5/15/2024 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Loved it. Green and grassy with nice stone fruit on finish

5/3/2024 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Lovely wine. Pale colored with grassy nose. Great acid and typicity. Very much like a Pouilly Fume we had the other night. Really nice.

4/14/2024 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Very deep gold colored. No nose really. Taste is sharp acid, lemon curd, white pepper, and slightly green as in vegetal. Really interesting and pleasant. Stood up just fine to burgers and chips - no mean feat.

4/12/2024 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Purple and ruby. Very floral nose with a hint of toasted oak. Really smooth, black pepper and white mushrooms. Really enjoyed it. .

4/10/2024 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Deep ruby colored. Nose has a caramel note and plum. Taste is plum, red cherry, and black pepper. Very easy drinking wine.

4/7/2024 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Pale colored with a green tint. Saline on the nose. Also the taste has saline, stone fruit, white pepper, and a long finish with lots of acid. Great food wine

4/4/2024 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Opened and recorked and stuck back in cellar for 36 hours. Purple ruby with a faint water line at the rim. Taste is smooth on its own but clashed a bit with some overly sweet tomato sauce. Herbal on the finish. Really enjoyable, but perhaps not a pizza wine.

4/3/2024 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Pale colored with a very floral nose. Taste has nice lemon notes and sharp acid on the finish. A little roundness in the mid palate that gives hints of stone fruit sweetness. Went great with some spaghetti with clams.

4/2/2024 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Really nice wine for a warm early spring day. Pale colored with very floral nose. Taste has earthy core running through it with lots of cherry, both sweet and tart. What a treat. Long finish on the fruity side

3/31/2024 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Pale yellow with greenish hint. Saline on the nose and on the palate. Also tastes of green apple, apricot, and floral. Very refreshing and surprisingly complex

3/29/2024 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Aged a bit more, I guess. Brownish tint is quite noticable. Very floral with red fruits and a bit of herbs on the nose. Taste is really smooth - lots of red cherry, strawberry, and an earthy core to it. Moderate finish. Really lovely wine.

3/27/2024 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Opened for 2 days, recorked and put back in the cellar. 48 hrs into it, the wine has simmered down. We sampled on the journey but 2 days in, it has mellowed quite a bit. Could have used a third day. Alas. Nose is moderate oak, some menthol and that’s about it. Taste has (now) moderate tannins, lots of acid, a tart bite and black pepper on the finish. Enjoyed it but really could have spent more time somewhere.

3/21/2024 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Lovely. Menthol on the nose and deep ruby color. Taste is smooth with some dried fruit, fig, a touch of caramel and a long finish. Decanted 2 hrs.

3/20/2024 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Dark colored almost black. Oaky nose but taste has well integrated tannins and moderate acid. Savory plum and white pepper. Tasty wine.

3/19/2024 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Purple colored and oaky on the nose. Taste is jammy with oak and pepper on the finish. Enjoyable mid week wine but seems like a middle ground wine trying to not offend anyone and succeeds without pleasing anyone either. Had with pasta and sausage so went fine

3/13/2024 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Enjoyable easy drinker. Ruby but a bit translucent. Nose is quite herbal, mint, rosemary, baking spices. Taste is very jammy

3/12/2024 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Dark ruby colored. Eucalyptus and rosemary on the nose. Taste has dusty red fruit, plenty of tannins but not overpowering. Good representation of Red Mountain.

3/9/2024 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Dark ruby with an herbal nose. Taste has light tannins and acid and lots of red cherry notes. Almost sweet seeming but dry. A bit of a long finish where some oak emerges. No resemblance that I can tell to Piemonte, but still a pleasant easy drinking wine.

3/8/2024 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Fantastic. Almost purple with herbs, menthol, and a touch of oak on the nose. Nicely balanced tannins and acid. Tannins starting to soften but quite present although not harsh or unpleasant. A bit of pepper on the finish. Very nice with some mushroom and kale pasta.

3/7/2024 - Stuart10er wrote:

Ok but not great. Ruby colored and floral nose. So a good start. Taste has a watery bitterness, perhaps over oaked but I didn’t think these wines were commonly oaked. Kind of woody tasting. Not terrible but not awesome either. Won’t get again.

3/5/2024 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Medium ruby colored. Cola and raspberry notes on the nose. Taste has a saline and tart red fruit with light tannins and moderate acid. Enjoyable in a kind of middle of the road kind of way.

3/1/2024 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Very light in color. Lots of red fruit on the nose. Light tannins with a hint of white pepper. Tons of red fruit on a long finish, cherry, strawberry. Really enjoyable

2/28/2024 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Almost purple. Menthol on the nose. Taste has tart red fruit, moderate to light tannins, and a bit dusty. Very pleasant wine and a reasonably full bodied Grenache

2/25/2024 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Deep ruby almost purple color. Decanted 30 min. Nose is a bit smoky, herbs, and wood notes. Taste has nice structure with tannins and acid present and in balance. Plum, blue fruits , and the tannins on the finish. Drinking nicely now but still seems to have lots of time left

2/24/2024 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Ruby more than purple. Nose has oak mostly but not overpowering. Taste seems typical Red Mountain Syrah in lots of red fruit, very accessible, a bit of pepper on finish. Enjoyable for sure but lots of great Syrahs in this area. Probably wouldn’t revisit.

