12/19/2020 - burr Likes this wine:

Surprisingly bright and light, red fruit, a little mushroom. It improved in depth with air, and was still improving after 4 hours open. Nose was a little tight at first, but became expressive, red fruit, berry, mushroom, forest floor. Plenty of life left!

11/28/2020 - burr Likes this wine:

Bright lemon and brioche. Fine mousse. Delectable acid. This is much better than the last bottle I had a couple years ago.

8/28/2020 - burr Likes this wine:

Perfect drinking window. Rich, graphite, licorice, oak vanilla, brambly berry flavors, sweet at first, and more savory with air. Well integrated tannins.

6/22/2020 - burr Likes this wine:

I thought this one would be way over the hill, but it still was quite enjoyable. Mineral driven, with plenty of acid, and still a pretty nose. My overwhelming comment is that it remains a very clean wine on the palate, it is more enjoyable than I expected.

3/27/2020 - burr Likes this wine:

Perfumed nose, strawberry fruit. Took several hours to open up. Plenty of acid left. Much better than expected.

6/24/2018 - burr Likes this wine:

I really enjoyed this wine. Not terribly complex nor terribly long in the finish, but just delicious and enjoyable. Worth double the price.

2/5/2018 - burr Likes this wine:

I'm giving too many points here, just because it turned out way more delicious than expected, still had some red fruit, and was overall quite enjoyable. Was it great in absolute terms? No. But for what it was, it was great.

2/2/2018 - burr Likes this wine:

Vanilla, Licorice, and mint on the nose. Vanilla, sweet red berries, and leather on the palate, and just a touch of tannin in the finish. Medium bodied. Soft, supple mouthfeel. Finish a bit abbreviated. Gained richness with air, and the aggressive vanilla notes subsided after about an hour open. May be a bit past its prime, or maybe it's just how the wine is, but very enjoyable. Drink up.

1/27/2018 - burr wrote:

Took a full 24 hours to really reach its prime. Initially thin and tart, but with air gains enough depth and richness to achieve some balance. Ended up a strawberry bomb with brambly floral overtones. Still light-bodied, but enjoyable. A good afternoon quaffer but make sure to open it well in advance

1/27/2018 - burr wrote:

Black fruit, milk chocolate, graphite on the palate. moderate tannins. Silky mouthfeel. Probably a little bit younger than I would have preferred, but still very good.

1/26/2018 - burr Does not like this wine:

Right after I opened it, it gave a lovely bouquet and a palate of bright red fruit... but within minutes the freshness disappeared, leaving a dark, figgy, lifeless wine. Some pleasant tannins on the palate, but otherwise poor. It's not flawed, just ... not good. I think I'm going to make a sauce out of it.

1/5/2018 - burr Likes this wine:

Drinking beautifully now. Still a lovely garnet, a little bit of 'age' blew off quickly after opening. Great aromatics -- herbs and savory, grilled aromas, with dried flowers. Palate has mouth watering acidity, fine tannins that seem to concentrate on the fore palate, fruits veering toward the dark end of the spectrum. Just lovely right now! So sad this is my last bottle.

10/22/2017 - burr Likes this wine:

Good, not mind blowing. As it should be -- minerally with acid beginning to relax. Paired well with herbed cod dish.

2/18/2017 - burr wrote:

Bottle slightly flawed -- cork failed, leaving a more rapidly aged bottle than expected. A bit oxidized. Drinkable, but underwhelming.

2/18/2017 - burr wrote:

Lacks intensity, over the hill. Not bad, but drink up. Raisin, stewed cherries, still some tannins left.

11/15/2016 - burr Likes this wine:

Gold tinged, rich, nutty, bitter citrus, saline, a little hint herb. Medium long finish. Better the second day.

11/12/2016 - burr Likes this wine:

Incredible wine. Viscous, syrupy in texture. Golden amber in color. Layers of apricot, baked pear, honey, grapefruit, a tinge of tannin and even a bit saline on the finish. A bit on the heavy side, but still with plenty of acid to keep it from getting weighed down. Fantastic.

