June 18, 2017 - A little over the hill
December 3, 2015 - Ripe and quite warm fruit. Decent amount of oak still present on the nose. Alcohol a bit too noticable as well. With that said, it's still a decent bottle of wine.
November 7, 2014 - Deep dark center, red rim with some signs of age.
Meaty black cherries, balsam, plums and blueberries, a little cooked, some jasmine, crushed stems.
Dry, a bit reserved still, plums and stewed cherries, stones, good acidity, lower tannins, good length.
Still seems like this needs 2 more years. Probably has the fruit to last.
October 17, 2014 - Bigger and bolder than expected. Drinking well now, but will last a few more years.
November 24, 2012 - Palate: black fruit under oak, red licorice, spicy, cherry, smoky
Palate: delicious, strawberry, black cherry, charred wood, silky, noticeable alcohol, finish tastes like iron. Bigger than I would expect a pinot noir to be.
July 2, 2012 - Medium to full-bodied, nice red fruit, but not overwhelming amount. Plums jump out of the glass. A big, bold mouthful, viscous. Perfectly balanced. No particular items were spectacular, but the whole package put together was wonderful.
March 2, 2012 - Lots of perfume on the nose and a hint of earth. Taste was big, bold, and ripe red fruit, just a total mouthful of it. Soft tannins. I have to say that when I first drank it I found it very seductive, but the more I drank, I found it a little bit exhausting. A hair too much fruit for my taste, but that is more of just a style thing.
May 23, 2011 - Smooth with balanced fruit
November 1, 2010 - Very good
June 26, 2010 - Pinot Days 2010 - Santa Lucia Highlands, Santa Rita Hills and Santa Maria Valley Seminar (Fort Mason, San Francisco, California): Medium dark cherry red color with pale meniscus; floral, hibiscus, rosehips, spice nose; tart red fruit, spicy cherry, roses, rosehips, hibiscus palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish (vineyard planted in 1996 to 14 different clones; organic and densely planted; needs 2 to 3 years)