January 21, 2024 - Walkaround tasting so just short notes: Red and dark berries, good acidity, the tannin is a little more sticky than the 2019. Try around 2027.
December 23, 2023 - Barnsley Gardens 12/23/2023
December 8, 2023 - opaque, dark red, purple hue
yum, fruit, but not big or bold
yum, fruit, berries
very dry
long nice finish
2019 is better right now 2020 needs more time.
October 31, 2023 - young and very good now. ripe black & blue fruits
May 14, 2023 - Decant. Initial notes at 1/2 hour; consumed between 1 1/2 and 2 hours. Purple, slightly lighter at rim. Dark fruits on the nose. Dark fruits on the full bodied, low acid, slightly sweet (but not unpleasant) palate. With airing, cedar on the nose. Full bodied, concentrated sweet dark fruits. In short, this is a very good wine which, tasted blind, could be identified as a CA merlot. It is not. however. what I look for in Bordeaux. It is young, and perhaps with time more will develop. Still, quite decent and undoubtedly a crowd pleaser. (88-89). Addendum: 15 days later, stored in frig with vac-u-vin in a 1/2 bottle, still drinking well.
May 13, 2023 - Chocolate-covered blueberries and blackberries provide good complexity.
January 23, 2023 - Dry. Leather and tobacco, unsweetened strawberry.
November 18, 2022 - subtle nose, balanced but definitely tannic, with fruit and pepper. some mineral. A LOT going on here.