10/17/2015 - burr wrote:

Cooked. Don't buy from Palmers.

7/9/2015 - burr Likes this wine:

Fantastic nose of tar, flowers, black cherries, menthol. Delicious. Rich palate, a bit spicy, black cherry, berry, mushroom, earth, tobacco. Liked it so much I bought a case of the current release.

7/9/2015 - burr wrote:

Floral, spicy, earthy nose with a minerally, black cherry palate. Simple wine, lacking in intensity. Popped with italian takeout, which was fine.

5/27/2015 - burr Likes this wine:

Rich, sweet black fruit with black pepper and brambly flavors. Needed a couple hours to really open up (tasted a little cooked prior to that). Not super high QPR, but delicious nonetheless.

5/27/2015 - burr Likes this wine:

Light straw. Bright, sweet, honeyed yet good balance. Simple but delicious.

2/19/2015 - burr Likes this wine:

Delicious, mature wine. Terrific mouth feel. Not a super-long finish, but well integrated and still a little tannin left. Tasty.

2/19/2015 - burr Likes this wine:

Clean, long finish. A wine of precision.

1/6/2015 - burr Likes this wine:

relatively linear, but tasty. currant, graphite, moderate tannins. A good choice for a tuesday night wine.

11/16/2014 - burr wrote:

Nice sweet, earthy, perfumed nose, but a bit thin and acidic on the palate. I wish it had gone more toward the new-world syrah focusing on deep, plush, blue fruit; it lacked the earthy, fatty, or herbal flavors I like from the Rhone too. Overall, just OK.

11/13/2014 - burr wrote:

Well made, luscious mouthfeel. Figgy, tar, anise on the nose. Big oaky raisin and fig on the palate. Just a little too cooked tasting for my preference.

11/2/2014 - burr Likes this wine:

Nice wine, drinking well, probably not going to get a whole lot better. Acid fully resolved, still tannic. By the time the tannins soften, I think the acid will be gone and the wine will seem flaccid. My advice, drink soon. Garnet color, not much bricking yet at all, note of berry, black fruit, eucalyptus, dried flowers. Palate is medium-rich, with black cherry, blackberry, mint, cocoa. Medium-short finish. Really started to lose power and intensity after a couple hours of opening the bottle. After 4 hours, tannics were aggressive, and the fruit had died off.

11/2/2014 - burr Likes this wine:

Really nice wine, good representation of what it is. Bright red/orange, good clarity. A bit tight on opening, with tart cherry and cedar notes, very tannic. Over 2-4 hours of air, sweet cherry, cedar, cocoa, flowers emerged. Not super complex, but very enjoyable. The floral aromas and softening of the wine at hour four was really fantastic. I enjoyed my last glass more than any other.

11/2/2014 - burr Likes this wine:

A fully mature, good bottle of Bordeaux. Lots of forest floor, leather, and a little bit of black fruit. Still a little bit of tannin left too. Definitely getting on in years, drink up!

11/2/2014 - burr Likes this wine:

Nice purity and clarity. A well stored bottle throughout its life. Cork was saturated but no seepage. Bright red in color, with a tinge of brick/orange on the edge. Aromas a strawberry, mushroom, forest floor. Palate still youthful, bright, strawberry/berry flavors with leather, mushroom, a bit of spice. Tasty wine. Got better with a couple hours of air. A bit tight on opening, fruit rounded out, acid subsided a bit, and some creamy notes emerged after a few hours. This wine would benefit from decanting. Plenty of life left.

10/15/2014 - burr wrote:

Dark purple in color, medium body. Palate-driven wine. Black fruit and flowers on the nose. Palate of back fruit with chocolate, oyster sauce, vegetal notes, coffee grounds, dusty tannins, a bit of herbs and spearmint. I would say it's more 'interesting' than good. Unusually nuanced and savory for Argentine malbec. I can't say I really like it, but it was interesting to drink over the course of several hours.

