On PnP, earthy, white pepper, floral and vegetal, with only minor sour cherry. Elegant and otherwise balanced, but a bit bitter and astringent. My initial thought was Bordeaux from a hot year.
Gave the next glass 30 min after a bottle shake decant. The astringency is gone but still bitter, more fruit on the palate.
After 2 hrs, this settled down into what it is. It’s good for what it is, but this is more earthy than fruity/floral. It needed food to show its best, but that, unfortunately, was not in the cards today.
The Trespass wines are a confounding enigma for me, some drink well young, some don’t, some need air, some don’t, some need age, some don’t, some need some combination of the above, some need luck on the day you open them. If you’ve figured out the combination, let me know.
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The oldest Trespass to date and brought to the palooza tonight by yours truly. Pnp'd and enjoyed over the next 3-4 hours. Needs no special handling, it's fabulous from the start. Great floral component and mouth feel from the beginning. A great way to start the evening! Red fruited, smooth texture in the mouth. Held together quite well.
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Pop and pour, followed over two hours out of the bottle. Dark, lush berries on the nose with white pepper, charred wood, and leather.
Really nice on the palate; same flavors as on the nose with a well-balanced, velvety mouth feel that envelops the front and mid palate and gives a finish of 20+ seconds. Last bottle reflects a bit of variation as this is significantly better, though the flavors do begin deteriorating towards the end of the window. Certainly good through 2021-22 as a pop and pour
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Nose is non descript but not tight. Light on the palate, this is in there back nine of its life and I’ll drink remaining bottles during 2019.
Bit of dark and kirsch cherry with white pepper on the edge. Went very well w salmon and ling cod tonite; Would go equally well with poultry of any sort, but would not pair this with red or braised meats. Drink up.
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Uncorked an allowed to breathe for an hour. Very similar to last tasting but Im tempted to let my remaining bottles sit and retry in ‘19, then determine whether to finish off or if They can last longer.
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Tight nose right out of the bottle, even w when decanted, but shows some muted dark fruits, crushed gravel and tea leaves with an hour of air.
Coats the palette with a fine, Dusty satin finish. This seems to be more of a Bordeaux blend than a cab Franc And while it’s drinking very well at present, I’d recommend drinking this vintage no later than 2019.
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What a difference a year makes. Poured into a decanter and followed over 2 hours, the wine carries a solid grip on the stems.
Green notes have all disappeared. Nose shows glycerin, flavored tobacco, vanilla and spices. Mouthfeel is pure satin with a lovely front-palate coating that allows the rich berry flavors to linger for a solid 25-30 seconds. For someone who likes fruit-forward wines this still has another 1-2 years to fully integrate but is in a lovely place right now.
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Coravin'd a large glass, followed over 90 minutes. Tight and tanning with many green notes that put me off a bit. Improved with time; will retry with 2+ hours of air before tasting.
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4/6/2024 - Geaux Tigers wrote: 90 Points
On PnP, earthy, white pepper, floral and vegetal, with only minor sour cherry. Elegant and otherwise balanced, but a bit bitter and astringent. My initial thought was Bordeaux from a hot year.
Gave the next glass 30 min after a bottle shake decant. The astringency is gone but still bitter, more fruit on the palate.
After 2 hrs, this settled down into what it is. It’s good for what it is, but this is more earthy than fruity/floral. It needed food to show its best, but that, unfortunately, was not in the cards today.
The Trespass wines are a confounding enigma for me, some drink well young, some don’t, some need air, some don’t, some need age, some don’t, some need some combination of the above, some need luck on the day you open them. If you’ve figured out the combination, let me know.
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12/31/2022 - Decanting Queen Likes this wine: 92 Points
Last 2 days of 2022 Naples-palooza; 12/30/2022-12/31/2022 (Casa Mark1npt): This wine is holding up nicely and the fruit is still going strong. Unlike Mark, I found this quite astringent and tannic with a bitter note on the back end at pnp. Better after some more air.
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12/31/2022 - Mark1npt Likes this wine: 95 Points
The oldest Trespass to date and brought to the palooza tonight by yours truly. Pnp'd and enjoyed over the next 3-4 hours. Needs no special handling, it's fabulous from the start. Great floral component and mouth feel from the beginning. A great way to start the evening! Red fruited, smooth texture in the mouth. Held together quite well.
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3/17/2019 - davidandrose Likes this wine: 92 Points
Pop and pour, followed over two hours out of the bottle. Dark, lush berries on the nose with white pepper, charred wood, and leather.
Really nice on the palate; same flavors as on the nose with a well-balanced, velvety mouth feel that envelops the front and mid palate and gives a finish of 20+ seconds. Last bottle reflects a bit of variation as this is significantly better, though the flavors do begin deteriorating towards the end of the window. Certainly good through 2021-22 as a pop and pour
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9/30/2018 - davidandrose Likes this wine: 91 Points
Nose is non descript but not tight. Light on the palate, this is in there back nine of its life and I’ll drink remaining bottles during 2019.
Bit of dark and kirsch cherry with white pepper on the edge. Went very well w salmon and ling cod tonite; Would go equally well with poultry of any sort, but would not pair this with red or braised meats. Drink up.
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2/8/2018 - davidandrose Likes this wine: 91 Points
Uncorked an allowed to breathe for an hour. Very similar to last tasting but Im tempted to let my remaining bottles sit and retry in ‘19, then determine whether to finish off or if They can last longer.
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10/29/2017 - davidandrose Likes this wine: 91 Points
Tight nose right out of the bottle, even w when decanted, but shows some muted dark fruits, crushed gravel and tea leaves with an hour of air.
Coats the palette with a fine, Dusty satin finish. This seems to be more of a Bordeaux blend than a cab Franc And while it’s drinking very well at present, I’d recommend drinking this vintage no later than 2019.
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12/14/2016 - davidandrose Likes this wine: 93 Points
What a difference a year makes. Poured into a decanter and followed over 2 hours, the wine carries a solid grip on the stems.
Green notes have all disappeared. Nose shows glycerin, flavored tobacco, vanilla and spices. Mouthfeel is pure satin with a lovely front-palate coating that allows the rich berry flavors to linger for a solid 25-30 seconds. For someone who likes fruit-forward wines this still has another 1-2 years to fully integrate but is in a lovely place right now.
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12/8/2015 - davidandrose Likes this wine:
Coravin'd a large glass, followed over 90 minutes. Tight and tanning with many green notes that put me off a bit. Improved with time; will retry with 2+ hours of air before tasting.
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9/12/2015 - GSisler wrote: 88 Points
Early to drink. Be sure to let it breathe.
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