April 30, 2021 - Medium bodied, splash of cherry cola, very light brambly spice mid-palate. Last bottle held up well with age.
April 8, 2019 - Purplish core, brownish rim. Barnyard/brett nose, slight leather with dark cherry. Hafta say, I like it... drink.
April 7, 2019 - Very enjoyable. Probably a little past its prime. Fruit a bit soft. Well balanced.
January 25, 2019 - Pinot Noir Mini-Tasting; 1/19/2019-1/26/2019: Slo-oxed for 10 minutes and this wine needs more air. With air it releases aromas of dark red fruits. A medium plus bodied wine that is wonderfully balanced, with a palate full of dark red fruits (mostly black cherry), some earthiness, a bit of cola, and a touch of spice. No evidence of the 14.8% abv on the medium plus finish. Should hold for a couple of years.
November 9, 2017 - deep rich nose, dark candied cherry (maybe a bit too much PNP), some alcohol at the end?. medium plus finish
November 1, 2017 - Drinking beautifully. Unfortunately last bottle from 2010 vintage.
October 15, 2017 - drinking well. mix of red and dark fruit, medium plus finish
March 1, 2017 - Last bottle from a batch bought during a visit to the winery. Poured through a vinituri, decanted for about 45 minutes, drank over 90. Paired with my Italian "straccato" beef roast, basmati rice and black beans
From prior notes: "Medium ruby color, some cloudiness. Bright red fruits, raspberry and cherry, savory meats/bacon fat.Baking spices and herbs on back palate..." Nice to revisit this, its put on some weight. The decant developed some great secondary flavors. Bright raspberry, red fruits, candied fruits, caramel, brown sugar and spice through the mid palate.
There will be stylistic debate on this - pure Burgundy drinkers will find this too concentrated and big. For CA Pinot, it's a gorgeous wine at this point. Only criticism its it is a little hot for Pinot (~15%ABV). Nice texture and mouthfeel. I think this is at its best over the next 3 years...
November 4, 2016 - mix of red and dark fruit. medium plus finish, even good the second night.
September 20, 2016 - At a dinner for my wine group, we had the following (in order), 2013 Domaine Bzikot Bourgogne Blanc, 2012 Evening Land Pinot Noir – Seven Springs Vineyard,
2010 Martinelli Bondi Home Ranch Pinot Noir, 2012 The Farm Winery "Touchy Feely", 2012 Calder Syrah Truchard Vineyard Napa and the 2011 Paul Jaboulet Aine Cornas Domaine de Saint Pierre. All the wines were opened at least 45 minutes before we poured the first one, they were all capped with measured pourers.
Our third wine of the night. Not quite as impressive at the Evening Land that preceded it. Much darker in color, almost reminded my of a hypothetical cross between Zinfandel and Pinto Noir. A Zin-Pinot. Stood up well to the hot peppers in my chicken dish.