9/17/2023 - mks83 Likes this wine:

Day 1 - Mildly foxy/spiced/sweet nose consisting of blueberry jam, red hawthorn candy bar, violet, and a hint of worcesterberkshre sauce. A lot more pleasant in the mouth - the texture is soft and thick, tannins are ripe and sweet, backed up by medium integrated acidity. Attack is coarse textured like cloudy bottom part of matured red with a lot of soft sediments, but that melts into finer grains, and it gives a lot of rich umami as it dissolves in the mouth. Very gentle, clean but still substantial, almost like oregon pinot-like take on syrah. At $20, it’s extremely good value. 90.

Completely oxidized and undrinkable on day 3. No much life left (if this is not from storage condition in the store). Minus 1 point.

7/10/2023 - mks83 Likes this wine:

Totally closed at initial 30 mins. After that, constantly shifting nose consisting of top notch black tea, red fruits (cherry, raspberry, red plum), green citrus (lime), cinnamon and red flowers (rose/hibiscus) on day 1. Additional hints of iron and truffles (surprisingly for a young wine) on day 2. In the mouth, high (-) in acidity, and high tannins, with burning sandiness. Medium finish with a hint of menthol. Too young, but excellent potential. I remember Chambers Street Wines described this producer’s Barolo as burgundian, “Chambolle musigny-like” more specifically. This entry level bottle is rather Gevrey Chambertin-like, if that makes sense.

2/27/2023 - mks83 Likes this wine:

Much tighter than previous consumptions in 2020 and 2021. Still a solid Nebbiolo and a good value, but the magic was lost.

Day 1 - Color: Bright garnet combined with some brick, appetizing. Sharp and rock solid acidity, dry tannin, with dusty dried sour cherries and hibiscus. 89.
Day 2 - opened up a little, with additional layers of rose petal, fresh cherry, and raspberry, 90.

12/17/2021 - mks83 Likes this wine:

Day 1 - Nose - intense and layered cranberry, ripe blueberry/blackberry, purple/red flowers and wet black stone. Palate - medium+ amount of sweet tannin with silky surface and chewy core. Well integrated medium++ acidity is giving cool restrained tension. No unnecessary amount of oak. Medium+ long finish. Overall, beautiful combination of deep fragrant aroma and tight concentrated medium+ body. In old world Mourvèdre context, this reminds of roussillon/fitou than alicante or bandol. It’s still day1 and closed but utterly impressive already. 90-91.

Day 2 - opened up, gained additional layers of lavender and prune. Much softer than day 1, with nice horizontal breadth maintaining consistent intense core. Solid 91.

At $18, this is significantly underpriced for an individualistic Californian natural wine.

4/15/2021 - Genghis88 Likes this wine:

Opened and consumed over five hours.
Pale golden yellow.
Initially a funky nose, that blew off after some time. (this wine could have used a decanting) Quince, wet hay, some citrus notes off the nose.
Rounder with a nice acidity, and hints of sweetness. Some canned pineapple notes. Some light smoky notes. Medium finish, but faded.
This wine drank best at a more ambient room temperature. Don't consume too cold, and decant this bottle for an optimum drinking experience. This wine could get better with some ageing.