May 1, 2021 - I mean....Best label ever?? First time with this producer and I was not disappointed. Old school, rustic cab goodness with distinct minty, herbal notes being the main attraction. Perfectly complimented by high acidity and a bit of cassis. And you gotta love the 12.9% ABV. Great stuff and exactly what i was looking for tonight.
January 12, 2013 - Saturday with David White (Domaine Wine Storage & Sun Wah - Chicago, IL): off bottle
November 12, 2012 - Dinner at Sun Wah (Sun Wah BBQ - Chicago, IL): A great year in California adds a bit of depth and volume to this wine. Compared to the 1995 & 1996, this was a bit darker and denser. Still had that great minty, earthy, dark fruit profile that reminds me a lot of aged Montelena's.
January 7, 2012 - I am not sure I can say this was corked but it was acrid and bitter - NOT recommended.
October 15, 2011 - Nerd Dinner (Medium Rare - Washington, DC): Another wonderful bottle of Thunder Mountain Cabernet. Nose is full of eucalyptus, peppers, dark fruit and smokey minerals. I continue to love these Thunder Mountain wines...restrained and elegant with focused dark fruit, cedar, shredded tobacco and spices. Thunder Mountain continues to be a favorite California cabernet producer for me...great stuff.
October 20, 2009 - Wow - badly corked!
December 15, 2005 - Not the typical Cal Cab. More earthy and complex than most. Fruit is secondary characteristic. Still finishes strong with a lot to tannins.
June 15, 2005 - Seriously impressive, this combined the balance and depth of a top Bordeaux with truly amazing richness. Scents of cigar box, scorched earth, and beef blood give it a personality with equal parts of Pauillac and Graves, plus the intensity of California Cabernet without any crowd-pleasing sweetness. The bold, mouth-coating fruit masks the tannins for awhile, but a few gulps without food plants the woolly tannins on the gums with an exclamation point.