March 25, 2018 - Last bottle from a case. Beginning (just now) to show secondary character. To this point, dominant black olive tape
nade character.
December 19, 2015 - 375 ml bottle so more mature than a regular bottle of the same vintage and a good foreshadowing of what the regular bottle will be like in 1-2 years. Opaque Purple. Some minimal bricking. Tight nose of flint and sour cherry after pouring, but as the wine opens up this becomes more of a floral olive bouquet with smoky undertones. Palate is a peppery, buttery mix of black cherry and olive tapenade. Medium plus acidity with smooth, well integrated tannins and a medium long finish which gets shorter as the wine opens up. This is in a good place and has a great QPR. More complex than similarly priced wines. Very good with red meat and smoked cheeses. Would not hold half-bottles longer as it is peaking in this format.
February 26, 2015 - Light fruit, but nice. Front palate excellent, mid is good, drops off at finish. Overall very pleasant.
November 3, 2014 - PNP. Nose gets a little perfumed at 1 hour. Still olive tapenade, but very good with dinner. I hope these last long enough for me to see what comes over time.
October 25, 2014 - Black to deep purple edges. Nose of Olive Tapenade (first time for this for me) with a bit of blackberry. Rich, ripe with a nice finish. Very good with roast beef sandwiches and cheese. Note from memory so no score. We both liked this. Glad we have 8 more left. Will be interested in seeing how this develops over the next 2-3 years.
October 4, 2014 - In a great place right now. Deep, smoky and intense.
September 20, 2014 - This was doing very well - lots of pepper, meat, and fruit with a great acid backbone to hold it all together. Went very well with tri tip. It may improve, but why wait?
August 19, 2014 - Nice effort. Darker fruits with some smoke and earth.
June 20, 2014 - Dense & chewy. Black coffee. Some blueberry, mud, earth. Could use some age.
May 12, 2014 - Dark red and black fruit. Great acid, nice bit of meatiness and smoke. Minerality and tannins are present as well, lending a nice other layer to the wine. Tasty wine, and will look forward to the next bottle. If you don't mind the tannin, this is drinking really well right now.