3/16/2024 - djarcara wrote:

Drink up. Slight reduction.

3/12/2024 - djarcara wrote:

Nice acidity. Slightly off dry. Pears, apples and lemons. Great with sushi.

12/15/2023 - djarcara Likes this wine:

Bright clear ruby color. Fragment cherry nose that carries over to the flavor palette along with raspberries, and pomegranates. Soft tannins with a medium acidity. Light body. Juicy and primary, but in a ready to drink way, especially with food. This is a fresh and easy drinking wine. Recommended.

10/8/2023 - djarcara wrote:

Slight reduction. Soft tannins. Faded red and black fruit. Subtle Christmas spice with tar, clove, and leather. Drink up!

7/21/2023 - djarcara Likes this wine:

Deep ruby color. Very fragrant nose. Medium body. Still very primary with pronounced tannins and acidity. Yet it bursts with raspberry and dark cherry flavor with a touch of orange. The juicy fruit balances the wine making for a pleasant accessibility. Yet this has another 4 or 5 years before it truly sits within it's drinking window.

7/15/2023 - djarcara Likes this wine:

Bright deep ruby color. Very fragrant floral nose. Medium body. The wine is still very primary bursting with raspberry, strawberry and cherry fruit. The acidity and tannins are quite pronounced. There is a lovely balanced elegance here, but it is at least 3 years from entering a more tamed down drinking window. Classically styled Barolo. Excellent value.

7/7/2023 - djarcara wrote:

Deep red brick color. Medium body. Red cherry nose that carries over into the palate combined with additional flavors of licorice, plum, and a touch of mushroom. The acidity and tannins are at a mid-level. The wine tastes fairly advanced for its age. Drink now and for the next 5+ years.

6/25/2023 - djarcara wrote:

Deep purple brick color. Medium body. Muted red/dark fruit with a slight funk and bell pepper on the nose. Very Cab Franc! Mild acidity. Still some forward tannins, but the fruit is definitely in the background with flavors of dark cherry, plum, strawberry and licorice. Drink now and for the next few years.

6/24/2023 - djarcara Likes this wine:

Salmon color. Fragrant floral and mineral nose. Flavors of strawberry, pear, lemon, and a touch of quince. Great vibrancy and energy. Drink now while it's fresh. Great value. A delightful wine.

6/23/2023 - djarcara wrote:

Bright ruby color. Fruity nose. Medium light body. Juicy red fruits with cherry leading the way. Medium tannins and acidity. Drink now while it's fresh and vibrant.

6/16/2023 - djarcara wrote:

Light straw color. Muted nose of apples and pears that carries over into the palate along with quince and a touch of pineapple. Vibrant with a nice acidity and freshness. Not profound, but very enjoyable, especially with food.

6/11/2023 - djarcara Likes this wine:

A very nice traditionally styled Bordeaux. Medium body with dark fruit flavors combined with a touch of cedar and tobacco. Ready to drink and an excellent value.

6/11/2023 - djarcara wrote:

Deep purple color. Muted nose. Full body. Somewhat modern in style with rich upfront dark fruit. A bit foursquare and lacking nuance. Still very primary with medium tannins. Maybe another few years age may bring out some complexity??

4/27/2023 - djarcara wrote:

Deep ruby color. Muted nose of dark fruit. Medium body. Juicy flavors of cassis, plum, dark cherry and a touch of tobacco. Still very primary and tannic. Probably a few years away from entering it's drinking window and another 10 years afterwards. Very classic Brunello. Nice wine.

4/25/2023 - djarcara Likes this wine:

Fragrant dark fruit nose. Deep purple brick color. Full body. Flavor of blackberry, cassis, spiced plum, tobacco with a touch of smokiness. Still quite tannic. The fruit is a touch forward making for balanced drinking now, but has another 10 years ahead of it. Lovely wine.

4/21/2023 - djarcara Likes this wine:

Deep ruby color. Fragrant nose of red fruit. Fresh flavors of strawberry, cranberry, and a touch of licorice. The wine is still fairly primary with pronounced tannins and acidity. But the fruit forward more modern style brings things into balance allowing for pleasant early drinking. Not a profound wine, but solidly made and enjoyable. Drink know and for the next 5 plus years.

4/14/2023 - djarcara Likes this wine:

Deep ruby red color. Very perfumed nose. Medium body. Flavors of pomegranate, cherry, and cranberry with an underlying earthiness and emerging sous bois. This is a lovely elegant wine than has a bold tannic structure and acidity. Has another 10 years ahead of it.

4/9/2023 - djarcara wrote:

Deep purple rust color. Nose of faded dark fruit with a touch of reduction. Full body. Flavors of, plum sauce, cassis, sous bois, and cedar. The tannins are surprisingly pronounced, but not sure the wine will benefit from further aging as the fruit is loosing it's freshness. The wine is very slightly on the oxidized side. But it is a great value for such an aged wine. Fun to try. Drink up within the next three years or so.

