2/4/2024 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Full nose of strawberries, powerful cherries, and hints of roses. Palate inky berries and fruit, red fruit caresses with a massive finish that goes on for minutes need it five hour decant to show its expression. The wine was wonderful with a dinner of Oso Buco, With polenta.

1/13/2024 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

First wine we had in 2024. Nose of herbal mint, crushed red berries of strawberry and fox berry. Loamy tilled soil leads to mouthwatering palate of ripe strawberries and black pepper. Minerals and herbs lead to a balanced tannic and spicy finish.

1/9/2024 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Nose of crushed red and black berries, and blueberries and notes of bacon and herbs, pain Grille. Pallet of crushed berries with stone, orchard fruit that gives with its firm tannins, a serious and long finish had with lean New York, cut steak and veggies.

9/23/2023 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

The nose is predominantly grape fruit-reserved and not expected. Has a purple popsicles smell, with herbs (thyme ) and violet flowers. The palate is minuscule fruit, acid with soft tannins. Decanted for three hours. This wine is in a dumb phase, and does not live up to it’s 98+ points Wine advocate rating. Hold off drinking my other ‘13 for another 5 years.

4/16/2023 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Wonderful wine. Fresh black cherry, black berry, plum.

1/31/2023 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Tasted after 2015–a little muted on nose, but give a Little more time in decanter or bottle it will be very good.

12/21/2019 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Decanted for 2.5 hours-bright nose of red berries and crushed stone fruits. Roses and floral notes prevail on a balanced wine. The palate follows on a tannic platform the lasts forever. Had with duck breast and fall veggies- a great wine that deserves respect for it’s 20 years in the bottle. Drank over 2 hours. Wow

2/5/2019 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Very good, but not as balanced as different years-2014. Nose is dirty like a good northern Rhône with many promisingly variable but the palate of crushed blackberries is not multidimensional as the nose. Tannins are there with too high acid, but finish not as long as you would think

7/3/2015 - Gargantua Likes this wine:

I like this vintage. Soapy almond paste and bruised pears, werid fun spiky mineral midpalate. I want to find this wine's perfect pairing.

5/3/2014 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine:

Nose of green pepper and forest floor of loamy soil. Brick brown color with full body legs of high alcohol.Palate of crushed current, black cherry, subtle anise. Long finish that is velvety and distinct with light black tea tannins. Decanted two hours before-a requirement. Can go for another 3 years of bottle age when the fruit will diminish.

9/16/2012 - Ecbatana wrote:

Wow, what a bouquet! After two-hour decant: Creme Brulee, vanilla, caramel apple. Like eating English toffee. Didn't find same delight on the palate. Light and somewhat lethargic. Some red fruits and tart cherries at first. Update: After 3+ hours this wine came together nicely. Didn't result in the lushness that I was hoping for but still provided more substance and weight than at first. Fact is that this needs more time in bottle which is true of most better made 2008's from WA state.