12/17/2023 - NeuroWine Likes this wine:

Such a wonderful Brunello. Earth, dark fruit, acidity, and alcohol almost perfectly in balance and so easy to pair with food.

12/17/2023 - NeuroWine Likes this wine:

Such a stunning expression of what Pinot Noir can be. This wine possesses incredible depth with grace. Paired with herbed salmon, pasta with vodka sauce, and bourbon roasted carrots and the experience was sublime.

12/17/2023 - NeuroWine Likes this wine:

Drinking at its peak now. Really the perfect wine with charcuterie.

11/19/2023 - NeuroWine Likes this wine:

Consistent with my last tasting, but this time paired with Basque cheesecake and it was insanely delicious!

11/19/2023 - NeuroWine Likes this wine:

Very clean, citrus and green apple, then layers of mild vanilla and caramel with a long finish. Not weighed down by excessive oak and butteriness. Paired beautifully with roasted branzino with ladolemano sauce. Will hold my last bottle for a few more years.

10/1/2023 - NeuroWine Likes this wine:

Dark red blood on pouring. Decanted for 1.5 hours. Dark fruit, full body, umami on nose and palate. Paired with old school steakhouse dinnner and this was kind blowing. Continued to evolve over the next couple of hours - wave after wave of fruit and umami. Long, lingering finish. Easily one of the best wines I’ve ever had.

9/21/2023 - NeuroWine Likes this wine:

Deep brick red on opening. After 2 hour decant, dark, opaque , and viscous. Earthy, herbaceous, subdued dark fruits, almost like unsweetened preserves. Paired beautifully with Australian Wagyu ribeye steaks and panzanella salad, but amazing with gnocchi in gorgonzola cream sauce. Evolved over a couple of hours. Simply a joy to savior this wine!

9/17/2023 - NeuroWine Likes this wine:

Beautiful traditional Brunello . Amazing pairing with cavatellie alla norcina with truffle. Decanted for 3 hours and this just sang!

7/15/2023 - NeuroWine Likes this wine:

Deep ruby, decanted for an hour. Paired wonderfully with grilled octopus and artichoke.

5/28/2023 - NeuroWine Likes this wine:

If you are looking to be snooty about a wine with a classic homemade smash burger, this is it. A nice balance of bright and dark fruit, earth, and spice.

5/20/2023 - NeuroWine Likes this wine:

Dark without being brooding. Slight tart fruit followed by ripe dark berries , earth, nice mineralogy. Tannins smoother than silk. Paired with Iberico secreto, charred broccolini, patatas bravas. A little bit of heaven right there!

5/20/2023 - NeuroWine Likes this wine:

Incredibly smooth, mild tannins. Ripe re and black berries fruit, mild earthiness, even dark chocolate, fully integrated. Very refined and balanced. Seamless with A5 wagyu from Nagano and bone marrow shiitake rice.if you find this, get it.

3/18/2023 - NeuroWine Likes this wine:

Brick color, a little light body but still paired nicely with prime New York steak. Fairly short finish, but opened up after a bit. Some fig and chocolate notes. Oddly, also paired well with Tiramisu! Probably a little past its peak so drink now if you have any.

3/18/2023 - NeuroWine Likes this wine:

Beautiful balance of dark and bright fruit, earthiness, and tannin. Paired so nicely with Italian herbed prime New York steaks, broccolini, and fried mushrooms able to complement each. Very lingering finish. Just wonderful !

1/16/2023 - NeuroWine Likes this wine:

Consistent with last tasting. This time had with pan seared swordfish and porcini truffle ravioli with artichoke and pea Parmesan sauce. This wine is drinking at its peak and is incredibly versatile with a range of food. So enjoyable!

11/19/2022 - NeuroWine Likes this wine:

Beautiful balance of dark fruit, rose, mild earthiness, but still fresh and vibrant. Soft tannins. Very friendly with Indian food, even bitter melon! Just a delight all around .

11/4/2022 - NeuroWine Likes this wine:

So here I am, 14 years later and what a transformation. Nose is strongly dark chocolate. On the palate, chocolate and herbal notes are balanced by slightly tart dark fruit. Has nice acidity that plays well with tomato based dishes and grippy tannins. Finish lingers with very dark chocolate, basil, anise. Still evolving over a few hours and so enjoyable. One bottle left, will see how that is in a few years!

10/1/2022 - NeuroWine wrote:

This has a beautiful tartness that balances the wine so nicely. Paired with yuzu cake from Frances Patisserie in Pasadena. These were made for each other. The cake brought out the subtle sweet fruit in the wine and the wine enhanced the yuzu in the cake. So glad we have more of this wine to experience!

