August 11, 2013 - High alcohol, needs some air to blow off, dark fruit and chocolate later on. Still really big, powerful, not for everyone.
December 8, 2012 - Soft red berries at this stage in it's life. A little baseball glove and the acidity is still hanging on. Mild tannins.
September 8, 2012 - Dark purple with a nice nose of blackberry and blueberry. Slightly tannic and tight on initial pour. After a half hour it opens to an in your face syrah. Not subtle or complex, just delicious smooth black fruits of plum and blueberry. I liked this a lot, and it went well with a roast lamb porterhouse.
August 23, 2012 - Delicious.
July 27, 2012 - Some big aroma's as poured in decanter, fruit and alcohol. After 2 hours, big, jammy, juicy, black n blueberry rounded fruit, finishing with coffee, mocha, and chocolate. Great balance of acidity and tannins for a long finish. Reminds me a little of a Two Hands Bella Garden but more complex on the finish. Its late and Im tired but I dont want to stop sipping this, its excellent.
December 30, 2010 - Incredibly smooth. Still plenty of fruit, but would consume in the next year or two.
March 23, 2009 - Very tasty syrah. Strong note of juicy blackberry pie without extracted sweetness and hints of mocha dancing around in the background. Had a couple of glasses left for day 2, and this turned into more of a blackberry liqueur without being syrupy or too weighty. A lovely wine for bringing big syrah flavors without having too much of anything, even in spite of lacking some complexity.
July 23, 2008 - Dark, rich berry nose with some alcohol detected and tobacco notes. Velvety mouthfeel with rounded fruit flavors and chocolate finish. Tannins round out the mouthfell perfectly. (Wife got rhubarb in the nose.)
July 6, 2008 - beautiful wine...smells like blueberry pie.