May 6, 2024 - Note de passage pour les attentes.
Bon malgré qu'il manque de complexité. Très bien qu'on ne sente pas l'alcool. Pas de wow
Je préfère le zin de Caymus de loin!
Ce vin serait préférable en mangeant. Accompagne bien le cigare.
April 10, 2024 - Slow ox x1hour. Enjoyed over 5-6 more.
Typical Pesenti profile most of the night. Bright red fruit, lots of acidity and spice. 93 til hour 5 of air.
End of the night, acidity and alcohol come to the forefront and take over. Very hard to like it at that point, more like battery acid......86 then. This one obviously needs some bottle time. If popping one now, drink it in the first 2-3 hours.
February 25, 2024 - Drinking kinda tight right now- not young per se but tighter than 3 months ago after a 90 minute decant. Acidity is front and center unlike the last time I opened a bottle. Plenty of fruit as well, so drinking more like a Pinot. If you like Pinot, then enjoy! I will be holding for another 6 months before opening another bottle.
February 6, 2024 - This one drinks so well young that it is hard to keep my hands off!
January 13, 2024 - First bottle of this vintage. It drinks like earlier vintages of this wine that I have had. It was open in a restaurant for about 45 minutes with no decant. It might be even better with a decant and/or time aging in the Wine Room. However, it is very good right now. I would describe it as a "classic" Zinfandel. It is dialed back just a bit from the fruity end of the scale that many Zins exhibit.
November 29, 2023 - opened for thanksgiving, did not really get the opportunity to evaluate but very good.
November 26, 2023 - (Tasted at the winery) Egads, this is good. A mouthful of wine that the Pesenti Vineyard often offers. Big, yet balanced, with a more spicy nature than usual. Begs for prime rib or BBQ burger. Drink 2024 to 2030, possibly longer. Worth Seeking Out.
September 27, 2023 - Red fruit with orange notes and some spice notes
September 15, 2023 - Great! Drinking better than I expected without a decant. Energetic. Bright. Fun. Excellent consistency year after year from this vineyard.
September 1, 2023 - Ruby in the glass. Fresh berry pie on the nose. Bursts in the mouth with bright berry flavors overlaying a sour, fairly acidic palate.