8/17/2022 - ocassiuso Likes this wine:

Bottle 1458g. (Tsk). Short capsule. Smells both sweet and peppery, or ripe fruit and citrus pith. Dry, with moderate prickly acidity and flavors of ripe yellow plum and peach. Medium-bodied, 12.5°. Saline finish. Appealing.

8/4/2015 - msuwine wrote:

A remarkable CA Syrah that combines depth with finesse - demonstrating what a well-aged New World red can be. Warm nose of blackberry and cedar, full in body, deep purple in color. Tastes of black currant, tar, pepper, and licorice. 14.7% alcohol. Drinking beautifully right now: age has given it complexity and grace, while somehow holding onto spectacular layers of concentrated fruit. I am not a Syrah connoisseur by any means, but this is easily the best domestic Syrah I have ever tasted.

3/13/2019 - HandmadeHomemade Likes this wine:

The wine has moved from light straw to more of a gold with age, aromas of passion fruit, cream, and citrus/bergamot- there is an aromatic intensity to this wine that is crazy- it's very punchy in the nose. The wine covers the mouth with an citrusy feel, it's still very acidic and aggressive. I get a mix of fresh citrus, gooseberry, turning to more cream and vanilla as the wine finishes. I think this is in a real good spot right now, but I will probably hold my last bottles for a few more years. Too bad Arkenstone's charging $95/bottle for this stuff now- They definitely priced me out.

8/25/2015 - sawira wrote:

Pineapple, classy smoky vanilla bean (not too much - thank god), and blazing acidity to balance the massive fruit and move this from an over extracted beast to a suave, dare I say elegant, rendition of California Chardonnay. Its the acid, combined with judicious oak and perfectly ripe (not overripe or over extracted) fruit that makes this work. (And no honey notes, which I have to say really turn me off with Aubert Chardonnays. If I want mead, I'll buy that.) Superb. Peaking for sure, and maybe another 3-5 years, max.