4/8/2024 - scott w wrote:

2nd and 3rd bottles much better, 1st must have been an off bottle. Nice wine better finish. dark plums and some cherry no tannins and medium acid. Does not compare well to the Virage bottles.

2/1/2024 - scott w wrote:

Have not had this bottle before but the finish was so short it did not exist, not great.

10/18/2022 - scott w Likes this wine:

Very floral, lemon, pears and a bit of saltiness on the finish. The bright and juicy acidity is right up my alley. Outstanding

6/27/2022 - scott w Likes this wine:

Have always loved this producer, rich fruit balanced acidity and ultimately drinkable. Pears and white peach, each glass was better than the last.

1/22/2022 - scott w Likes this wine:

Power with restraint and always shows balance and delicious, a wine for me that brings back memories. Can't ask for more than that! They have been hard to find here for a long time, glad i found some. Guess this is a personal note not a tasting note :)

8/9/2021 - scott w Likes this wine:

Always a great value burned through 5 bottles in the early heat of the beginning of summer, sea spray citrus tropical fruits and balancing acidity lovely stuff

6/26/2021 - scott w Likes this wine:

Bright good acidity expressive fruit. A lot going on for a young wine.

3/24/2021 - scott w Likes this wine:

Really lovely bottle, melons, lemon drop, Peach mineral and has complexity. Really dig the hints of Mandarin.

12/23/2020 - scott w Likes this wine:

Was great to re-visit this producer after so many years, nothing too serious but seriously delicious.

11/22/2020 - scott w Likes this wine:

Drank last night and she's beautiful, dark in color but light on it's feet, good acid and medium tannin.

9/13/2020 - scott w wrote:

Pretty dark and brooding wine, has some herbal thing going on too. Also a bit metallic or something on the mid palate? Maybe i'm drinking it to young? Will try again tomorrow.

8/30/2020 - scott w Likes this wine:

Have not had a bottle from this producer in a number of years, and glad I picked this one up, that said this is a really great bottle. Picked up a couple from Costco recently. Bright red fruit, some darker fruit in the mid palate just a hint of animal and great depth, medium plus acidity and med plus tannin. i will give the rest of my bottles a year or two. Will get more.

8/21/2020 - scott w Likes this wine:

On a hot evening this was gorgeous! Nice mousse and even picking up some earthy flavors. Really nice

8/2/2020 - scott w Likes this wine:

Lemon oil gives it a creamy almost fat feel in the mouth but then comes the bracing acidity to cut through it, very nice bottle. I think I detected some tropical fruits with a hint of cut grass. Lovely bottle and drink from now to who the hell cares it will probably last a long long time.

8/2/2020 - scott w Likes this wine:

The basic bottling from Kelley Fox and a good one, I have had a number of them over the last year or so and have always loved them. Last night I picked up a bit of a savory note (maybe soy?) which is a very pleasant addition to an already delicious bottle. Very balanced and a fine entry level bottle.

7/12/2020 - scott w Likes this wine:

Peach, stone fruit and something herbal/green. Balanced acidity and a lovely bottle on a hot day.

6/26/2020 - scott w Likes this wine:

Really beautiful Barbera, black cherry, baking spice and balsamic flavors. Nice acidity.

6/2/2020 - scott w Likes this wine:

Strawberry, spices and mineral, great acidity a lovely bottle!

5/23/2020 - scott w Does not like this wine:

Just too much oak for my liking, fruit trying to poke through.

3/7/2020 - scott w Likes this wine:

Fantastic bottle! crunchy raspberries, slight funk, mineral dark fruit great acidity and a hint of bitter on the finish. Lovely wine

1/9/2020 - scott w Likes this wine:

Bright red fruit, soil dust and mineral and hints of pepper, tannin is still strong. Just a great daily drinker that i'm glad to buy every year.

12/28/2019 - scott w Likes this wine:

Was gifted a case of this for Christmas because I am fond of this producer. Because I really have no room for more wine I was unsure if this was a great idea? But it's the thought that counts :) Anyways after trying one I have to say they really did a great job with this wine, lots of cherry and dark berries, throw in a nose full of dry tumble weeds good acid and a bite of tannin I am really happy with this wine/gift! Gotta love simple pleasures.

12/23/2019 - scott w Likes this wine:

I hint of tartness on the PNP, an hour in bright strawberries and cherry with a bit of black/green tea? earth/cellar floor. Fine acidity and tannin, so delicious now and plenty of room to grow.

11/12/2019 - scott w wrote:

First night nicely balanced fruit with hints of animal that just added complexity. Good acid and tannin. Night two it was a sour mess that gave me a headache I'm thinking drink up if you have them.

7/24/2019 - scott w Likes this wine:

Bright raspberry and hints of cherry, nicely balanced between acid tannin and fruit. Hard to beat for the price.

7/16/2019 - scott w Likes this wine:

Watermelon strawberry and brilliant acidity, nice depth.

5/30/2019 - scott w Likes this wine:

Beautiful purity of fruit, strawberry and cherry. Needs a bit of time to unfurl in the decanter. Drinking very well but should have quite a long life.