2/10/2024 - Stuart10er wrote:

Mostly meh. Nothing to dislike but a bit tart and blah. Put it away for a 2nd day, maybe will be better tomorrow? Opened 1.5 hrs prior to tasting

2/10/2024 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Very pale and very acidic. Some richness from somewhere rounds it out (sur lee?). Really enjoyable and would pair well with warmer weather

2/10/2024 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Day one. Quite tannic, pale colored, great herb notes (rosemary?). A spicy note went thru it almost Syrah like. Really interesting

2/10/2024 - Stuart10er wrote:

Might be better tomorrow but today was meh plus. Not bad, reasonably tasty — nice acid, round mouth feel but after pleasant outset, not much after that

2/10/2024 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Loved this wine. Medium yellow color. Very floral nose - reminding me a gewurtztraminer. Taste less floral but still there with round notes of mandarin orange and a very long finish.

1/28/2024 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Loved this. Ruby colored with a hint of brown. Translucent and nose has menthol and red and blue fruits. Taste has moderate tannins, a light smokiness, some tartness to balance the fruit and pepper on the finish. This was a prerelease wine so not 100% sure on the year but 2020 was what was on the bottle from a sharpie.

1/27/2024 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Pale colored with a hint of green. Nose of green apples. Taste is on the creamy side rather than the sharp acidic one. Lots of green apple on the finish.

1/23/2024 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Ruby purple instead of deep purple. Mint and menthol on the nose. Taste has eucalyptus, moderate tannins, blackberry and a long finish that migrates to pepper and then to fig. Really nice all by itself.

1/21/2024 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Still holding up. Now has more smoky notes to go with the plum. Tons of blackberry on the nose. Tannins still quite present but not overpowering.

1/20/2024 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Very smooth. Tannins still hanging around but almost gone. Good acid. Oak and rosemary on the nose. Taste has plum, blackberry, and a long finish. Very enjoyable

1/19/2024 - Stuart10er wrote:

A bit hot and oddly spicy. Moderate tannins and oak note with tart red fruits. Baking spices on the finish. Not quite sure what to make of this. Didn’t hate it but didn’t love it either

1/15/2024 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Ruby colored and fruity nose with plum and red fruits. Taste has moderate plus tannins and plum, fig and a short finish. Enjoyable just fine by itself

1/14/2024 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Smooth and fruity, unexpectedly at 17+%. Light smoke on nose. Plum and fig on the finish. Great with tomato sauce and meatballs.

1/13/2024 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Dark ruby bordering on purple. Nose has oaky notes but not overpowering. Taste has plums, figs, a hint of pepper and tannins are very smooth. Moderate acid. Seems like it was the perfect time to drink this one.

1/12/2024 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Decanted four hours. Deep ruby colored and nose has a lot of menthol. Taste is rich in mouth feel, tannins moderate plus, fig, plum, and black currant. Long finish that moves from the tannins to the fruit rather than vice versa. Great Friday wine.

1/10/2024 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Purple with a nose of pepper and tomato leaves. Taste is slightly tart but tannins are moderate and finish is mostly black pepper. A bit jumbled in discrete pieces rather than a smooth transition but each of the pieces are pleasant and the result overall experience is good

1/9/2024 - Stuart10er wrote:

Translucent and little nose. Figs, light oak, light pepper, and slightly tart red fruit on the mid palate. Long finish with more of it emerging as it goes. Very tasty wine

1/4/2024 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Very easy drinker. A bit tart but not overly so. Great red fruit on the nose and the mid-palate. Finish is actually fairly long but simple… mostly black pepper.

1/1/2024 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Really smooth. Nice red cherry notes. Moderate tannins and a light black pepper on the finish.

12/31/2023 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Fantastic. Deep ruby colored with a nose of black and red fruit. Seems to be at the beginning of things. Tannins still quite present but starting to integrate in as they are not jarring. Very enjoyable.

12/30/2023 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

I swear I did not plan to drink the second bottle exactly one year later but that is how it turned out. Still ruby colored and very floral nose. Cola notes are gone and a tartness runs through the mid palate before turning to a pepper note. PnP at cellar temp.

12/29/2023 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Same as previous bottle. Nice but the cork was a bear to remove.

12/28/2023 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Pale ruby with an earthy nose. A little mint and red cherry. Taste has rich cherry cola notes with a bitter but not unpleasant finish. Lots of interesting things happening in this wine.

12/24/2023 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Yeasty and good fizz. Rich with saline notes. Nice

12/22/2023 - Stuart10er Likes this wine:

Deep ruby colored. Moderate oak on the nose. Taste has really well integrated tannins, smooth with still a bitter core and a slightly spicy finish. Really enjoyable