1/1/2012 - remeny1 wrote:

Good but still a little hot

3/30/2011 - remeny1 wrote:

Upon first opening, very jammy with lots of heat and cherry notes. Almost like a pinot. Opened up a little bit later on, and expressed some other notes, but still WAY too young.

12/28/2010 - remeny1 wrote:

soft aroma, but strong red sweet fruit on the pallet, and just when it is about to become a bit overwhelming, a smokey, meaty note comes in and rides the pallet for over 30 seconds. This wine is just now coming into its own

12/2/2010 - remeny1 wrote:

Unbelievable layers of flavors - smoke, earth, chocolate milk, raspberry, and they just keep coming. The nose was out of this world.

10/1/2010 - remeny1 wrote:

Very good, and really hitting it's stride right now, if you have this drink it in the next 2 years.

9/5/2010 - remeny1 wrote:

Decanted 5 hours and I think that is what it needed. Best of all the bottles of this wine I have had thus far.

8/23/2010 - remeny1 wrote:

Really great wine, lived up to the reviews, just a little jammy for my taste

5/13/2010 - remeny1 wrote:

Great fruit, bright acidity, secondary flavors starting to come thru. The nose had spice, red fruit, and a bit of smoke.

4/6/2010 - remeny1 wrote:

DEAD

3/3/2010 - remeny1 wrote:

No doubt a great wine, but I think it has seen better days. 2000 was not a great vintage for Napa already, but this wine showed surprising structure and acidity, it just lacked the fruit notes that I would have liked. A lot of herb and bell pepper on the palate but still a great nose.

2/7/2010 - remeny1 wrote:

performed better than any previous bottle. lots of red fruit, leather, and anise

1/20/2010 - remeny1 wrote:

so good, and deep brooding nose, and soft tannins that coated the mouth.

1/19/2010 - remeny1 wrote:

nothing special. A little dirt on the mid pallate.

12/4/2009 - remeny1 wrote:

Fruit!?!? Where'd ya go, just some earth and an odd bit of flint in there - not really worth drinking, hopefully my other bottles are in better shape.

11/15/2009 - remeny1 wrote:

Good depth of flavor after 2.5 hours of decanting. Good structure, perhaps another 6-10 years left, but already delicious. The red fruit has started to fade, leaving wonderful flavors of smoke earth and tar.

10/25/2009 - remeny1 wrote:

Great structure, developed tannins, and fruit that was sweet, but not too sweet. A little high in alcohol, but the structure and acidity of this wine held it together. yummy!

10/20/2009 - remeny1 wrote:

Good drink, soft tannins, and velvety. There was a lot of Green olive though, that was a bit overwhealming. Not bad at all

10/8/2009 - remeny1 wrote:

wow

8/26/2009 - remeny1 wrote:

tasty but nothing special, even after 3 hours, nothing but some fruit and smoke on the palate. Disappointing

8/5/2009 - remeny1 wrote:

Very good, after 2 hour decanting. nose of raspberry, smoke, and cinnamon. Pallate was quite similar with very round soft tannins

7/20/2009 - remeny1 wrote:

Decanted this for about 4 hours, before rebottling to take to dinner. The heat never really burned off on this, though after sitting in the glass for another 2 hours, the wine really started to open up with lots of blackberry and charcoal notes coming thru. The nose was still quite tight

7/20/2009 - remeny1 wrote:

Consistent with my previous notes

1/25/2009 - remeny1 wrote:

Good solid wine

1/25/2009 - remeny1 wrote:

Similar note to last bottle, taste like a fruity pinot

1/25/2009 - remeny1 wrote:

Not bad wine, but nothing special

1/20/2009 - remeny1 wrote:

Delicious CDP. wonderful fruit and and earth. After two hours in the decanter, there was not a lot of heat, and the tannins were wonderfully present but round. lot of red fruit, spice, and sirloin characteristics

1/9/2009 - remeny1 wrote:

Nose was very sweet, almost of grape juice . . . the pallate had excellent texture, alcohol was in balance, and a decent display of fruit. Not great with food, but an excellent wine for drinking on its own

1/1/2009 - remeny1 wrote:

Good solid cab meritage, but a little one dimensional. A little bit too much heat as well