4/8/2023 - djarcara Likes this wine:

Deep ruby color. Bold pomegranate red fruit nose. Medium body. The tannins are still fairly pronounced, but there is an underlying silky soft roundedness to the wine that makes for very nice drinking now. Fresh, elegant, and juicy in a very balanced way. There is structure here to age at least another 7+ years or so. The flavor profile includes dark cherry, blackberry, blueberry, slight tobacco and clove. This is a lovely wine at a fair price.

4/1/2023 - djarcara Likes this wine:

Bright golden color. Medium body. Floral nose with a touch of butterscotch that carries through to the flavor profile. Additional flavors of quince, apple, pineapple, and ginger. Pronounced acidity suggesting another 5+ years of aging ahead.

3/5/2023 - djarcara Likes this wine:

Deep ruby color. Very fragrant nose. Red fruit flavors with a hint of tobacco and mushroom. Medium tannins and acidity. Juicy and very drinkable now, but has another three to five years before it hits its peak drinking window.

2/17/2023 - djarcara Likes this wine:

Very pale yellow color. Crisp citrus/mineral nose. Light body. Off dry, but with a pronounced acidity. Flavors of lemon, pear, green apple, pineapple and quince. Fresh and vibrant now, but has the structure to easily age another 10+ years. Great value.

1/25/2023 - djarcara Likes this wine:

This is right at it's peak drinking window. Full body with a perfumed nose of quince and pineapple. Those fragrances flow over to the palate along with butterscotch, pear, and subtle citrus. Lovely stuff.

11/30/2022 - djarcara Likes this wine:

Bright ruby color. This wine bursts with juicy red fruit with a lovely balanced acidity. Excellent with food. Drink now and over the next few years before its vibrancy is diminished.

11/29/2022 - djarcara Likes this wine:

Excellent with food. Easy drinking now with vibrant red and black fruit, but enough structure to keep another five years.

11/12/2022 - djarcara wrote:

Deep ruby red color. Vibrant nose of red fruit with a touch of vanilla. Medium body. Flavors of raspberry, cherry, blueberry, and a touch of smokiness. The wine is still very primary with a slightly juicy fruit forward profile. Drinks nicely now as the tannins and acidity are on the mild side. But there is still enough structure for at least another ~7 years of aging.

11/10/2022 - djarcara Likes this wine:

Deep purple color. Very perfumed nose of violets and dark fruit. Full body. Flavors of black current, plum, black pepper, cinnamon, combined with a nice earthiness. The tannins and acidity are still forward, but the pronounced fruit creates a balance that is pleasant to drink now and for the next 10+ years.

11/5/2022 - djarcara Likes this wine:

Purple brick color. Muted nose of dark fruit and roses. Flavors of blackberries, dark cherry, plum, tobacco, vanilla, mushroom and sous bois. Soft tannins and medium body with a slightly pronounced, but pleasant, acidity. Nicely balanced. Excellent for 31 years. Absolutely ready to drink, but no rush for the next five years.

10/22/2022 - djarcara Likes this wine:

Deep red garnet color. Very perfumed nose. Medium body. Flavors of cherry, strawberry, rose water, apricot, and plum. The wine is still very primary in flavor and has a bracing acidity combined with pronounced tannins. probably 5 years away from its drinking window an then another 10 or so from there. Excellent classic Barolo.

10/20/2022 - djarcara wrote:

Lively and energetic. Nice balance of grassy acidity combined with citrus and apple fruit. Drink now.

10/11/2022 - djarcara Likes this wine:

Muted nose of dark fruit. Deep purple color. The tannins and acidity are still fairly pronounced for a 10 year old wine. Flavors of cassis, fig, dark cherry, and a touch of vanilla dominate. Some secondary flavors of pencil shavings and tobacco are subtly emerging. A pleasure to drink now for the fruit, but there is at least another 10 years of evolution ahead. Very good value from an excellent Chateaux.

10/10/2022 - djarcara Likes this wine:

Muted nose of dark fruit with a touch of violet. Medium body. Still very primary. Flavors of currant, dark cherry, cranberry, iron, a touch of vanilla cola. The tannins and acidity are full on. Great structure and stuffing for long term aging. Excellent.

10/9/2022 - djarcara wrote:

Deep purple color. Slight bricking. Very fragrant nose of violets and lead shavings. Medium body and medium tannins. The fruit is a bit in the background and the acidity is still upfront. Black current, dark cherry, cedar and clove flavors predominate. But could use a few more years to bring things more into balance and allow the secondary flavors to further emerge. Decant for sediment.

9/10/2022 - djarcara wrote:

Brick color. Muted and slightly reduced nose of faded dark fruit. Medium body. Soft tannins, yet still some pronounced acidity. The fruit has faded into the background. Flavors of dark cherry, plum, loam, forest floor and cedar. Drink now. Decant for there is a lot of sediment.

9/9/2022 - djarcara wrote:

Lots of cherries.