5/8/2019 - scott w Likes this wine:

Absolutely delicious young wine, rustic spicy, good depth of fruit all while staying elegant on the palate. A damn sight better than the 15 Donjon imho. I think time will really have rewards with this bottle.

4/29/2019 - scott w Likes this wine:

It's been a year and this bottle did not suffer! Lots of strawberry cherry and spicy herbs, brilliant acidity. Great bottle!

3/27/2019 - scott w Likes this wine:

I don't remember buying these and much like Tastark god only knows what they really are judging from the 1997 cork but i'm glad I got a couple! Very floral cherry and dried cranberry, nice acidity and not filtered. Lovely bottle

3/13/2019 - scott w Likes this wine:

Beautiful floral nose, blackberry and hints of red fruit. Nice palate cleaning acidity, just crushed this bottle. Lovely

3/2/2019 - scott w wrote:

corked

2/14/2019 - scott w Likes this wine:

Lots of white pepper? cranberry and black cherry. It was nice but the pepper was a bit distracting, not sure I ever had a Grenache with so much pepper showing? Interesting bottle

12/13/2018 - scott w Likes this wine:

Excellent bottle really in it's prime now! Black and red fruits a bit of dusty cellar floor and leather, good acid streak that makes for a long finish. Tannin structure still alive. Nice bottle

11/29/2018 - scott w Does not like this wine:

This bottle had plenty of fruit the problem for my palate was it was sour fruit, not just tart but sour. Not a fan so far...

8/31/2018 - scott w wrote:

Corked damn

8/18/2018 - scott w Likes this wine:

Another bottle I would not have pulled from the cellar but my daughters boyfriend did so we drank. Still hard tannins and lovely black fruit hiding. Wait 4 or 5 years at least.

8/18/2018 - scott w Likes this wine:

This wine is elegant! medium body lovely strawberry earth and pencil lead. Fine tannin and acid structure. Pleasant to drink now but has a fine future. Would never have pulled this bottle to drink now, I was running late for my daughters birthday dinner and asked her boyfriend to pull a couple of bottles out of the cellar and this was one of them. Oh well good times.

7/31/2018 - scott w Likes this wine:

Just popped one of these in honor of Mr Evangelho's passing and the new Bedrock release. Have not been buying many Bedrocks lately but tasting this I guess that will change. Young yes but damn has some spice and a dusty earthy Mourvedre kind of nose, brilliant red and dark berries. On the lighter side and I dig it. What nice wine with potential for an even more delicious future.

7/15/2018 - scott w Likes this wine:

65% Pinot Noir, 35% Chardonnay, really bright on the palate. Delicious Pinot notes come through with fine acidity. Just a delicious and very reasonably priced bottle.

7/12/2018 - scott w Likes this wine:

Took this baby for a spin tonight, very elegant wine for a 35 bones! Cherry raspberry with all kinds of spice and mineral on the palate. Brilliant acidity and lovely silky transition from start to finish. IMHO if you're not drinking Kelley's wines you are missing some of the best domestic Pinot's being made today, and this wine is at the lower end of her wines. Excellent.

7/2/2018 - scott w Likes this wine:

Very nice little wine with bramble cherry and earth. Light on the palate good acidity and grip. Perfect with burgers.

7/1/2018 - scott w Likes this wine:

Aromas of soil violets cherry blossom and red raspberry, on the palate plum wet soil soy and crunchy red raspberry nice mineral presence float across your tongue. Still has bright acidity and grip which makes for a long finish, not heavy not light just incredible balance from start to finish. No signs of fading this could have many years left and easily right at the top for the best domestic pinot's I have had the pleasure to drink. Best Pinot of the year for me, excellent!

6/17/2018 - scott w Likes this wine:

Bordeaux dinner and this bottle really shined, old bottle funk blew off quickly leaving a nose of red and black berries, color deep purple almost no bricking. Plums and red fruit hints of licorice and smoke leather and earthy minerality, hard to believe this bottle is 48 years old and was strong for 3 hours through dinner. Real old school Bordeaux that still has some legs for the future imho. Excellent!

6/13/2018 - scott w Likes this wine:

This bottle was in perfect condition and it showed on the palate, bright black and red fruits, pepper white pepper and earth, tannins were integrated nicely. Hints of game that gave it a wild side and balanced acid and a silky long finish. Very nice bottle

5/31/2018 - scott w Likes this wine:

This bottle had hints of tar lots of earthy notes and blackberries, interesting because the last bottle was pretty much all strawberry notes? Tannin has balanced out and good acidity. Nice bottle.

5/30/2018 - scott w Likes this wine:

Salmon color, medium body balanced acidity, orange zest, peach and pear. eminently drinkable and delicious. Need more for summer.

5/28/2018 - scott w Likes this wine:

Very aromatic with tropical fruits, light to medium body tropical fruits and some salinity. I enjoyed this a lot.

5/21/2018 - scott w Likes this wine:

A wonderful little wine but with a bit of depth crunchy red fruit and plum and a huge delicious factor, very well done.

5/16/2018 - scott w wrote:

Quite a bit of delicious plum and red fruits but man this vintage is just overwhelmed with American oak/dill right now. I think this will come around but it's going to take a long time.