May 7, 2011 - GLAD THAT I HAD BUT THE ONE BOTTLE AS NOT WORTH THE PRICE. ON THE MINERAL END OF THE SPECTRUM.
April 17, 2011 - 12.2% listed alcohol. Open since last night, served today at about 68 degrees. This is a markedly better showing than the bottle last last year, which after tasting this current bottle, the one from last year had to be flawed. This bottle today is more similar to the favorable note I posted about a year ago. There is a certain glycerine feel to the wine, but laid over that is enough drying mineral and wet stone that it all works together. Stil the same notes of tangerine and lime, but more citrusy now, a bit more cut. Finishes with tangerine skin, green apple. Pretty damn good and just too bad this wasn't the bottle we used last year in the CA versus White Burg blind tasting, as this would have showed competitively.
December 4, 2010 - California Vs Burgundy Blind (Frank Murray's Casa): Served blind. Tight nose of graham crackers and Gatorade. Odd, weak palate with some grip and butterscotch notes. This bottle was a mess. Best guess was Cali.
December 4, 2010 - Burg Dinner (CA and France--Served Blind!) (Murray Casa): I am going to call this bottle flawed. It came from my cellar and I selected it based on my last note I logged on the wine: I thought it would compete. However, something was off, as it seemed dumb, perhaps even oxidized? A bit of butter with unripe pineapple. Disappointing. I have one more bottle that I trust will be much better, as the wine showed nothing at all last night like it did the last time I had it. Got one 3rd place vote, 1 point total, and finished last.
March 6, 2010 - This is spectacular! Super fresh and stony with complex fruit and deep rivers of flavor, which Frank describes perfectly ("key lime pie, lemon, and spearmint.") Tannic grip emerges with air, powdering the finish with stone dust. I think this will be better still over the next 2-3 years if not longer. Chablis like fun from California, with an ocean breeze.
September 28, 2009 - I think this might have been an off bottle as previous bottles have been better. This one had some green notes on the finish.
June 7, 2009 - 12.2% alcohol. Key lime pie, lemon and spearmint...I can still taste the wine as I write the note. Loads of texture, liquid minerality, slate and a tangerine finish. A rich core of fruit but this is all about lots of flavor. Delicious.
May 4, 2009 - Light to medium yellow. A little bit cloudy. Fresh aromas of apple, pear, citrus, almond, and cream. Medium body, lively vibrant acidity. Medium length finish.