Nose: Dark twigs and gently spiced herbs, wet earth, and dark red and black cherries.

Palate: Dark, ripe and brooding blue fruits, deeply black earth that dominates but thankfully in a good way. The earth here melds quite nicely with the fruits. Dark graphite and an herbaceous earthiness lingers into the finish with the fruits.

Drank very true to Melka and his style, very on point. Definitely reminded me of a few of his wines that I have tasted. Brooding with a sense of softness, allowing for an easy-going and pleasurable experience on the palate.

Nose: Really stepping into the soft berries realm here, no pun intended. Lifted and fresh with a good floral intensity. Aromatic with both fun and fruity floral notes, just a touch of Jolly Ranchers.

Palate: Almost reflects the palate completely with its soft berries that gives off central coast vibes but without that pronounced neon-berry characteristic that I'm not too always too fond of. Soft high-toned berries like cranberries and softly tart cherries.

This reminded me of a bit of Realm. There's this innocent fun aspect that the wine shows on both the nose and palate.

Nose: Ripe and brooding dark red fruits. Deep, dark earth with gently spiced oak and tobacco. The ripeness of the fruits stand tall here, loud and proud.

Palate: Rich and indulgent with dark, ripe red and blue fruits with just enough acidity to keep it fresh and lifted. Black and slightly bitter minerals on the finish, with the red fruits eventually giving off a fresh flare.

Oh, this is TRB alright.. this totally scans. Thank goodness for the acidity here, otherwise this would've been just big. The creature they used for this one makes complete sense. This is a big boy. Might need tons of time for it to settle and maybe lose some baby fat. I'm not familiar with aged TRB wines.. so I don't know if they age gracefully or age like a plum.

Nose: A hint of neon but in such a airy and subtle way that provides intrigue and excitement. There’s a brooding black fruit and a deep earthiness while having an awesome freshness to it, thanks to the subtle neon notes (think Jolly Rancher or clean, bright and pure gummy notes? I know.. I'm not doing this descriptor justice).

P: Amazing balance, grace and intensity. Soft dark fruits with great depth, leading to great complexity. Both fresh and slightly ripe light and dark blue fruits. Gentle stems, river pebbles, and a gentle dusting of graphite. There is a fine threading of neon berries, giving the wine a delicate intricacy. Finally, neon berries done proper and applied correctly.. never thought I'd see the day.

Not sure why this is notably different than the its older sibling. This has a lot of similar, if not the same, notes than the '19 but this delivers in spades.

This is definitely the wine of the line up. I haven't felt like this with a wine in a while. Iron fist in a silk glove? More like a soft, supple hand in a laced glove with strong intentions.

Nose: Soft on the nose with dark blue fruits that are gently ripe and a field of damp, bare earth. Dark red fruits eventually comes out with some air.

Palate: Rich and dark with a nice swiftness. Dark fruits, shiny and even bright graphite, which seems to be providing the lift here, deep earth and dried frayed oak linger into the finish.

This is a notch better than its older sibling thanks to its lift and freshness here. Some hard swirling actually worked some magic. Another big TRB signature here, signed with thick strokes from a fountain pen, with ripe blue fruits as ink.

Nose: A light stone and mineral coating on fresh but dark red and blue fruits, gentle earth and light red flowers. A light, dried oak doesn't trail far behind the fruits.

Palate: Dark red and black brooding fruits, spiced earth with dried tree bark. Bright graphite sprinkled over dark earth. The graphite slowly turns dark into the finish. A gentle savoriness from minerals brings the earth the life.

Just so Melka-ish in all the good ways. Nice broodish character but kept in balance with the other notes. This is like Melka posting photos of his own wines on his social media, then putting the captions, "IYKYK."

Nose: Fresh and gently ripe blueberries and rainier cherries, with its touch of bright, fresh tartness - just so. Damp forest floor and gently spiced twigs, and subtle herbs amongst flowers.

Palate: A soft note of pure, bright fruity berry on the midpalate but nothing detracting. Dark black fruits blend with a dark graphite, savory earth and earthy river stones. Finishes with steeped tea and flavors clinging on to the tannin to the very end.

This will need air. Was lucky enough to get a second pour from a freshly opened bottle and it’s nothing like the first pour that has had a slow-ox treatment of around 22 hours. The pop and pour showed much closed and tighter, literally like squeezing bundle of straws into a tight grip, with each straw representing a different aspects of flavor. This could be one of those "too many cooks in the kitchen" kinda deal, but I want to give it the benefit of the doubt that it just needs some age, especially since these are only sold in magnums. It will take YEARS for that oxygen in the mag to make even the slightest dent in the wine in terms of aging. 95-96 for the slow-ox'ed bottle, and maybe like a 93-94 for the fresh bottle.

Nose: Quiet, dark blue fruits, brisk passing by of earth, and light twigs.

Palate: Surprisingly fresh dark red and black fruits, a hint of bright blueberries, savory minerals, and deep gentle earth. Love the freshness here. There is a bit of heat on the midpalate but that might be due to youth. Went quite well with an aged rib eye, as it took away any kinda harshness in the wine.

At this age, protein will help. This bottling tonight reminded me of a sprinter that tripped after the starting pistol in a track and field competition. It took some time to get back up and shake it off, but it still performed well. Don’t open yet, give it ~2-4 years before trying one. I felt like this wasn't showing its true colors just yet. 96-97+