11/1/2023 - jayrod wrote:

Really nice Pinot, a lot of fruit and complexity in this little gem. I still think that this wines' better times are ahead of it, will drink next bottle in a year or so.

8/9/2023 - jayrod wrote:

After an hour or so wine opened up quite nicely.

7/22/2023 - jayrod Likes this wine:

Very smooth with nice acidity and a touch of cherry.

7/12/2023 - jayrod wrote:

100% agree with Fingers.

7/8/2023 - jayrod wrote:

Wine is just not very good. Terrible buy. Glad I only bought two.

Opened the bottle to cook with and figured I would try a glass.

6/15/2023 - jayrod wrote:

Strange, opened the bottle the night before and unfortunately had an emergency come up so I just placed the cork in it and left it on the counter. We had it the next night and it was really good! Very smooth and the fruit showed through.

5/31/2023 - jayrod wrote:

Corked

5/20/2023 - jayrod wrote:

Two hour decant, had with lamb chops.

5/10/2023 - jayrod wrote:

Enjoyed this wine but feel its best days are ahead of it. I will give the next bottle at least a hour decant as I found that the wine opened up as the evening progressed.

5/6/2023 - jayrod wrote:

Totally agree with WMCCONE54 review

4/29/2023 - jayrod wrote:

A little thin but very tasty and smooth Zin. Bottle had a bit of sediment.

Will not wait too long for my next bottle

4/26/2023 - jayrod Likes this wine:

Light on its feet with underlying cherry tones present and very smooth finish. Wine did show better with food which is fine by me.

4/12/2023 - jayrod wrote:

Decanting did not help this bottle, thin with very little fruit and a lingering aftertaste that was not at all pleasing to me.

4/2/2023 - jayrod wrote:

PNP, a beautiful wine from opening that only got better. Very ZIN fruit forward with lovely silky tannins, great value as usual from Seghesio Sonoma Zin.

4/1/2023 - jayrod wrote:

A one hour decant made a big difference in this wine as it enabled the fruit to shine through a bit. Still a ways to go.

3/8/2023 - jayrod wrote:

Drink soon as there is nothing to suggest this wine will age much longer. This wine was worth the price paid plus some but it is was much better with food, which is a plus.

3/8/2023 - jayrod wrote:

Might be good to cook with.

2/18/2023 - jayrod wrote:

Wine is coming into its own......gave it a 30 minute decant.

2/11/2023 - jayrod wrote:

A truly beautiful bottle of chianti. I feel as though this has another five years left and will wait on my next two bottles.

This bottle had very good fruit up front with well integrated tannins but it was a touch hot. I served it with lamb and a dill sauce.

2/1/2023 - jayrod wrote:

Recommend a decant for about an hour or leave it alone for a year.

Very good wine with air time and great with food (meatloaf tonight)

1/25/2023 - jayrod wrote:

Smooth and lean from the beginning to end. much better than the last bottle and I hope the rest are more like this one.

Went very well on its on or with food. Went great with cottage pie (but what red wine doesn't).

1/7/2023 - jayrod wrote:

A tad disappointing but better with food. Guess I will hold my last bottle for a few years and hope for the best.

12/24/2022 - jayrod wrote:

Basically a fairly well made wine but something about the taste was off for me. Too much chocolate on the palette for me. My wife, who has the better palette, said it improved with airtime. I would recommend a decant but this is not a buy for me.

12/18/2022 - jayrod Likes this wine:

Lovely wine, fruit forward and very smooth from the start. Went very well with pork loin and a cream mustard and pancetta sauce. Also served with mashed sweet potatoes and zucchini.

Extremely enjoyable wine! Probably last a few more years.

12/15/2022 - jayrod wrote:

Very nice fruit forward Aussie pinot. Served with mushroom, prosciutto, cream sauce over cheese filled tortellini.......great match.

12/10/2022 - jayrod wrote:

A little disappointing, quite astringent upon opening. Decanted for an hour and it helped some but I was still rather disappointed. Improved a bunch with dinner (roast lamb and a cream caper sauce) hence the 88.

