3/12/2022 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

DAT is some good JUICE!

1/25/2022 - maitredgreg2 wrote:

Lots of Promise

11/26/2021 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

Still Spectacular

11/5/2021 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

Outstanding, reminds me of the 2016 Burly Special Select!

8/4/2021 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

This Merlot for this year, 2016 is outstanding! 95pts says it all.

6/14/2021 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

Great Taste, Great Value

3/18/2021 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

OMG!

10/29/2020 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

Phenomenal!!!

10/4/2020 - maitredgreg2 wrote:

It was absolutely gorgeous last night

8/15/2020 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

The wine looks purple colored. The legs are slow. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like blackberry, plum, mineral, violet and chocolate.

2/22/2020 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

A Fabulous taste profile that exhibits Blackberry Compote, and silky smooth tannins, with no hard edges.

2/8/2020 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

Needs Time

6/10/2019 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

I've had every vintage since 2009, and this is by far the best!

6/9/2019 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

Needs a lot of time to come together

4/17/2019 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

Marvelous on first sip, just needs a bit more acidity to keep it going.

11/5/2018 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

Absolutely Delicious!

10/31/2018 - maitredgreg2 wrote:

Needs time for the alcohol to calm down.

10/9/2018 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

Had last night with a 2007 Maybach Materium. The Maybach, as expected did it’s customary highjacking on the ratings, 100pts, but I could not leave the Dancing Hares out in the cold. 99pts. Unfortunately, my last bottle. 😢

10/7/2018 - maitredgreg2 wrote:

Needs more time, maybe 5 more years.

10/4/2018 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

Popped open a bottle 10 minutes ago. Gotta get to the bottom of this wine to accurately describe it, so I'll let decant for 2 hrs before tasting. Will get back with notes later plus rating.
2 Hrs has arrived, poured to 4 guest, with 3 Filets off the pitt, and one 16oz pork chop, with a steens creole demi-glace. Tony, "Wow, that's good", Barbara, "Wow, this is delicious, I'll take 6 bottles, Vic, " this is good, Lisa hadn't tasted yet. Now, I tried with a taste of filet, which was good, but with the pork chop, "Wow", not a big WOW!, but enough of a wow. Now, I can understand some saying that they've gotten palate fatigue, and the alcohol, was too prevalent, which I may have to agree, but by giving this wine more time in the bottle or a long decant should help the process of the alcohol to integrating. Now I'd give it a 91.5. Two years from now 92-93

9/22/2018 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

AGREE 98+

8/11/2018 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

I agree with the drinking window of 2020

8/1/2018 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

Outstanding now!

8/1/2018 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

This wine hasn't seen the light of day or sunshine until now. Has been kept in a temperature controlled environment for over 12 years. Had the 2005 just before this one, and the same cellaring applied, and it was superb, not even at peak yet, maybe needing 2-4 more years of cellar to get there.
Now as for the 2006, I took one sip, and that Cabernet buzz that I remember from so long ago crept into my blood, where I had to check the alcohol content, to find out that it was 15.8%. Wow! couldn't even notice the alcohol being so well integrated into this wine. The nose was fresh sweet black & blueberry rhubarb, with whiffs of leather and chocolate. The palate measured very close to the nose with a saturation of ink & tar, with a slight tart kick that blended sweetly. The finish on this wine was incredible, filling in all the notes above with that sampling of bitter chocolate at the end, with a finish of about 30 minutes. This was a pnp, so I can imagine what this wine would be like if I would've given it about a 3 hour decant or cellar for about 5 more years.
96+

5/24/2018 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

Chocolaty!😋 there could be bottle variation with the lower scores.

4/19/2018 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

Move over Caymus, you just got outdone! And for less the cost! I'm hoping he doesn't change his recipe, and continue this mix for 2016.

4/15/2018 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

silk

2/23/2018 - maitredgreg2 Does not like this wine:

Past Peak

2/15/2018 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

A knockout!

2/15/2018 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

Awesome!

2/15/2018 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

Not as big as the 12, 13, & 15, but still a great wine

2/15/2018 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

This is going to be one heck of a wine in 3 to 5 years, I'd say 98 in 5 years, as soon as it settles and integrate.

2/13/2018 - maitredgreg2 Does not like this wine:

Community Average $171.88, I paid $89 for this. Not worth it, do not pay anything over $20. Less than an every day drinker. Disappointed, not saying other vintages would be as this.

2/10/2018 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

CLOSED

12/2/2017 - maitredgreg2 wrote:

90, needs time

12/2/2017 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

95+

11/30/2017 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

92, A BIT LIGHTER THAN THE 2013, BUT WILL GAIN SOME WEIGHT WITHIN 3 TO 5 YEARS.

11/15/2017 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

This is really a beautiful wine to experience, I've tried their Cabernets, but they don't even come close to this one.

11/4/2017 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

After breezing through taste of some rather nice wines, but they just didn't cut it for this special occasion, (LSU-BAMA GAME) I decided to pop my last 750ml. Extraordinary! You know the rest, 99pts.

11/14/2017 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

Everyone was blown away, INCREDIBLE!
97+

11/13/2017 - maitredgreg2 wrote:

Hey REAJAS, it's a port blend

11/13/2017 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

In Comparison with BJAMESCLARK: The blend is as said, Scents are deep, rich and concentrated showing a mix of blackberry liquor, blueberry compote, with a mix of licorice & road tar, the palate is inky but medium to a bit full, rich in fruit, with a bit of tartness, which hinders the finish flowing smoothly to the end.
90-92 giving a few years to work that tartness off. BTW, there is no way that this is an 84 or 85 point wine.

7/3/2017 - BJAMESCLARK WROTE: 90 Points
61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Petite Sirah, 5% Merlot and 3% Malbec.
Decanted.
Scents are deep, rich and concentrated showing a mix of blackberry liquor, blueberry compote, marionberry, plum and boysenberry that bring in tow notes of violets, licorice, graphite, vanilla, oak and fig newton.
The palate is just as big and inky showing a dense, rich fruit profile of blueberry, blackberry, fig and boysenberry all on the reduced side with notes of black licorice, chocolate, vanilla, violet pastilles, graphite and toasty oak that pull through the finish where the ripe tannins and juicy berry acidity linger.
Overal... Solid

11/4/2017 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

WOW! After Drinking a 2008 Stormy Weather Cabernet Sauvignon, during the LSU-BAMA game (You can checkout my tasting notes & score), I just needed something to tide me over, after a nap, I decided to open something that I had not tried. Well, to my surprise, I thought I was drinking on another bottle of Stormy Weather. 95+ Y'all!!!
Prime Solum (NUTTY), Stormy Weather (CHOCOLATY)

11/1/2017 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

Oh My...

11/1/2017 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

I agree with ALLRED, still has tannins to shed, give it a couple more years.

10/22/2017 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

From Invino Tasting Notes, and I agree, Wish I'd bought more than 2 bottles:
Nose of blackberry, chocolate, toasted cedar and spice. Fruit carries to the palate with complex layers of leather, tobacco and vanilla. Lots of structure that is just coming together in the bottle. The tannins are not shy in this wine and will soften with some age. Plenty of lip smacking astringency. Finish is long and driven by fruit. I would put this in the cellar for a couple of years and enjoy over the next decade. - 94 tw.

10/7/2017 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

Tonight, heavy, full bodied, light fruit, & chocolaty licorice.

10/7/2017 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

95+

7/16/2017 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

95+

7/3/2017 - maitredgreg2 Likes this wine:

94+