3/17/2013 - B-Love Likes this wine:

Surprisingly good for drinking it this early.

3/10/2013 - B-Love wrote:

Had with Board members Jeff and Kenney.

2/9/2013 - B-Love Likes this wine:

Had with Jeff and wife the night of Winter Storm Nemo. also poured 2008 Greer and 2007 Scarecrow.

On first pour, the RBS tasted similar to an aged Bordeaux: very smooth mouthfeel, secondary characteristics and a nice long finish. Both Jeff and I were pleasantly surprised. But there was one thing missing...structure. I think this will please most drinkers but for how long? I think this should be consumed over the next 3-5 years...but boy, was it yummy.

2/8/2013 - B-Love Likes this wine:

Nice fruit, nice acid. I really like this.

2/8/2013 - B-Love Likes this wine:

Brought to Gabriele's in Greenwich for "Steak Club". This was firing on all cylinders. Not over the top ripe...a nice balance of structure and fruit.

1/20/2013 - B-Love wrote:

No formal notes, but I did decant this for 5.5 hours and consumed over next 3 hours. This is really good...and will get soo much better. Have 2 more bottles plus a magnum. Magnum will be good for 10-15 years easy!

1/12/2013 - B-Love wrote:

Opened and poured into glass to sit for an hour before sipping. Lush with nice fruit. Structure is still there even after 7 years. This will last for another 5-7 years. Only quibble is that I'd prefer the nose be more sexy...but I guess after having a few Bordeaux and Abreu wines I've been spoiled.

12/26/2012 - B-Love Likes this wine:

Yum!

12/26/2012 - B-Love wrote:

Had with beef tenderloin, garlic-rosemary fingerlings.

Poured first glass and let it sit until dinner was ready...about 45 minutes. Not much of a bouquet. Big wine but not heavy. Oak, cola, fruit. Not fully there yet.

12/24/2012 - B-Love Likes this wine:

Decanted for 3 hours and consumed over 2.6 hours. Served with surf-n-turf (bone-in strip steak and shrimp). This is really good stuff...especially for the price.

12/13/2012 - B-Love wrote:

No formal notes, however the last sip was the best.

12/8/2012 - B-Love wrote:

I knew this wine needed more time as compared to cuvée Moriah or Walker Vine Hill but what the heck, I have 4 bottles.

Tight, a hair disjointed on the first night...opened up the next afternoon. I would either decant for 4-5 hours or wait a year or two for it to all come together.

12/6/2012 - B-Love Likes this wine:

Tart, cherry Pinot with nice acidity. Opened at 4:30 and had one glass. Went to a networking event and come back 5 hours later. Wine filled out some which shows this easily can lay sideways for a few years and be even better. Not sure if I'll wait that long...but I'll wait at least a year.

12/1/2012 - B-Love wrote:

Great fruit. Silky texture. Nice long life ahead of it but oh so yummy now.

12/1/2012 - B-Love Likes this wine:

Opened at work to Christen our move to the new office. Way too early. Finally started getting going at the 3 hour mark. This will be a good one...in 4 years!

11/26/2012 - B-Love Likes this wine:

Way too early but had to try. Wait a year.

11/25/2012 - B-Love wrote:

Disappointing

11/18/2012 - B-Love wrote:

Young wine but quite tasty now with lots of air. Will hold my remaining 3 bottles minimum a year.

11/7/2012 - B-Love wrote:

Decanted 4 hours and served with beef stew. Big, massive wine with sweet tannins.. No doubt this will last a decade or more. I think it will be rockin' in 3-4.

11/2/2012 - B-Love wrote:

Really nice. Definitely can age another 4-7 years..but I really enjoyed this now.

10/30/2012 - B-Love wrote:

Way too young but drank anyway. Very floral. Nice acid. Good fruit. Three years would serve this well.

10/28/2012 - B-Love wrote:

Ripe ripe. Way too ripe, as other Lewis Cabernets seem to be. not my cup of tea.

10/21/2012 - B-Love wrote:

Was at its best at last sip...3.5 hours in. A year's wait would be best.

10/20/2012 - B-Love wrote:

Can taste the quality of the fruit and how well it's made...but this needs more time. Wait two years.

I will admit this is one of the better QPRs out there. 93+ for now.

10/13/2012 - B-Love wrote:

Great fruit. Not heavy. Beautiful finish. Just a tad hot. Kinda diggin this but don't think it's a very long lived Pinot.

10/7/2012 - B-Love wrote:

Really liked this. Finish wasn't as long as I would have liked but a nice bottle of wine.

10/1/2012 - B-Love wrote:

Decanted 3 hours. Need more...but was still quite good. Hold 2 more years or decant 4-5 hours.

9/28/2012 - B-Love wrote:

Shared with Jeff and Kenney. Had 2005 Pavie and 1998 LMHB, too, and served with grilled bone-in ribeye and grilled tenderloin. Abreu rocked. That nose. That fruit. Beautiful tannins. Awesome structure. Length. A complete wine. Best I've had all year..

9/23/2012 - B-Love wrote:

Really opened up after an hour in the glass. Had with beef stew...a good pairing.

9/18/2012 - B-Love wrote:

Wait. Tons of structure. Will be better in 2-3 years....or decant 4 hours if drinking now.

9/7/2012 - B-Love wrote:

My last bottle. Really nice for the $$$.

9/3/2012 - B-Love wrote:

Not bad especially for the price. I'd hold for two more years then consume at your leisure.

9/3/2012 - B-Love wrote:

Average. Lots of oak. Can smell the alcohol thru the fruit. Big brother is a far better wine.

8/17/2012 - B-Love wrote:

Drank over two nights. No notes, but quite good. Will gracefully get better over the next 5-7 years

8/17/2012 - B-Love wrote:

drank over two nights. no notes, but quite good. can definitely age 5-7 years.

8/17/2012 - B-Love wrote:

Had this along side a 1989 Lynch Bages...and the Araujo showed better. Full, mouthcoating, spice box, nice oak treatment, pencil shavings, black fruits and a little chocolate. This was really good. Beautiful deep color, too.

8/3/2012 - B-Love wrote:

Yum!

7/18/2012 - B-Love wrote:

Needs more time.

7/8/2012 - B-Love wrote:

Drinking better than the last bottle. Not bad with grilled rock of lamb.

7/2/2012 - B-Love wrote:

Consumed with Rob Grossman. Damn this is good!

7/2/2012 - B-Love wrote:

3 hour decant. Drinking very well. Nice, long finish.

6/24/2012 - B-Love wrote:

Drank before heading to Atlanta. Not bad but would be better next year. Most Pomariums are that way...better with a little age on it.

6/16/2012 - B-Love wrote:

Has closed down. DO NOT DRINK FOR 3 YEARS!

6/16/2012 - B-Love wrote:

Settle down from release. Was drinking nicely.

6/2/2012 - B-Love wrote:

Drinking fine

5/25/2012 - B-Love wrote:

PnP. Drank over 5 hours. Last sip was best which suggests a year sideways would nicely rewarded.

5/16/2012 - B-Love wrote:

Sit on these. Not quite ready yet. Still quite tight.

5/9/2012 - B-Love wrote:

Light and refreshing

5/9/2012 - B-Love wrote:

Just plain yummy!

5/6/2012 - B-Love wrote:

Nothing from Garys' compares to the utterly awesome 2005, but this wasn't too bad. No real notes but a solid 92...but it was substantially better on the last sip.

My take..hold for 12-18 months. This should get to a 94.