January 6, 2024 - Wine Bros: A Study of Syrah (Cowford Chophouse): Usually my favorite of the group just because of the garrigue that you can get from it. It’s an enjoyable wine and drinking quite well if still on the young side. Intense with all of the animal.
November 4, 2023 - Really drinking well. Well aged La Turque syrah at such a good place. Great with wagyu filets.
June 17, 2022 - Another winner for the night. Fun to drink next to the Landonne of the same year. Perhaps a bit more lavender and dark fruits and again that Cote Rotie minerality. Always good.
May 2, 2022 - Pausing for the Cause 2022 (Chicago, IL): Absolutely fantastic showing. Such lithe and lifted aromatics, this was really bright and elegant, with classic syrah notes of olive brine and smoke. The palate is light and supple, high in acidity, and fully mature. The oaky elements, if there ever were any, have receded a way. A treat.
October 20, 2021 - Lighter style of syrah, cool notes
March 20, 2021 - A Year Later in Vero...; 3/17/2021-3/21/2021 (Vero Beach): Decanted for a few hours and poured next to the '94. Big and vibrant and yet still so very young. At some point I heard that Guigal would say LaLa's need a minimum of 25 years and we're just at the edge of that with this wine. But it's a tasty one.
September 24, 2020 - Out of the bottle was a bit closed and musty, but then opened up fantastically. soft pepper, savory notes, sauteed shrooms, mix of dried herbs, wet clay and earth, just a little old blackberry and black raspberry underneath, medium weight (esp. after the killer Ringland-- the contrast was stark but eventually they both easily sat nice together. Very complex and in good shape, with good depth and complexity. Earthy, tons of character, good lift, long. This is in a perfect place right now. I've had neser vintages which seemeed over-oaked, but this was completely integrated and showing very well. Amazing with the savory pork belly. At the Langham Hotel Terrace restaurant with Yarom and the gang.
June 9, 2020 - Super nice Cote Rotie. Pepper, leather, sandalwood. Loving this.
January 2, 2020 - First time having this wine. Really liked it, at a great spot right now. Some sediment, Decanted for about 1H. No formal notes but holding up well in a good drinking window. Everybody loved it.
February 23, 2019 - Lots of sediment, faded brick-orange-red; very juicy acidity, almost a nuance of ripe attack but dry; some herbs, red fruits, cherry syrup, raspberry, eucalyptus, juicy. Guessed 2000 Cote-Rotie at first and changed to a ripe Burg, to my detriment. This didn't really excite me. Heritage Auction Blind Tasting at Jean-Georges Vegas. ,