4/22/2024 - PasoWallaWill wrote:

Needs more time.

4/14/2024 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine:

Chez Francois Pahlmeyer Wine Dinner.

Wow! This is stunning. Pop and pour way too early but still beautiful right off. You can taste vanilla and cassis on the first sip. As it opened black fruits and the grip on the end emerged.

4/14/2024 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine:

If I tasted this blind I could identify this as a a California Pinot. Dark color. Big fruit and spice. Really tasty!
Unfortunately this is the swan song for their Pinot.

4/14/2024 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine:

Very well made. Pale yellow color. Faint nose but maybe too cold. There is definitely an oaky mid palate which is not my favorite but this is well integrated. Flavors of honeysuckle, lemon, and smoke. Rich mouthfeel and crispy acidity. Finish is very nice.

4/7/2024 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine:

Pale yellow color. Floral, peachy nose. Flavors of white peach and lemon. Moderate body and acidity. Medium finish.

4/4/2024 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine:

Wow. What a pleasurable wine. Decanted two hours. Translucent purple- ruby color. Dark red fruit and heat on the nose. Black raspberry and hints of plum on the palate. Full body with baking spices on the finish. Just terrific!

3/24/2024 - PasoWallaWill Does not like this wine:

My family had this at a restaurant. The sommelier seemed to be pushing this wine. I am open minded and agreed.
I could not detect any nose from my glass, over an hour of sipping this.. Dark burgundy color. Weak notes of cranberry and some acidity with a short finish. I asked my family to describe a flavor that they detected and no one could name one, so it wasn’t just me. Very disappointed.

3/6/2024 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine:

Muted nose. This wine is neither simple nor complex. There is a core of dark fruit and toast. The finish is long and pleasant.

2/24/2024 - PasoWallaWill wrote:

Pleasant knows of dark fruits. After a three hour decant, this had flavors of black cherries and black raspberries. The finish was soft, but it had excellent finesse and balance.

2/10/2024 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine:

This was way better on night two. The flavors are more precise. Vivid red cherry, strawberry and tea flavors. Reminds me of a Vosne village level wine that I had recently. Just damn tasty!

1/29/2024 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine:

Drank over two nights. It was best, even pleasant, at the end of the second night. It seemed a little musty. I could not pair it with food.
In all my years of drinking this wine, my only somewhat negative experience.

12/26/2023 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine:

Night two notes. Black fruits are dominant with silky tannins and vanilla on the finish.

10/7/2023 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine:

This was better on night two. Really nice finish with supple tannins.

9/12/2023 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine:

Vinnut is all over it ! Great Review. I concur .

8/12/2023 - PasoWallaWill Does not like this wine:

This a crowd pleaser but not a fine wine. I opened it several hours before tasting it, thinking that I would have it with a filet. This is not that kind of wine. No nose. Cloying, muddy, syrupy flavors. No front, mid or back palate flavors. 14.7% alcohol at least! Non vintage right after the 2020 fires? Buy it as a cellar defender for your sweet wine drinking friends or chill it.

7/4/2023 - PasoWallaWill Does not like this wine:

Little nose. Awkward, lean with some weak black cherry notes.

7/2/2023 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine:

Opened 3 hours prior. Nose of black raspberry and black cherry. Flavors of black cherry and acidity. Not a long finish.

Four hours in this has turned to unctuous cherry flavors.

Another hour and the tannins have emerged and the flavors are of black cherry.

5/23/2023 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine:

Slightly rich mouthfeel. Flavors of green apple and lemon.Good acidity and balance. Very tasty.
A nice summer sipper!

4/30/2023 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine:

Wife loves it! Classic Pinot Noir flavor and nose.

3/30/2023 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine:

Nose of dark fruit. Black raspberry flavors and very grippy tannins.Great QPR.

3/28/2023 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine:

Needs time or long decant. With a short decant, dark toasty flavors over power the dark black raspberry fruit. I am going to wait two years on the rest.

3/17/2023 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine:

Nose of Eucalyptus and plum. Dark fruit flavors. Cranberry grip at the end.

8/28/2022 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine:

Very tight. Try again in five years.

7/23/2022 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine:

On the fragrant nose are peach and tropical fruits. Flavors of lemon, and minerality. Long finish. A trusted sommelier said it was one of the best Sauvignon Blancs he has ever had.

6/16/2022 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine:

We had this Patricia Green declassified wine from 2020. Nose and color are great. There is a certain plush silky flavor of black cherry and black raspberry, that emerges in mid palate. I really don’t taste any taint, but the finish is shorter and might have a hint of it, as well as lacking a little acidity. But Pinot often has a smoky note, right? Definitely makes me want to buy some of their better vineyards in a good vintage. Worth the $18 that I spent per bottle. I bought a case after the first sampling a year ago. Glad I was able to support them a little as well as have this experience.
Rating is trimmed for the possible flaw at the end, but a nice tasting and educational experience.