If I was just drinking this alone I would give it an 85 or 86 (maybe more time on its side would improve). Wine was stored properly.

12/3/2022 - jayrod wrote:

Very nice but needs more time (I did give it a two hour decant). Went very well with a boneless pork loin roast with a peach sauce, roasted butternut (with thyme), sautéed spinach with cashews and roasted potatoes.

10/1/2022 - jayrod wrote:

Still much too young imo, but I think this will be a very good bottle of wine with two or three more years of sleep.

Now I just need to keep my hands off of the rest of them.

9/24/2022 - jayrod wrote:

A little heat upon opening but calmed down after an hour or so. Good fruit and tannins and I feel this wine has a few good years left. Hope to try another in about a year and see how they are doing.

8/23/2022 - jayrod wrote:

PNP, opened beautifully then went and hid for a while. About an hour later returned to a lovely Rioja. would recommend a decant. very enjoyable wine.

J/

8/6/2022 - jayrod wrote:

Needs another year or two laying down, but the potential is there,

J/

8/1/2022 - jayrod wrote:

Is this a wine to taste or have with food? First few tastes were great but with food the wine declined.......I drink wine to go with food,

8/1/2022 - jayrod wrote:

Flawed, bummer!!!!

7/9/2022 - jayrod wrote:

Great with food!!! Matched extremely well with a marinated pork tenderloin with mango salsa, mashed sweet potatoes and asparagus.

6/22/2022 - jayrod wrote:

Still too much acidity for me but seems to be calming down a bit. Would make sure to have with food.

6/11/2022 - jayrod wrote:

Went very well with pork tenderloin with a tasso cream sauce served with mashed sweet potatoes and cauliflower with a cheese sauce.

many years left.

J/

6/7/2022 - jayrod wrote:

Flawed

6/6/2022 - jayrod Likes this wine:

Very nice wine, soft and attractive with tastes of savory spices and pepper upon opening. After a hour or so it began to show some red fruit, will be interesting to see this in a year or two.

12/25/2021 - jayrod wrote:

Drinking really well now

10/16/2021 - jayrod wrote:

Very nice bottle of Pinot but I feel this will improve with a little lay down time.

5/1/2021 - jayrod wrote:

Pity, I was looking forward to this

3/18/2021 - jayrod wrote:

Was a very tasty wine that really improved over the course o the evening. I feel this needs at least an hour decant to show well.

Drank too young and will wait a few years for the next

J/

3/6/2021 - jayrod wrote:

Lovely bottle of wine, great with food.

I think that this wine still has life and my improve some more.

J/

3/2/2021 - jayrod wrote:

Getting better with time, don't think I would wait too much longer though.....

2/13/2021 - jayrod wrote:

Very smooth well integrated wine, fruit perked up a bit with food.Went well with beef stew

1/2/2021 - jayrod wrote:

Lovely Zin, much better than last bottle. Beautiful dark fruit and integrated tannins. A nice touch of acidity keep you coming back for more...PNP.

Paired wonderfully with Marinated pork tenderloin with a smoked ham shank and shallot cream sauce, green beans and mashed sweet potatoes (with a hint of cinn and orange zest).

12/25/2020 - jayrod wrote:

Brownish tint, not surprising due to it's age and lovely nose. Decanted 60 minutes.

Wine was lovely with a prime New York strip roast, blue cheese mac and asparagus. As good as it was with food I don't think I would wait much longer to drink.

Merry Christmas CT

12/12/2020 - jayrod wrote:

hmmmmm, I get a different take than most. I found this bottle to be very alcohol forward with the fruit reserved. Food helped it out (served with chicken paella) but wine was still lopsided. Maybe time will help some.

11/26/2020 - jayrod wrote:

Had with Turkey osso bucco for Thanksgiving

Wonderful wine with great upfront fruit, still had a little heat but got better as the evening progressed. Still some life left imho.

11/21/2020 - jayrod wrote:

Decanted for one hour

Wish I would have decanted a little longer, wine started slow but starting rocking when we had it with hunters chicken. Dark cherries exploded with tobacco and spice accents. Tannins were well integrated.

Very enjoyable