4/25/2024 - beau11 wrote:

I find that the key to schrader is to slow ox. With air most become disjointed but stay beautiful with a slow ox. This wine really opened up at 3 hours. Full bodied and rich with nice acidty and some earthiness. There is a thickness which keeps it from getting a higher score

3/9/2024 - beau11 wrote:

Snooth dark fruit. No hardedges.

2/24/2024 - beau11 wrote:

Weird. Still tannin but fruit was stewed. Just not very good

2/23/2024 - beau11 wrote:

This bottle was overtly sweet. Tannin/acidity gone. Atypical cab taste. Not great

1/6/2024 - beau11 wrote:

Initially tight with no nose, but after decanting for 30 mins it started to open up. Drank over 2 hours and it continued to become richer and sweeter. Sweet blackberry and cherry. This is in a good spot.

1/6/2024 - beau11 wrote:

Intoxicating nose of anise, currant, and sweet caramel. We drank a few glasses and recorked and drank the rest the next day. A richer and more concentrated example of monte bello with lots of cassis, spice and earthy notes. Very precise with no hard edges. A great showing. .

1/6/2024 - beau11 wrote:

Fantastic. Very sweet nose of raspberry, strawberry and cotton candy. Wine is rich, sweet, silky with a nice finish. Despite the richness it is still very light with no heaviness. Surprisingly approachable already.

1/5/2024 - beau11 wrote:

Drink up. At peak. Nice rich flavors, No acidity, Marmalade, oily

12/9/2023 - beau11 wrote:

What stands out is the amazing balance and silky texture of this wine. It is amazingly light with no hard edges. This wine is open and ready for business after a decant

11/4/2023 - beau11 wrote:

Upside surprise. Epened for wife. Cork in. 24 hrs later. Nice structure. Black cherry, tobacco very noticeable. Midpalate slight bitterness follows into a nice finish

10/27/2023 - beau11 wrote:

Rich cassis and blueberry. The wine has years to go with ample fruit.

6/8/2023 - beau11 wrote:

Amazing nose. Crazy complexity. Pungent complex nose of strawberry, leather, hay cigar box, freeze dried wild blueberries. Great mouthfeel. Sour cherry, blueberry hints.

This wine has evolved beyond expectations. Great wine.

6/8/2023 - beau11 wrote:

Nose is limestone, moss, strawberry, nutmeg. Palate medium body, cherry, bumbleberry. Finish is long but dry and midpalate lacks some persistence.

4/15/2023 - beau11 wrote:

Beautiful wine. Lots of delicious cassis, blackberry and cherries. Lots of sweet fruit but relative to other vintages less oak and more balance, less opulence. Definitely needs a good 60-90 mins to really express itself.

4/15/2023 - beau11 wrote:

Really great elizabeth. Silky texture with a great mouthfeel. Delicious on the palate. Rich but light. Lots of red fruit. Distinct orange peel, raspberry cherry. Amazing finish.

3/3/2023 - beau11 wrote:

Great pinot. Probably the best aubert ive had. Layers and layers of rich fruit (raspberry, strawberry, cranberry), yet maintains freshness and a lightness, which takes this to another level.

12/10/2022 - beau11 wrote:

Really nice flavors of lemon curd, honeysuckle and flowers. Full of flavor and still with youthful structure

11/11/2022 - beau11 wrote:

I think this saxum 2019 lineup is awesome. Probably the best padrewski ive had. Open and ready to drink already. Rich dark fruits with some spices andsoft tannin.

11/11/2022 - beau11 wrote:

Pure raspberry on the nose. Amazing ripe fruit but fresh and light. Lots of raspberry, strawberry spices and slight earth. Overall silky, light profile but rich flavors. Decant for a few hours and you will love it

9/29/2022 - beau11 wrote:

I was blown away by this wine. Initially very soft but builds in richness and complexity as it opens. What stood out was the smooth and rich palette with no heaviness or overextraction. The flavors are of blackberry, raspberry cream, tobacco and caramel are delicious.

9/29/2022 - beau11 wrote:

Bright floral nose. Rich on the palette with some remaining tannin and slight bitterness on the finish. This is nice now but given the fruit/tannin profilewill be amazing in 5-10 years.

9/24/2022 - beau11 wrote:

This was a very interesting wine. Initially soft but remarkable depth to the fruit. The finish was very long and built with time.

9/24/2022 - beau11 wrote:

9/22. 98. Coravin very well made with great symmetry. Lots of blackberry and unripened cherry with soft but mouth coating tannin. Amazingly long finish

8/20/2022 - beau11 wrote:

At the beginning of the drinking window. Really well balanced wine with minerality, incense, flowers.

7/23/2022 - beau11 wrote:

WOW. What an amazing wine. Drank over 2 days. First and foremost what stands out is the silky, sexy texture with absolutely delicious fruit. The wine is very rich but surprisingly fresh, but this is definitely on the rich end of the spectrum. Blackberry and blueberry, with tart cherry and some smoked meats on the palate with very silky tannin

7/23/2022 - beau11 wrote:

Beautiful easy to drink with loads of lemon, lemon zest, flowers with some salinity. Richly textured with nice acidity and fully resolved tannin.