6/11/2022 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine:

Really good. Profound nose of dark fruits, eucalyptus and sage. Flavors that reflect many vineyards with dark fruits and spice. Medium finish.

3/4/2022 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine:

Unusual orange/ peach color. Good balance and mouthfeel. Almost like a dry Sauvignon Blanc.

1/15/2022 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine:

Night two after a 4 hour decant and reseal. Simple at first, but the nose, upfront flavors and grip emerge ater two hours open. My last half glass is the best. Optimistic for the future, although it seems awkward now. I think this is too young to judge. I will wait a few years on the rest of this case. Numeric rating based on the final glass.

1/7/2022 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine:

Amazing, profound nose of smoke, bacon fat and black fruits. Dark and red fruits, green olive that fades with air, soft finish. I could just sniff it all night and get pleasure.

11/9/2021 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine:

Wow, this is open for business now! Light ruby color with a vivid nose of smoke, cherry and bacon fat. Pronounced flavors of light smoke, black cherry and strawberry. Plush mouthfeel. Long flavorful finish of cherries with almost zero tannins. How many more do I have left wine.

10/29/2021 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine:

Nose of alcohol, briar and black cherry.
Upfront rich flavors of spice, black cherry and plums.
Initially, some bacon fat that diisipates with air on the midpalate.
Soft medium finish.

10/12/2021 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine:

A little heat upon opening that dissipates over a half hour. Turns smooth with black cherry flavors and long finish.

8/16/2021 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine:

Very dry. Nice balance and acidity. Grapefruit and green apple flavors. Went well with light fish dinner.

7/15/2021 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine:

Very good Merlot based wine.

7/10/2021 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine:

I agree 100% with Vagenius below. Really nice at this point.

7/9/2021 - PasoWallaWill wrote:

Nice nose of peaches and orange blossoms. Palate is light bodied and herbaceous with grapefruit flavors. Medium acidity. No tannins but the light flavor lingers.

7/3/2021 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine:

Huge nose of black raspberry, dark fruits and smoke. Big mid palate flavors of black cherry, blackberry, briar, and oregano. Soft tannins.

6/21/2021 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine:

Very good Zinfandel. Well balanced, but big flavors of blackberry, black raspberry, bramble, herbs and graphite. Long finish.

5/25/2021 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine:

Flavorful finish. Perhaps lacking in acidity.

10/4/2021 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine:

This is still young but quite nice. Medium plum color. Muted nose of flowers and red fruits. Flavors of black cherry and a little smokey oak. Soft tannins.

5/8/2021 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine:

Wonderfull nose of black raspberry, minerality and bacon fat. Similar muted flavors with some lively acidity. The grip lengthens with time as well. Very nice mature Pinot!

4/27/2021 - PasoWallaWill wrote:

This used to be one of our favorite wines and at a higher price point. This is nowhere close but just ok. Lots of plum and bramble overpowered by alcohol. Short finish. This is what happens when holding companies buy out creative , driven innovators. Mediocrity or worse.

3/24/2021 - PasoWallaWill Does not like this wine:

This is what I don’t like about California Pinot Noir. It often tastes sweet, spicy, dark fruited, astringent and Syrah like.

3/24/2021 - PasoWallaWill Does not like this wine:

Golden yellow color. Nice upfront flavors lead to a grassy off putting mid palate. Caramel finish. Tastes and looks more like a mis labeled Albariño Good acidity.

1/22/2021 - PasoWallaWill wrote:

Profound nose of black raspberry and spice. Black raspberries and black cherry fruits on the palate.

1/22/2021 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine:

Citris apricot nose. Nice rich mouthfeel with apricot and peach flavors. Super long finish.

1/16/2021 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine:

Still a profound nose, of bright fruits now. Mid-palate of black cherry, strawberry, and spice. Some tension in the finish yet. It seems to me that 2022 on, will be best for this wine.

12/24/2020 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine:

We had two bottles over two nights for four people. We loved it so much the first night I went back and got another bottle.

No other white wine could follow this up, it had such intensity.

Great value.

12/14/2020 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine:

Nice nose of licorice and red fruit. Flavors of black raspberry, leather and tar. Medium grip on the finish.

Night two notes: This has developed very nicely with vivid flavors of cherries and chocolate with a leather finish. Really nice! This was really my first experience with a well aged Brunello. Awesome!

12/12/2020 - PasoWallaWill Likes this wine:

Really in a good place now. Night two notes tba.