9/6/2022 - djarcara wrote:

Ruby color. Fragrant floral nose. Medium body. Flavors of cherry, cranberry, white mushroom and bit of forest floor. The acidity is still fairly prominent, but the fruit has receded greatly throwing the wine a bit off balance. Not sure further aging will improve things. Drink now and for the next few years.

9/5/2022 - djarcara wrote:

Deep ruby color. Medium body. Nose of red and blue fruit. Flavors of blueberries, cherries, and raspberries. Still fairly primary, but has a great juiciness balanced by medium tannins an acidity. Drink now for its lush pleasure and freshness.

9/2/2022 - djarcara wrote:

Deep ruby color. Medium full body. Sweet floral notes on the nose. Flavors of cinnamon, clove, blackberry, dark cherry, plum, and vanilla. The wine has medium tannins and acidity, but it is a bit jammy which throws thing out of balance. Drink now and over the next 5 years.

8/22/2022 - djarcara wrote:

Deep ruby color. Muted floral nose. Flavors of dark cherry, cranberry, and blueberries. The wine is still very juicy and primary. Modern in style as it is very fruit forward. There, however, is some balance from the pronounced acidity and tannic structure. This also suggests the ability to age for another 5-8 years.

8/19/2022 - djarcara wrote:

Ruby brick color. Lightly floral perfumed nose. Medium body. Flavors of dark cherry, cranberry, apricot, cedar, and Forrest floor. The tannins and acidity are still fairly pronounced, but the fruit is a bit on the faded side. Definitely in its drinking window and has another 5+ year ahead of it depending how aged one likes their wine!

8/18/2022 - djarcara Likes this wine:

Deep golden, slightly amber color. Nose of butterscotch and gingerbread, and pear. Sweet flavors of apple, apricot, quince, butterscotch, creme brûlée, an a touch of Meyer lemon citrus. The wine has a very pronounced acidity creating a wonderful counterpoint to its lightly sweet character. There is a lot of structure to this wine which will easily allow for another 10+ years of aging. Great stuff.

8/8/2022 - djarcara Likes this wine:

Deep ruby color. Bursting red fruit nose. Medium full body. The wine is still very primary and juicy, but the upfront red fruit (not in a fruit bomb modern way) combined with mid level tannins and acidity creates a nice early drinking balance. Probably also has another 5 or 7 year ahead of it for further aging. Excellent wine and a good value.

8/5/2022 - djarcara wrote:

Brick color. Muted red fruit nose. Medium light body. Flavors of dark cherry, licorice, strawberry, and tobacco. The acidity is still very pronounced. The fruit is very restrained. Definitely in its drinking window, but not sure if further aging will improve the wine as the fruit may not hold up. I'd drink within the next ~5 years.

8/2/2022 - djarcara Likes this wine:

Sparkling ruby color. Fragrant nose of red fruit and anise. Medium light body with flavors of cherry, strawberry, anise, and white mushroom. Pronounced acidity. Just entering its drinking window and has at least another 5+ years ahead of it.

7/24/2022 - djarcara wrote:

Deep purple color. Full body. This is a big fruit forward broad shouldered wine. Rich dark fruit with mid-level tannins. A bit overly aggressive. Drinks like a new world Zin. Good with barbecue. Drink now and over the next 5 years.

7/10/2022 - djarcara Likes this wine:

Amazing nose of grass and flint. Full body. Flavors of apple, grapefruit, and quince with a bracing minerality and acidity. Great structure. Drinking well now, but has 10 years ahead of it. This is an exceptional wine at a phenomenal QPR

7/8/2022 - djarcara Likes this wine:

Full body. This is a big wine with a deep inky purple color. Rich dark fruit, black olive and iron combined with bold tannins. But, it has a nice balance for such a bold wine. Very primary now. Has 15 years ahead of it. Excellent value.

7/1/2022 - djarcara wrote:

A slightly cloudy amber color. A nose of maple sugar and walnuts. The wine has a bracing acidity combined with very pronounced tannins. Flavors of dates, walnuts, olive brine, and maple burst forth. The wine is bone dry, however. But, for a 30 year old wine I was expecting more balance to the tannic structure. A bit rough going.

6/30/2022 - djarcara Likes this wine:

Deep ruby color. Medium body. Very fragrant nose of violets, red fruit and a touch of sandalwood that carries over into the palate combined with dark cherry, cranberry and some tobacco. Still on the young side with pronounced tannins and acidity, but the slightly fruit forward profile creates a balance for pleasurable drinking now. The wine, however, has at least another 10 years ahead of it and is probably 4 or 5 years away from its optimal drinking window. Great quality for the price. A lovely wine worth seeking out.

6/26/2022 - djarcara wrote:

Dark ruby color. Medium body. Slightly smokey nose. A touch on the tannic/acidic side with restrained fruit of blueberries and blackberries. Very primary, but not a wine to necessarily put away. Yet, the wine has another 5-7+ years ahead of it. Good value, although not at 1er Cru level.