January 12, 2022 - Double blind. All roasted fruit and tea. Pretty unpleasant - I thought it was an 03. Maybe an unsound bottle.
October 28, 2021 - Clean PN aromas. Not much oak here. Tight, narrow and structured. Needs more time, I guess.
March 1, 2019 - Think I got here too late. Not a bad bottle but may have already lost its luster.
December 31, 2018 - brief note. PNP. cork perfect. this is in a wonderful place right now. drink or hold. Thanks Mike!
April 1, 2017 - Evidence of minor cork leak. Popped and poured anyway. Medium to dark ruby color. Very nice nose of rock, red berry, anise, floral notes, and earth. Hard edged and borderline rustic yet pure on the palate with craggy layers of black raspberry and mulberry laced with schist, beef blood, and iron filings. Moderate acidity and firm tannins leading to moderately long finish of rocky red fruit and iron grip. Very impressive but I can't help but wonder what it would have revealed without the leak.
December 15, 2016 - Very young and not showing much at this time.
October 29, 2016 - Medium dark ruby color. Brisk nose of pine forest, anise, dark berry, alpine floral notes, stone. Fresh and surprisingly lithe on the palate with layers of mulberry, red and black raspberry, holiday spice, stone, and iron integrating nicely. Bright acidity and firm but managed tannin leading to a longer finish of stony red fruit laced with tart grip. Great with simple roast chicken. This wine is very accessible in its adolescence and has lots of upside.
December 25, 2012 - Hard and unyielding with not much fruit and love.
December 6, 2012 - Corked
November 30, 2009 - The nose was explosive. Very floral. Expressive minerality and smooth as silk. Had it at Xavier's on the Hudson