July 2, 2023 - Excellent; wish she was still making wine. Plenty of tannins left to age another 5ish years +-. Solid Cab forward wine that has become very well balanced. No need to wait any further to drink unless you want to but drinking excellently now.
October 18, 2022 - So, so, so good. Velvety dark berry, leather, maybe a touch of chickory(?). Perfect for red meat, grilled chicken, root vegetables — anything richly flavorful. The only problem is that 15% ABV means I can’t drink this all night.
Perfect right now.
September 23, 2022 - Needs time and probably filtering but worth it. Bold with lots of impact from tannins. High alcohol content but still smooth. Amazing QPR.
A little much the first night (87); perfect the second night (93).
November 26, 2021 - Drank this, along with an '09 Rockwell Brown, at the Trenholmes'. This was drinking very nicely and was quite enjoyable both without food and with food. Was definitely eclipsed by the Rockwell Brown, though, which had greater depth and beautiful herbal notes.
October 12, 2020 - crowd pleaser, fun unique wine we don't drink often.
October 11, 2020 - Great bottle, aging well. Full rich, long finish. Friends thought it was a much more expensive bottle.
Bought 4 years ago, cellared at 54 since. Decant - tasted after 1-3 hours
April 21, 2020 - strong alcohol nose...nice color...good legs..coffee flavors...and a great label...if i knew nothing about this wine and saw the label it would be in the cart if the price was right which it was with the Seattle wine whisperer .
February 23, 2020 - Love this. Part of my high score is simple QPR. Perfect daily drinker, versatile go-to, straightforwardly beautiful. A little dryer than a lot of the easy fall-backs in the $20 range, but without sacrificing fruit or texture.
February 2, 2020 - Super Bowl party. This bottle drank extremely well and had more weight to it than I remember the previous bottle having. Tremendous value at under $20 from Garagiste.
October 7, 2019 - Opened for dinner for Mike. No detailed notes, but this was very solid. Medium weight, well balanced, and food friendly.