7/15/2022 - beau11 wrote:

I was expecting this to be way too early but its drinking well with a decant. Its a well integrated soft, feminine wine with silky tannin. There isnt a lot of midpalate depth but there are no flaws. If you want to stay in the family, the mascot for a fraction of the price is better imo.

7/15/2022 - beau11 wrote:

Very dark in color. Big brawny wine with loads of mouth coating tannin and lots of ripe dark cherry, raspberry and cocoa. The finish lasts forever. Had a glass day 2 and there was no change. Great wine that has decades of evolution in front of it.

7/15/2022 - beau11 wrote:

This is a bright wine with ripe flavors of cassis, blood orange and some oak. There is some tension despite the ripe fruit and its lacking some depth.

5/6/2022 - beau11 wrote:

Drinking well already. Beautiful core fruit mainly strawberry and cherry influence. Feel like this one relative to others vintages is less acidic and more approachable.

3/25/2022 - beau11 wrote:

Red cherry, bright fruits and a light feel despite the nice concentration.

3/25/2022 - beau11 wrote:

Agree w schiffy. I wouldn’t say this bottle was flabby but its just not delicious as the best auberts. Slight smokiness detracted

3/24/2022 - beau11 wrote:

Drinking well already. Dense blue and black fruits, vanilla, and slight roasted meats with a very light mouthfeel.

3/19/2022 - beau11 wrote:

Won Blind tasting hands down against some tough competition 82 margaux, 90 la cappelle, 12 hundred acre, 01 bond melbury, 07 hidden ridge. The chave was so light, ethereal and balanced with rich raspberry, blueberry and cherry with spices and nice minerality.

2/26/2022 - beau11 wrote:

This wine is about structure and balance. Definitely old world style. I would give this wine another 5 years

2/25/2022 - beau11 wrote:

Just an amazing wine. Amazing purity of fruit. Sweet blueberry, blackberry and cassis flavors with hints of spice and incense, in perfect balance with a nice long finish. While there is ample fruit this bottle had enough acidity to keep the wine fresh

2/24/2022 - beau11 wrote:

Probably the best 17 ive had. This has plush fruits with lots of dark cherry and some blueberry, with hints of minerality, but much less than other vintages as this is more fruit forward. You would never know this is a cool vintage as there are no green notes (nor any smoke taint). I am really impressed with the quality here and i might need to reassess and open some of these outpost’s earlier.

2/20/2022 - beau11 wrote:

Ive been holding onto this since release to see how the aubert’s/Lauren’s age. First this was an amazing wine with a rich oily profile and more pear peach flavor profile. This wine is at peak with tannin fully resolved and drinking beautifully. I would drink in the next year. What was noticeable was that there wasnt the distinctive meyer lemon taste and smell of younger Lauren’s and the question is what profile you prefer because both young and old Lauren delivers a great drinking experience.

2/20/2022 - beau11 wrote:

Nose is an intoxicating mix of red fruits, raosted meats and slight pepper. The wine has amazing balance and such pure rich fruit with no hard edges. Opened, poured a glass and recorked. Drank 16 hours later and was singing.

2/4/2022 - beau11 wrote:

Wow. I like the change in winemaking to less oak and more delineation. Very smooth yet focused minerality with peach and pear flavors. This durell is very well done with much less of the oak influence yet still bearing the full flavor profile

2/4/2022 - beau11 wrote:

Time to drink up, at or past peak. Very nice light silky mouthfeel with cherry with slight pine and oak flavors with a nice touch of sweetness. Tannin are still noticeable so drink now before fruit fades.

1/30/2022 - beau11 wrote:

Think there must be bottle variation as my previous bottle 3 years ago was sweet and overly extracted. This was pnp and was high toned, red fruits, with lots of minerality and tannin. Started to mellow and with air.

1/28/2022 - beau11 wrote:

Amazingly smooth and silky. Very tasty, med body cassis, black cherry, with a touch of minerality. What stands out is the lightness that this wine displays against the nice fruit. Tannin are ample but very sweet and while it will certainly get better as the tannin integrates, this bottle was amazing now. Interesting contrast to the 15 schrader lpv, which was more dense with deeper flavors, but more “chunky”. While this schrader bottle was nice, it was really overshadowed by the mm.

1/21/2022 - beau11 wrote:

Rich blueberry flavors upon pnp with excellent persistence. While this was opulent the tannin keeps the wine from being overdone and overextracted. Great value.

1/21/2022 - beau11 wrote:

Well made wine in a tough vintage. Good news is there wasn’t any of the green streak present in many 11’s and the wine has nice structure and balance. The wine lacked a bit in the midpalate but had a long finish. It seems to be at peak but will go well for years.

1/16/2022 - beau11 wrote:

Best calistoga i’ve tasted from rivers. Much more concentrated and richer flavors than other vintages. Red fruited profile with high acidity, but rich fruits blend nicely.

1/8/2022 - beau11 wrote:

Great purity of fruit. Impeccable balance. This is in a great spot but has plenty of years to go.

1/8/2022 - beau11 wrote:

Wellmade wine with gobs of fruit, great balance and loads of smoked meats and gaminess.

1/8/2022 - beau11 wrote:

Rich opulent wine with a great texture, lots of fruit with a touch of smokiness and pepper

1/8/2022 - beau11 wrote:

Really impressive debut. Lots of dark cherry, blackberry puree with notes of flowers, herbs and minerals.