7/20/2022 - NeuroWine wrote:

Secondary fermentation

7/16/2022 - NeuroWine Likes this wine:

Translucent red with some brick at edges on pouring. 1 hour decant. Medium body. Nose of tart cherry, rhubarb, mild strawberry with a little earth and mushroom. Similar palate. Very elegant and finessed. Paired beautifully with pork loin chop simply seasoned with shallots, garlic, salt and Sichuan pepper. Really brought out the sweetness of the pork. Long, lingering finish of wonderful umami. A really beautiful wine!

6/20/2022 - NeuroWine Likes this wine:

Mostly Cabernet Franc, with some Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, and a touch of Petit Verdot. Color is inky purple with a ruby rim. Medium body. On the nose, there is blueberry, blackberry, and a gentle fragrance of rose. As it airs, a waft of cocoa is noted. On the palate, blueberry and blackberry are forward and prominent immediately, with a little slightly tart plum following, along with a slightly sweet cocoa rounding everything out. As the initial fruit fades, a mild pepperiness follows toward the back of the tongue, reminiscent of a very light dusting of smoked paprika. Later, this melds into just a hint of Ceylon cinnamon. The finish is very unique, lasting a good minute or more and has a lingering, pleasant minerality. I would love to pair this with pan seared elk or bison cooked not a second past medium rare, perhaps with a savory blueberry butter sauce. It is also delicious with artisan dark chocolate that has dark fruit notes, or just to sip on a warm summer afternoon by itself (running water and birds chirping make this even more satisfying). If you find this, get some. It is truly worth seeking out.

6/3/2022 - NeuroWine wrote:

Corked. Cannot rate

6/1/2022 - NeuroWine Likes this wine:

Deep brick crimson on pouring, significant sediment. Decanted for 2.5 hours. Nose of old leather, tobacco, earth, herbs, dark ripe fruit. On palate, this wine is viscous and exudes umami. Paired with ribeye in bleu cheese butter and a bison New York basted with wagyu fat compound butter. Transcendent is a good description of this wine when aged and paired like this. 1 bottle left for this vintage, but a lot more spanning the coming years!

5/22/2022 - NeuroWine Likes this wine:

Nose of dark fruit, damp leaves, slight menthol. On palate, same notes in great balance, but also dark chocolate, anise, graphite, and black pepper. Perfect acidity to tame American wagyu ribeye cap and seamless with sautéed shitake. So complex, beautiful, and sublime.

5/19/2022 - NeuroWine Likes this wine:

Ruby on pouring, deepens with time in decanter. Bright nose, cherries, raspberry with musty earthiness in background. Bright acidity, silky tannins, some spice and anise come through on palate. Paired with herb roast chicken with sweet onion pan sauce, brocollini, panzanella salad, whit bean tomato soup. This wine sings with rustic food like this. So enjoyable and just gets smoother over the evening and cocoa powder, vanilla notes emerge. Terrific balance.

4/5/2022 - NeuroWine wrote:

Tight on opening, needed time to settle. Decanted then tasted after an hour with Japanese beef tasting dinner. Stunning with prime, American wagyu, and A5 courses. Deep red, full hody, lingers on palate and just sings with dark fruit, earthy undertones, and savory herbal notes when paired with beef. Kept evolving and getting better with each sip. Still young, glad I have more as this can probably go a good 15 more years.

3/13/2022 - NeuroWine Likes this wine:

Lots of depth. Interesting salinity and minerality. Wonderful with seafood.

3/13/2022 - NeuroWine Likes this wine:

Cellared for 9 years. More like tawney port. Dense raisin and fig. Nice with an apple tart.

1/26/2022 - NeuroWine wrote:

Corked

1/23/2022 - NeuroWine Likes this wine:

Ruby color with a little brick at edges. Bright red fruit ok nose an palate at first. Over 2 hours, some chocolate notes developed along with super sweet tomatoes. Had some nice spice and bright acidity that was great with cioppino.

1/22/2022 - NeuroWine Likes this wine:

Brick color on pouring. 2 hour decant with evolution to deep blood red and nice viscosity. Dark fruits, a little old leather, slight menthol on nose. Palate feel is moderately thick. Ripe blueberries, black plums, prunes with some leather, earth, and pleasing mineral on finish. This Brunello was born to pair with grilled lamb. Beautiful and lush, very nice!

12/26/2021 - NeuroWine Likes this wine:

Bright, fruit driven with earthier notes in background. Beautiful bouquet. Had with Iberico pluma with sauce extracted from iberico px sherry stew. This melded amazingly with the sauce. Medium body, but long finish. So delicious!

