March 2, 2024 - Slightly corked
November 21, 2018 - Notes of chocolate, boysenberry, overlay strong earth tones. Medium/Medium. Wonderful mouthfeel with a most gratifying finish.
September 6, 2015 - Full soft pinot with a lot of tasty raspberry fruit on the palate. Quite enjoyable.
August 31, 2015 - Wow, just.... wow. Crankiest bottle of wine I have opened in a long time. As in, we spent 30 minutes trying to decide whether it was corked, cooked, or just so wound up and backward that nobody in his or her right mind would knowingly open it right now. We determined it was definitely not corked - I'm no keen nose for TCA but I searched hard for a corky note and found none. Be advised instead that right now this wine is as awkward as a Model UN social mixer. It's no Burgundy ringer, and the clearly New World armature seemed like an empty auditoreum when combined with the near-total absence of fruit. Then at about the hour mark, somebody flipped a switch and the wine started to wink at us, dark plummy notes emerging out of nowhere and hinting at the grace and style that the producer is known for. I'm reaching though, because honestly this wine is about as cozy right now as a barbed wire fence. Withholding judgement, although I will say I've never liked this wine as much as I'd hoped I would.
March 2, 2015 - Darker ruby. Pungent nose of anise, black raspberry, licorice, floral notes. Delicious on the palate with nicely delineated layers of raspberry, resin, plum, brambles, earth. Moderate acidity and fairly resolved tannins. Long finish of grip-laden sweet raspberry fruit. Fairly big wine with some sense of heat on the finish.
December 19, 2014 - CORKED TO HELL
October 25, 2014 - Lots of fruit upfront, almost a little Jimmy. The earth and mushroom comes directly after swallowing. This wine is richest in the finish.
August 16, 2014 - Too bad...
June 13, 2014 - Not quite up to the last bottle, with softer fruit and more prominent acidity on the finish. Perhaps this bottle was a bit closed.
December 29, 2013 - Outstanding nose of cherry, vanilla, hint of graham cracker. The palate seemed thin by comparison and was dominated by ripe red fruit with a touch of heat on the medium finish.