerals, stone and almond on the palate this was full and balanced with great depth and a long thoughtful finish. I must get more of this as this was a great effort from a so so vintage.

12/11/2005 - Bryan wrote:

I shared this at the Napa Magnum party hosted by Powell. This wine was served directly out of Magnum. The nose was fabulous with huge fruit (almost candied) with spice and cassis comming out of glass. On the palate full tastes of dark fruit, cherry, spice and mineral ; this is a balanced wine and had a long finish. Sorry I only bought one Magnum!

12/9/2005 - Bryan wrote:

opened and decanted 1 hour --not showing much
after 4 hour decant --wow-- the nose starts to explode with dark fruits, licorice, mineral and spices, on palate all these flavors come through nice with addition of plum and cherry's really a blanced wine with long finish. Defenately needs a long decant at this time.

12/3/2005 - Bryan wrote:

Decanted this wine for 3 hours then poured; The nose was explosive with dark fruits, cassis, oak and spice (very enjoyable) on the palate this wine is really "round" or balanced with all these flavors coming through in unison with a nice finish. (major improvment over my first bottle almost a year ago).

10/10/2005 - Bryan wrote:

Full nose of citrus, apricot, flowers (white) and mineral which carried through onto palate with soft mouth feel and long finish!

10/10/2005 - Bryan wrote:

This finished 3rd in Harlan vert. tasting of 97,99,00 The nose was so soft it almost was non-existant and the palate offered little else -that you would expect from this wine--, short finish (I poured some into bucket!) Maybe this needs much more time but I don't think that will help.

10/9/2005 - Bryan wrote:

This wine evolved over an hour from having almost no nose to having a very nice subtle nose of fruit and spice (sexy) with soft fruit, spice, leather and nice mouth coat with a good (not great) finish --94

10/10/2005 - Bryan wrote:

Yes this is very young on the nose; port like or candied fruit comes through strong with spice and some leather and minerals, everything you want to happen on your palate is going on as this is ready NOW --balanced and long finish 97-98+ This could last for years.

10/10/2005 - Bryan wrote:

This wine has a burgundy look and taste. Citrus, apricot and cream (for a nice mouth coat) flavors on palate too numerous to remember with a finish of smooth power. Drunk after "Albino" and the Lewis preformed right up there!

10/10/2005 - Bryan wrote:

Wow this is great right now; with awsome nose of candied fruit (port like) spice, oak & leather, fresh dark fruit on palate with cassis, spices with soft tannins and a long finish. You could hold this wine for some years but -why as it is drinking so great now.
tied for WOTN with 97' Harlan!

10/10/2005 - Bryan wrote:

Decanted for 1/2 hour nose full of fruit but also seondary attributes of spice, oak, leather, mineral --ready to drink-- fantastic balance of fruit and tannins, a truly great wine and ready now but could hold for another 5 years+-. The only wine that bested the 97 Jones were the fresh 02 Merus and more powerful 97 Harlan from an allstar lineup of 16 great wines.

9/25/2005 - Bryan wrote:

Lush wine with a complex nose of cassis, dark fruit & spices. On palate thick dark fruit and cherries, cassis, licorice, oak and flowers (?) very balanced with long finish. should improve with some age but is enjoyable now. WA rated 95

9/22/2005 - Bryan wrote:

This is an amazing blend and wine. I have had the 2002 and loved it but Lewis raised the bar with this 2003! Full nose of dark fruit and some great spice, full palate of darker fruits, oak, and more spices (but balanced) with long and memorable finish! 92-95 (bought more after my first bottle)

9/18/2005 - Bryan wrote:

This is a nice (second) wine from Lewis. Nice nose with fruit and spices coming out (not great) on palate I find cherries, tart darker fruit and some spices medium depth with shorter finish. This wine was decanted for 3 hours and drunk over the next 4 hours with 1/2 bottle left re-corked. Second day the nose had not changed much and on palate the wine was just about the same. 87-89 (for price @$55 I can find better )

8/31/2005 - Bryan wrote:

This is my second bottle of this, this year. Taken to Paris for an extended stay; I let this sit for 2-3 weeks then decanted for 6+ hours and again this bottle seduced my wife & I with amazing full bodied nose and flavor.. (I need more)

8/31/2005 - Bryan wrote:

I took this bottle to Paris for an extended stay so I let it sit for a couple of weeks then decanted for 3-4 hours and wow this was big and mouth coating with waves of flavor!

5/28/2005 - Bryan wrote:

This is my second bottle as I had a bottle on 12/13/04 with winemaker (Paul & Susie). The nose is expressive and --sexy-- with fruit and spices flowing out of glass; full of dark fruits and so many spices I have a hard time placing them; extremely balanced with long finish. (I would love to get more of these!)

5/14/2005 - Bryan wrote:

Excellent nose & very typical Pride profile; seemed to have larger tannins than prior year yet after 4 hours in decanter all items came into balance with a long finish. If you like Pride Merlot's you will like this one also 92pts.

4/27/2005 - Bryan wrote:

Nice wine with good nose and balanced taste and finish yet not worth $95 --91.5pts.

4/27/2005 - Bryan wrote:

Fantastic wine; subtle nose opens nicely after 2+ hours of decanting. Dark fruit and spices on Palate with a "sexy" feel on palate and finish. Very balanced and complex 93.5

4/16/2005 - Bryan wrote:

I concur with Otis's tasting notes as I have had this wine twice at dinners with Mark Neal this wine is almost black and very thick with a lot of flavor. Almost makes me a beleiver in Petite Sirah, very tasty.

4/16/2005 - Bryan wrote:

Tryed this last night with Mark Neal, Gove & Powell; excellent nose full flavor and well balanced wine with long finish yet I can see this improving a couple of points in a year or 2.

4/4/2005 - Bryan wrote:

Very good cab. yet not a classic.

4/3/2005 - Bryan wrote:

WOW right out of cellar and into glass. Huge nose with full palate of flavor long finish 25 seconds 92-93pts.

2/4/2005 - Bryan wrote:

WOW! My wife has an amazing palate and we both agreed (after 8hr decant) this was an incredible wine; Full nose soft mid-palate with dark fruit and chocolate and long long finish! Possibly my best '01 cal/cab we have had.