12/28/2008 - remeny1 wrote:

very similar to the last bottle, but this with a little bit more spice to it. This was also opened longer than the previous bottle. This would be excellent with a roast sirloin

12/25/2008 - remeny1 wrote:

decanted for 2 hours, and drank over the next hour. Delicious, with hints of spice, wood, and smoke. Simply a yummy wine

12/22/2008 - remeny1 wrote:

Decanted for 2 hours . . . . initially some heat on first pour, but after about 20 minutes in the glass notes of leather, red berry, cherries, and cinnamon? showed up. Tasted amazing, a little spice that softened wonderfully as we worked our way thru the bottle. Worked great with the bone in rib-eye. This is not a subtle bottle of wine.

12/9/2008 - remeny1 wrote:

Very yummy young zin, good fruit, not too sweet, great body and relatively round tannins

11/24/2008 - remeny1 wrote:

Great nose of earth, smoke, and mushroom. Pallate showed hints of strawberry, blueberry, and smoke. A delicious wine, though the aftertaste did not linger for as long as I like, and the wine started to lose it's "pinash" after only 2-3 hours.

11/18/2008 - remeny1 wrote:

good fruit, enjoyable sipping wine. Nothing stood out, but decent raspberry flavors, and earth and leather.. . and I used a lot of ands

11/5/2008 - remeny1 wrote:

Drank with a soft french sheep's milk cheese that complimented the champ wonderfully. Brought out the nutty and fruity sweet characteristic of the wine.

11/5/2008 - remeny1 wrote:

Much better than the first bottle. More fruit, and a sweeter nose. Secondary notes of leather and must added a nice character to the wine, as well a bit of fig, and an almost port aftertaste, but no the consistancy

11/2/2008 - remeny1 wrote:

Good fruit, rounded tannins. A little more heat than the previous bottle. The nose was a little more muted as well. All together though, a very enjoyable wine

10/22/2008 - remeny1 wrote:

Decanted for two hours, and expected magic based on everything that I had heard about this wine. The nose was still muted, the tannins were rounded towards the end. It had great mouth feel, but the pallette was mostly smoke, which overpowered a subtle cherry and strawberry fruit characteristic. Maybe it needed a few more hours, but I will definitely wait 5-7 years before opening the other bottle.

10/13/2008 - remeny1 wrote:

Not sure this was a perfect bottle. Cork looked fine, and initial nose was good with slight red fruit and smoke. When the wine had time to breath, a little bit of a vinegary taste.

10/8/2008 - remeny1 wrote:

Yummy sparkler. Good vanilla - crust flavor, solid acidity, not overpowering.

10/8/2008 - remeny1 wrote:

This last bottle was a bit one dimensional, a lot of spice and earth, but not much else, and nose was somewhat muted

9/21/2008 - remeny1 wrote:

It gets better everytime I drink this . . . have to purchase a bunch more, as I am drinking these every 3-4 months.

9/14/2008 - remeny1 wrote:

I hope that this wine was corked, otherwise eghhhhhhhhhhh

9/5/2008 - remeny1 wrote:

Almost syrupy without the sweetness. lots of fruit and a thick heavy body. Great tasting, but still too young to show anything more

9/5/2008 - remeny1 wrote:

Still had great body and structure. Lots of red and blue fruit, a bit of spice to the finish. ALl in all a very yummy wine

9/1/2008 - remeny1 wrote:

Amazing wine, though probably didn't give it enought time to breath. Drank after 45 minutes. Nose of Black and blue fruit, herbs, mint, and leather. Pallate mirrored the nose, with a bit more sweet fruit. Just a great wine

8/21/2008 - remeny1 wrote:

Just excellent. Great sweet nose, plenty of red fruit, and earth. Pallatte didn't disappoint either, leather, red and some black fruit, soft tannins, and medium body

8/15/2008 - remeny1 wrote:

yummy

8/4/2008 - remeny1 wrote:

Good fruit, integrated tannins, and secondary notes of leather came popping thru, all together, enjoyable to drink

8/3/2008 - remeny1 wrote:

Not bad, a little bitter and lacking fruit in the finish. Enjoyable, but nothing to look forward to in the fututre