7/7/2012 - punchdown wrote:

Absolutely fabulous rich, extracted and well balanced Chardonnay. Excellent concentration of flavors, glycerin mouthfeel with enough acid to hold it together. Wish I had more.

7/7/2012 - punchdown wrote:

corked

7/7/2012 - punchdown wrote:

OK

7/7/2012 - punchdown wrote:

Much better out of the large format. Fruit was much more present than the 750ml, and it did not have pronounced reductive characteristic that the regular format had.

7/7/2012 - punchdown wrote:

Fruit was faded and there was noticeable brett. Maybe in a down/weird stage, but enjoyed much more in the fall of 2010.

1/17/2012 - punchdown wrote:

very nice with lots of life left.

1/2/2012 - punchdown wrote:

little hot and slightly reduced

1/2/2012 - punchdown wrote:

fabulous bottle.

1/2/2012 - punchdown wrote:

really enjoyed this bottle.

12/21/2011 - punchdown wrote:

Better than last bottles... needed about an hour decant to blow off funky/reductive notes... little hot... fruit came out nicely, and it paired well with smoked salmon and wild mushroom angel hair pasta.

12/21/2011 - punchdown wrote:

Nice Cab... not quite as rich as some of the other recent Stryker's (Monte Rosso & Rockpile).

12/21/2011 - punchdown wrote:

toasty oak very present....

12/3/2011 - punchdown wrote:

Nice QPR

9/21/2011 - punchdown wrote:

Love the Dehlinger Syrah. Drank with Jerry and Janet at Zazu.

9/21/2011 - punchdown wrote:

lots of green, leather, and a hard tannin.

6/27/2011 - punchdown wrote:

n

6/27/2011 - punchdown wrote:

OK

6/27/2011 - punchdown wrote:

Pretty massive viognier. Big, coating mouthfeel. Ripe, full and creamy. Lots of fruit and floral. Oak. Very enjoyable.

6/27/2011 - punchdown wrote:

Drinking very nicely. Good amounts of fruit (ripe blueberries), floral and a bit of game on the nose. A bit of pepper in the mouth with a fleshy texture and soft tannins. Not a massive or brooding wine, but great body and very approachable. Wine changed in the glass throughout the eve. Drinking great but still has lots of life ahead.

6/22/2011 - punchdown wrote:

Very enjoyable and well balanced.

6/11/2011 - punchdown wrote:

Drank with Duck Dinner at the Moe's. Nice but needs time.

5/30/2011 - punchdown wrote:

nice zin, really enjoyed.

5/30/2011 - punchdown wrote:

drinking nice.

5/30/2011 - punchdown wrote:

Pretty rich... liked the first glass, but found it hard to drink and a bit of a chore to finish the second/third.

5/28/2011 - punchdown wrote:

Found this wine to be a bit too ripe and "fruitbombish".... a little flabby. Didn't work with our frenched veal chops and polenta... had to open a different PN. No earthy components. Nice wine, just don't care much for the style, and not what I enjoy from this region. Had a similar experience with another single vineyard from Erath. Actually prefer the Willamette Valley PN to the SV's.

3/28/2011 - punchdown wrote:

no formal notes. very approachable when drunk over christmas.

3/28/2011 - punchdown wrote:

ok/boring

3/28/2011 - punchdown wrote:

nice gewurtzraminer. Great fruit, wonderful acidity and balance.

3/28/2011 - punchdown wrote:

No formal notes. Very nice PN. Good price. Decanted for 1+hr. Great structure with some nice tannins and great fruit. Reminded me a bit of RRV over OR.

3/28/2011 - punchdown wrote:

No formal notes taken. The wine was nice and had some nice earthy qualities to it, but I remember thinking that the fruit didn't hold up to the oak.

11/24/2010 - punchdown wrote:

Really like Roederer's brut rose.

3/28/2011 - punchdown wrote:

OK at best.

3/28/2011 - punchdown wrote:

good pricepoint.

1/12/2011 - punchdown wrote:

light in color and light bodied. Tasty wine that had nice red fruits and some sweet spice.

3/28/2011 - punchdown wrote:

Didnt take formal notes... remembered it had nice structure with some decent tannins.

12/28/2010 - punchdown wrote:

Drank with lamburgers. Absolutely love this wine with lamb. Nice rich fruit, but not over the top or cloying. Nice value from some old dry creek vines.

12/28/2010 - punchdown wrote:

Drank with Amanda. Very nice.

11/24/2010 - punchdown wrote:

Not my style of Cab.... dissapointing. Flabby fruitbomb.

11/24/2010 - punchdown wrote:

No notes, just remember the bottle was good but was but nothing special IMO.

11/24/2010 - punchdown wrote:

Drank with dinner @ NOPA for Amanda's b-day in October. Should of waited to open this, as the wine was young and could have used time for some tannin integration.

9/10/2010 - punchdown wrote:

Purple/ruby red rim, lots of sweet ripe fruit. Brambly blackberry pie on the nose with a touch of heat. Silky mouthfeel, no tannins and a good balance with the alc/acidity. Not too complex, but tasty and easy drinking.

9/13/2010 - punchdown wrote:

color is almost a pinkish copper. Nice yeasty, creamy, strawberry nose... with a mouthfull of the same. Loved the bright acidity on the finish. I love this sparkling at the pricepoint and would like to make a trip up to Anderson Valley to reload.

9/17/2010 - punchdown wrote:

Just great. Light in color, very elegant and smooth Pinot; just the way I like em. Awesome nose, tons of sweet fruit and a bit of mushrooms and earthiness.... great mouthfeel and nose carries onto to the mouth. Lovely wine. I think I need at least a case of this at all times to stay sane, must buy more ASAP.

9/11/2010 - punchdown wrote:

Chocolate, cassis, ripe rasberry and cherry with some sweet oak and spice. Nice wine, well balanced and supple tannins to hang on longer... If I had to drink over agian I would decant for an hour+ and make sure to pair with food.

9/17/2010 - punchdown wrote:

Lovely

9/17/2010 - punchdown wrote:

No formal notes... we all enjoyed. I do recall it having some noticable oak, but not too much for me.

9/17/2010 - punchdown wrote:

Decanted for around 1.5hrs, and served around 60-65 degrees.... when opened, the wine had a very dusty green nose on it, which blew off during the decant. Once open, there was nice vanilla, tobacco, cedar, cocoa, plum and cassis. Very smooth on the palate and rich mouthfeel, with cassis, chocolate, cigar/sweet tobacco with tannins still present. Classic aged Galante... I really like. Think I'll try to grab another 4-6 of these.

9/11/2010 - punchdown wrote:

decanted for around an hour or so. Nice wine, more on the bright side for a cab with the fruit, and definitely was a bit lean and green, with some earth and leather... not as rich as the 2001, so I think I'll just hang onto the last bottle for a couple years and see what happens.

9/5/2010 - punchdown wrote:

A ton of fruit and drinking well... definitely more zin like with the ripeness than a cab franc, which could be a result of trying to avoid green flavors by letting the fruit get very ripe.

9/17/2010 - punchdown wrote:

Well, didn't wait as planned and opened this one for bbq pork ribs on Labor Day. The wine is nice, but does seem to have a touch of Brett, not necessarily in a bad way though.... will wait longer to drink the last one.