12/26/2021 - NeuroWine Likes this wine:

Deep, dark fruit. Earthy, lush, long finish. Paired with grilled Iberico pluma - a little bit of heaven! This is a decadent wine. So much depth, medium long finish. Wow

12/26/2021 - NeuroWine Likes this wine:

Crisp, great acidity. Paired very nicely with charcuterie- assorted salami, seafood, pate, cheeses. Acidity cuts through the fat but the wine complemented everything without clashing. Really nice!

12/16/2021 - NeuroWine Likes this wine:

Ruby red with rust at edges. Bright nose. Initially tart like pomegranate with some orange and a hint of earth and herb. Over an hour, settles out and some earthiness is more evident. Much more balanced and less astringent. Medium body, moderate finish. Very enjoyable with chicken parm and pasta with ratatouille.

12/11/2021 - NeuroWine Likes this wine:

Took a few hours to develop. Decanting a must. Heavy sediment. This was a deep, intense, brooding, earthy, musty (in a good way), leathery brunello. Fruit is more background but lingers on the incredibly long finish. Just sublime with prime ribeye in simple herb rub and matsutake sautée. Wow.

12/11/2021 - NeuroWine wrote:

Driven by dark fruit, full, balanced, some earthiness that paired beautifully with prime ribeye and matsutake. Long finish, silky tannins. Perfect time to drink. This was stunningm

10/10/2021 - NeuroWine Likes this wine:

Perfect wine for charcuterie. Bright acidity and slight sweetness complement such a variety of meats and cheeses.

8/29/2021 - NeuroWine wrote:

Wow. So much going on here. Raisin, curry , chocolate, earth, tobacco on nose and palate. Finish goes on and on.. Unbelievable match for chocolate hazelnut cake - they were seamless. Will taste again later in the year. So happy I got a bottle of this elixir!

8/29/2021 - NeuroWine wrote:

Smooth, not cloyingly oaked. Dark, subdued fruit. Perfect match for smoked prime tri tip.

8/29/2021 - NeuroWine wrote:

Similar to prior tasting, but this time had with St Louis ribs, South Carolina mustard based sauce. It matched beautifully with the spice and acidity of the sauce.

4/11/2021 - NeuroWine Likes this wine:

Needed about 2 hours in decanter to soften and open up. Was absolutely delicious with kabob and Persian cherry rice. Bright, tart fruit on nose matched taste on the palate. Less earthy than other BdM, but had really nice herbal notes. Medium body, moderate finish.

4/11/2021 - NeuroWine wrote:

Mild brick on pouring. 2 hour decanter- cloudy, dark blueberry color. Well balanced tannins and alcohol. Short finish. Very nice with grilled veg and A5 wagyu.

4/10/2021 - NeuroWine wrote:

Brick red on pouring, evolves to deep ruby over 1-2 hours in decanter. Initially warm/hot on palate with little fruit. Over time, nose develops much like sherry cask, with tart cherry and blackberry on palate. Moderate tannins but not overpowering. Intriguing and fun wine!

4/8/2021 - NeuroWine wrote:

Fragrant nose, very fruit driven with counterbalance of mild earthiness. Mild tannins, good acidity to match beautifully with Peking duck.

2/21/2021 - NeuroWine Likes this wine:

Much more fruit driven than 2004, but so delicious. Some menthol and damp forest floor add intriguing depth. A rare gem.

2/21/2021 - NeuroWine Likes this wine:

Earthy and herbaceous rather than fruit driven, but has dark plum and blueberry in the background. Still seems a little early and not fully developed, but so good!

2/8/2021 - NeuroWine Likes this wine:

Dark blood red on pouring. With 2 hour decant, brick red. Beautiful dark fruits, earth, smoke. Perfect with smoked ribs and tri tip. Not cloying. A great expression of what Napa can be.

11/26/2020 - NeuroWine Likes this wine:

Consistent with prior notes. This time had with prime rib. Absolutely delicious!

10/10/2020 - NeuroWine Likes this wine:

Deep ruby with brick at edges on pouring. 1 hour decant - deep crimson. Nose of herbs, old leather, dark plums. Musty in the best way. On palate, charred herbs, dark fruits, forest floor, leather, mild tobacco. Paired with pork loin chops marinated wirh rosemary, thyme, sumac, grilled and topped with caramelized onions, garlic - a little bit of heaven. This will hold for a few more years, but is drinking perfectly now. Everything is in a beautiful balance and this is extraordinary wine. Wow. I am very happy right now!