10/14/2014 - burr Likes this wine:

Brooding, sultry wine. Expressive nose of cedar, licorice, mushroom, damp earth, dark black fruit. Silky, bitter tannins, soft yet still with grip. On the palate medium to light body, with black fruit, more wet earth. This wine has gone through several phases, fairly primary when first openend, about 2 hours after opening it went through a dumb phase, and then about 3 hours in, it became extremely expressive, adding black cherry and woody flavors. A couple times the palate had a distinct metallic note to it, but it came and went. Overall, a very interesting wine, a great one to ponder slowly, over several hours.

9/22/2014 - burr Likes this wine:

A real stunner. Waves of lemon zest, grapefruit, pears, wet stone, a hint of mint?, linger on the palate. Beautiful verve, a long mineral-drenched palate. This wine lived up to its billing.

9/18/2014 - burr Likes this wine:

Really nice nose, although palate has definitely started to show its age. Held its own for a couple hours against several classified bottles, but then fell apart. Well worth the price, high QPR for nicely aged bordeaux.

9/18/2014 - burr Likes this wine:

Perfumed nose, deep garnet color. Cherry, violets, earth, menthol on the nose, medium weight on the palate still youthful with moderate tannins. Berry, black cherry, ashen palate.

9/17/2014 - burr wrote:

Berry, creamy, medium finish. Drinking well right now.

8/1/2014 - burr Likes this wine:

Full of cedar and ripe cherry, aggressively (and pleasurably) tannic. Some nice herbal notes on the nose, the palate feigns sweetness before giving way to rocky, dusty tannins. Light body, yet penetrating flavor, if one-dimensional. Doesn't really evolve on the palate, and the finish is a bit truncated. More 'enjoyable' than 'refined'.

5/17/2014 - burr Likes this wine:

Floral and berry flavor with additional aromas of pencil shavings and fine tannins on the palate. A bit young but still tasty.

4/19/2014 - burr Likes this wine:

Brick red in the glass; tar, cedar on the nose with dark cherry, baked cherry, a little spice on the palate. A bit on the old side, still very enjoyable.

4/19/2014 - burr Likes this wine:

Baked apple nose with a little pear and flowers. Golden in color. Apple, pear, asian pear, buttery, a little bit of sulfury mineral. Good wine, for what it is.

3/30/2014 - burr Likes this wine:

Viscous, syrupy pear and floral notes. Initial (unappealing) petrol nose dissipated and gave way to heady sweet floral nose. Lightly golden in color. I wonder if my bottle had been mishandled a little. It lacked in the expected depth and complexity.

2/13/2014 - burr Likes this wine:

Delicious. Fine straw color. Yeast, toasted brioche, granny smith apple. Creamy mousse. Precise minerality. Well integrated.

1/25/2014 - burr Likes this wine:

Great QPR. black/garnet color. licorice, leather, raspberry nose. raspberry, currant, leather, dusty/chalky tannins on the palate. Tannins gained strength with air. Really delicious, a stunner for this insanely low price.

1/25/2014 - burr Likes this wine:

tart nose, citrus, whiff of cream at times. apple, lemon, mineral on the palate. improved with air and became more round and integrated as it warmed to ~55F/13C.

1/13/2014 - burr Likes this wine:

pale straw color. yeasty nose, with stone fruit pear mineral and yeast on the palate. medium long finish. moderate mousse.

12/13/2013 - burr Likes this wine:

golden raisin, botrytis, a little bit of funk. A bit old, but still enjoyable.

10/3/2013 - burr Likes this wine:

smooth, good sweetness/acid balance. more tawny in flavor profile, but certainly not dead. raisin, fig, nuts. a fun, quirky gamble that turned out pretty good.

12/13/2011 - burr Likes this wine:

creamy mousse with lemon and mint. interesting, but low QPR.

11/23/2013 - burr wrote:

clean, minerally, much better after several hours of air. richness came through as it warmed.