4/7/2013 - sofarsolar wrote:

Great qpr

1/16/2013 - sofarsolar wrote:

Slightly effervescent. Delicious.

12/15/2012 - sofarsolar wrote:

nice barnyard on the nose, but not enough fruit and too closed at the finish.

12/15/2012 - sofarsolar wrote:

Definitely cola / carbonated beverage at the beginning, but with 30 minutes it settled and was very interesting. Cola, bark, then blueberries and dark fruits.

12/1/2012 - sofarsolar wrote:

Reminds me of a Loire wine w a little Brett. Funk city. Delicious natural wine.

11/15/2012 - sofarsolar wrote:

Barnyard, tobacco, spice, peppers, blueberries. Didn't evolve as much as their older wines do, but still so interesting and delicious

10/21/2012 - sofarsolar wrote:

Barnyard, leather, pepper

10/4/2012 - sofarsolar wrote:

Nice zin nose (spice, dark fruit), but very acidic close with strange aftertaste

3/5/2012 - sofarsolar Likes this wine:

so much sous bois

2/28/2012 - sofarsolar wrote:

91. Sweet and deep but not syrupy, not over oaked.

6/13/2011 - sofarsolar wrote:

Agree with the previous taster - very interesting. Lots of cranberries and also something that reminded me of a cedar chest but it wasn't over powering.

6/13/2011 - sofarsolar wrote:

I didn't get any burnt popcorn. Just some spritz and an enormous amount of strawberries. I loved the carbonic maceration here.

11/22/2010 - sofarsolar wrote:

Spicy, heavy profile without weight if that makes sense. Pepper on a dark cherry.

11/22/2010 - sofarsolar wrote:

Strawberry, gum, cherry candy and later some pine.

5/13/2010 - sofarsolar wrote:

Not as good as last time - not nearly as much of the same rocks and earth.

4/17/2010 - sofarsolar wrote:

Rustic gamey and earth.

4/12/2010 - sofarsolar wrote:

tart, like the skin of green apples, grass, sour (maybe pencil shavings?). really nice for a summery day.

3/29/2010 - sofarsolar wrote:

no oak; lots of typical st emilion (merlot) flavors: dark, heady stuff the first night and the second night lots of lighter floral notes on the nose.

3/8/2010 - sofarsolar wrote:

Green peppers! Maybe jalapeño too.

2/23/2010 - sofarsolar wrote:

The cork was wet, so we feared the wine had gone bad, but after sitting for a few minutes it smelled smooth and minerally with some cherry notes. Couldn't taste any oak -- very "organic" production quality, and in the mouth it felt a lot like a gamay for a Cab franc.

2/20/2010 - sofarsolar wrote:

I don't Understand the high ratings -- this Pinot is not at all Burgundian. Tastes of vanilla and new oak. Yeck

2/20/2010 - sofarsolar wrote:

Raisins, smoke, very smooth.

2/20/2010 - sofarsolar wrote:

This wine is not perfect -- it drops off at the end -- but the nose was so interesting and paired so well with my meal at blue hill I'm giving it 90 pts. Spice and gunpowder on the nose - maybe even doritos! --, then red fruits.

2/18/2010 - sofarsolar wrote:

nose was initially quite menthol, then candy and concord grape juice. not quite as much funk or earth as I was expecting -- but there were more layers than I expected too. Nice, but not amazing.

2/12/2010 - sofarsolar wrote:

Funky nose - some pine, barnyard, surprising barolo notes for a southern wine. Really lovely, and amazing value.

2/12/2010 - sofarsolar wrote:

Delicious. Some earth and leather with cherry color. Burgundian, even, with sous Boise. - paid $40 at landmarc and felt it was a great buy.

2/6/2010 - sofarsolar wrote:

Poured deep purple, initially a little closed but it opened and the fruits gave way to brush and oak. Was really nice.

1/27/2010 - sofarsolar wrote:

Very green; it felt tight, and a day of breathing didn't really help it to open up.

11/13/2009 - sofarsolar wrote:

Lots of sediment, and a sooty feel in the mouth, which surprised me. But the aroma and aftertaste both excellent

8/5/2009 - sofarsolar wrote:

Wow

2/23/2009 - sofarsolar wrote:

Outstanding wine -- full, rounded, maybe heavy on the tannins, but lots of sous bois.

2/20/2009 - sofarsolar wrote:

Nice nose that mellowed quite flat after sitting. Lots of alcohol, with small, smooth tannins. Not very well balanced.

11/7/2008 - sofarsolar wrote:

Smelled woody; flat; not jumping out of the glass...