10/8/2017 - pjgruber Likes this wine:

Bury this. Not ready yet

7/9/2017 - pjgruber Likes this wine:

Crazy good

7/2/2017 - pjgruber Likes this wine:

Unreal.

4/21/2017 - pjgruber wrote:

Heaven.

2/17/2017 - pjgruber wrote:

Incredibly delicious

1/2/2017 - pjgruber wrote:

Unreal

10/11/2016 - pjgruber wrote:

Early, very tight

10/10/2016 - pjgruber Likes this wine:

Superb now.

7/23/2016 - pjgruber Likes this wine:

Awesome

7/1/2016 - pjgruber wrote:

This was just terrific and lasted until day 3.

6/12/2016 - pjgruber Likes this wine:

I love this. Beautiful, simple.

5/8/2016 - pjgruber Likes this wine:

Ready

5/7/2016 - pjgruber wrote:

To me, this is nearly perfect. Unreal.

4/20/2016 - pjgruber wrote:

Summary of delivery instructions:

"Drink this now. Open. Decant. Refrigerate for 30-45 minutes. Beekeeper's future is hard to predict; it is not a high acid wine, but it is substantial in terms of concentration and I'd expect it to evolve for at least five years."

4/10/2016 - pjgruber Likes this wine:

OMFG. Literally unreal. just as good day 2.

4/6/2016 - pjgruber Likes this wine:

absolutely singing right now with 2 hour decant

3/27/2016 - pjgruber Likes this wine:

singing after 1 hr decant

3/16/2016 - pjgruber Likes this wine:

Perfect now after 2 hour decant

3/13/2016 - pjgruber Likes this wine:

Singing right now after 2 hour decant.

3/12/2016 - pjgruber wrote:

Terrific

3/9/2016 - pjgruber Likes this wine:

Unreal

3/3/2016 - pjgruber wrote:

Literally unpotable

3/2/2016 - pjgruber Likes this wine:

Singing!

2/28/2016 - pjgruber Likes this wine:

Delicious

2/24/2016 - pjgruber Likes this wine:

Unresl

2/20/2016 - pjgruber Likes this wine:

Singing

12/17/2015 - pjgruber Likes this wine:

Just came in but could not resist.

9/21/2015 - pjgruber Likes this wine:

Don't know what possessed me to pop this, but....IT ROCKED

9/14/2015 - pjgruber Likes this wine:

Unreal

7/29/2015 - pjgruber wrote:

Awesome

6/5/2015 - pjgruber Likes this wine:

Unreal. Just singing right now.

5/24/2015 - pjgruber Likes this wine:

Maybe early but awesome.

5/9/2015 - pjgruber wrote:

Early

4/29/2015 - pjgruber Likes this wine:

Superb

4/20/2015 - pjgruber wrote:

Unreal after 2 hour decant

4/15/2015 - pjgruber wrote:

I adore(d) this producer, Seems to have lost fruit. Bad bottle vs hibernating vs past?

4/10/2015 - pjgruber wrote:

Better day 2

2/3/2015 - pjgruber Likes this wine:

Terrific

1/9/2015 - pjgruber Likes this wine:

Crazy good

1/1/2015 - pjgruber Likes this wine:

Otherworldly

10/13/2014 - pjgruber wrote:

Wow

9/5/2014 - pjgruber wrote:

From the winery " - Equal parts animal and purity of fruit, there is a nervy quality to this one and the freshness of a crisp ocean breeze. In coming years, more elegance will take the place of the current spry youthfulness (read: drink R12-a early, and give this one a bit of time. I love it now, but I will love it even more later). Vibrant red currant and dark blueberry ride on the brooding darkness of a Northern Montana pine forest in the fading afternoon light after a mixed day and no certain indication of what the night holds. Music: "Sunshine Raga" from Davy Graham and "My Man's gone now" from the 1970's Miles Davis 'We want Miles' album are good companions. Food: might not really need any, but if yes, then the whole lamb that was served at LA's Eveleigh on the afternoon of August 10, 2014 would be the 'go to'... [1,454 bottles made]"

9/5/2014 - pjgruber wrote:

From the winery "- Abundantly charming and seductive, this wine is Bill Withers' original version of 'Use Me' (I'm not entirely sure, but it seems that the song is about desire and sex). Sultry and dark with a combination of blackberry and plum
jams, black pepper, dry sage and Lapsang Souchong. Even when served on the cool side, R12-a exudes a warmth and easy confidence as it enters your body. Food: Make a fire and have a stew with this. Music: well, good ol' Bill Withers would work, or another piece from the Necks, called 'Sex'. [1,572 bottles made]"

9/5/2014 - pjgruber wrote:

From the winery " - A vacation; the sun is out early, but the air is cool and there is that breeze; a few dark clouds overhead and a few of their brothers a little further off over the mountains by the sea. This is like Abdullah Ibrahim's 'Bra Joe from Kilimanjaro' with its rowdy playfulness. Aromas of "secret-recipe-apricot-glaze" that Parisian pastry shops put on delicious butter pastries are complicated by grapefruit zest, smoky black tea and Chinese green tea steeped at the right temperature, and further complicated by faint memories of iodine that your mom slathers all over your bloody scrapes, like apricot glaze on a pastry after you've crashed your bike. Food: The singular linguine with clams and Uni at Son Of A Gun in Los Angeles, or Chilean pink clams baked with parmesan (I know, sounds weird but it's awesome!). Music: African Piano, Abdullah Ibrahim. [875 bottles made]"

9/5/2014 - pjgruber wrote:

From the winery - a feisty girl, a bit impatient with a healthy dose of confidence and daring, and right now full of nervous energy and on the move at a racy pace on the day's hot asphalt with her fresh-cut white flowers stolen from the field next door, leaving behind a trail of the rich and vibrant oils that come off a lemon skin when the lemon was just recently picked off the tree when you squeeze it in your palm, getting home just as the downpour starts... Food: A salad composed of assertive greens, thinly cut stone fruit or fresh figs, some thinly sliced ricotta salata, a few slices of smoky speck, and some fresh toasted bread with a slightly burnt crust and high quality olive oil (the greener, the better); music: "Mosquito" from The Necks. [804 bottles made]"

9/5/2014 - pjgruber wrote:

From the winery: "Not a lightweight, but like with some of the music recorded on its namesake Jazz label from the old days, attractive tension is framed by the sort of weightless transparency that wraps around the tongue like the fine fabric of a favorite summer scarf around your neck when evening falls; the selection of non-primary colors are woven into a pattern that reminds of parts of the world that are still a mystery to us here in the Western World, with all their exotic fragrances and flavors. Food: Pull out any of Yotam Ottolenghi's cookbooks and you'll find something to go with this - roasted eggplant dishes, couscous with currants and almonds, braised eggs with lamb and tahini sauce. Music: more Miles Davis, tunes like "Sanctuary" and "Mood" from the 1965-68 Quintett Recordings, or something more exotic like Anouar Brahem's "Barzakh" recording on ECM. [1,632 bottles made]"