11/13/2019 - Robij Likes this wine:

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From 2014
Still very tannic from the bottle, and finishes with a powerful cassis finish. Good structure and body. I would lay this down for a couple more years

From 2018
Ripe red fruit, fresh leather, licorice and baking spice (clove?) in the nose. Medium body, but “dense” flavor a of cassis syrup, black licorice, damp cellar, mulch and fresh tobacco. Long finish of cassis and leather. Wow.

From 2019
This is fantastic after a few years of age. Aroma of barnyard, olive brine and dark fruit. Flavor of fresh cigar tobacco. Medium body, smooth and elegant. Finishes with fresh tobacco, brown sugar and dark cherry candy. Wonderful.

5/21/2020 - Colpete wrote:

Wow people really overrate this one. Weak and thin. Nothing bad about it, but nothing good either. Finished bottle by cooking with it.

10/31/2016 - Nerve4Verve wrote:

P&P as a test bottle for a few just purchased. I was initially excited about finding a Costco hidden gem, but there's not much here to write home about. Decent color in glass, faint whiff of typical Bordeaux and weak red fruit on the pour. Through 3 hours of glass-time, there was no evolution as it came across thin and never had any character. Retested on 2nd day with no improvement. While this is very early for proper assessment, I feel that the source dumped some juice on Costco and doubt it will be anything special. I returned the purchase (love Costco''s return policy).

11/15/2015 - Nerve4Verve Likes this wine:

I've had a few of Cam's "pedigree" 2013 Lots now after letting them settle and it seems that most of these "infants" are following a similar trend... open and a bit messy immediately after P&P... then they pull back into themselves. Lot 599 runs the same, but on steroids. It poured as pitch black/deep purple opaque ink and came out to play, with some blueberry, dark cherry, & boysenberry (black licorice?) that lingered from mid palate through medium finish. Re-corked and tried 2nd & into 3rd night... totally shut down & tight as a drum with big tannins that obliterated the initial fruit I experienced. Wow, this thing is a massive monolithic monster right now! It reminds me of Lot 545 last year that was tight/closed at p&p (which is now friendly & delicious) and could even pass as a young Howell Mtn. Time will tell if & how the tannins integrate. The way I see it, sitting on wine waiting to release at the right time is not Cam's business model and I believe that with most of his "high end" stock, we're given the unique opportunity to buy futures (without barrel scores). As such, I'm giving it 89 now and believe there's big potential for this be 93+, putting it as one of Cam's best offerings... but, how long will it take?

12/15/2014 - Nerve4Verve wrote:

Meh... was looking for a lot more in this bottle, considering it's proximity to Petrus. Maybe I over decanted (2 hours) but, there wasn't much of anything "exciting" about this.