3/31/2024 - SnowMeadow wrote:

Age has been kind. Drinking extremely well. In a wonderful spot now.

12/12/2022 - SnowMeadow wrote:

So fresh, but mature at the same time. Wonderful. The Cab Franc really comes through

9/14/2022 - SnowMeadow Likes this wine:

Vastly better than a year ago. Perhaps it was a bad bottle. Ample serving of sour cherry. Good food wine.

3/9/2022 - SnowMeadow Likes this wine:

Best bottle yet. More integrated and the prior green/steminess was much more resolved. All these Clarendons are really built to age. Lots of life left.

10/12/2021 - SnowMeadow wrote:

Thin, tart and astringent. Honestly, not very enjoyable at this point. I hope that some additional age will round this out a bit.

6/7/2021 - SnowMeadow wrote:

From magnum. Lots of extract but far too little acidity or other structure. Boring and disappointing for the price.

5/30/2021 - SnowMeadow Likes this wine:

Loads of fine sediment. Need to stand up for a few days and/or decant slowly.

5/7/2021 - SnowMeadow wrote:

Not great. I don’t think it was flawed, just not very good. My wife and mother-in-law used terms like “sewer” “hotel swimming pool” and “cucumbers” to describe the nose and pallet. I didn’t go that far but you get the idea.

4/19/2021 - SnowMeadow Likes this wine:

Unbelievable value. Drinks like a Premier Cru Burg. Outstanding now and likely to get better.

3/31/2021 - SnowMeadow wrote:

Flat as Kansas. Not objectionable or flawed, just way short of acid and persona. Drink or cook with now, all downhill from here (and probably was never high on the hill to begin with).

2/26/2021 - SnowMeadow wrote:

Ably made but lacking much enjoyment factor for me. It’s the vinous version of a stern though competent governess.

2/14/2021 - SnowMeadow Likes this wine:

Outstanding. Best petite I’ve ever had. Felt like peak to me. 1 hr decant. Drink and enjoy.

2/4/2021 - SnowMeadow Likes this wine:

Best of 3 bottles over a couple of years. A box of dark chocolates. Yum.

12/19/2020 - SnowMeadow Likes this wine:

Forward. Fruit driven. Damn tasty. Don’t overthink it, just drink it.

12/13/2020 - SnowMeadow Likes this wine:

Really distinctive. A feral, animal quality from some brett and a tightrope act of tannins and fruit executed with poise.

11/8/2020 - SnowMeadow wrote:

Very green. Felt like it needed more time to balance out for my palate. I’ll wait another year or two before opening any more

10/16/2020 - SnowMeadow Likes this wine:

A clear tobacco/cigar note on both bottles tasted so far. Delightful wine and fabulous value.

10/2/2020 - SnowMeadow Likes this wine:

Strikingly floral tonight, which is not an experience I've ever had with PS before. Both my wife and I got it quite strongly. Tannins seem fully resolved and the wine is certainly singing at the moment, albeit in a somewhat unusual key.

10/2/2020 - SnowMeadow Likes this wine:

A fabulous wine. Luminous on Day 1 - sunshine-y fruit, deft acidity and a ton of joie de vivre. Lost a few miles per hour came off the fastball on the next day, though certainly still a quality drink.

9/30/2020 - SnowMeadow Likes this wine:

Nicely aged, lighter Barolo. Not profound but drinking well now.

9/15/2020 - SnowMeadow Likes this wine:

First day this was a bit gangly and ill fitting, a teenager work in progress. Second day featured much better integration and was delicious with simple salmon and green beans. Decant a few hours of ley ‘em sit longer.

9/11/2020 - SnowMeadow Likes this wine:

I found this wine very well balanced, with a deliciously refreshing streak. A bit of menthol and a deftness of body - rinkside in the cool winter sun in Innsbruck, watching some high quality figure skating. I really enjoyed it. Ready to drink from my experience.

9/10/2020 - SnowMeadow Likes this wine:

Delicious. Very floral. Beautiful copper pink. Outstanding value. Check, check, check. A winner.

5/28/2020 - SnowMeadow Likes this wine:

Does what it says on the label. A fuller, 'redder' rose, which went down quite nicely over lunch on a hot spring day.

5/24/2020 - SnowMeadow Likes this wine:

In a great spot. Just delicious. Still has the ol' Sagrantino brawn but is very drinkable. Fantastic wine.

5/14/2020 - SnowMeadow Likes this wine:

Still really good. In fact, remarkably good for the rock bottom price I paid 6 years ago. The CellarTracker drinking window seems to short to me, as this had held up quite well and still had a lot of life. I'm sure it won't keep indefinitely, but don't worry about drinking any you may have lurking in the cellar.

4/29/2020 - SnowMeadow Likes this wine:

A sweeter rather than more savory PS. Dense fruit, tannins are nicely resolved. Dive in.

4/27/2020 - SnowMeadow Likes this wine:

Still holding its head high at 15 years. No great rush to drink.

12/29/2019 - SnowMeadow Likes this wine:

Fresh and lithe. Drank well from the initial opening and stayed strong for several hours. Outstanding QPR

12/8/2019 - SnowMeadow Likes this wine:

Started with a Coravin pour as I wasn’t sure this was ready. So delicious I ended up pulling the cork. Controlled funk, scale and power. Ready out of the bottle but then got even better. Fantastic.

10/26/2019 - SnowMeadow Likes this wine:

Better on its own than with food. Sweetish, nice tannins, lots of fruit. Excellent for the money.

9/22/2019 - SnowMeadow wrote:

It’s a well made rom-com: it won’t make you more profound but you and everyone you’re with actually really enjoyed that 2 hours. Don’t think, just drink.

7/22/2019 - SnowMeadow Likes this wine:

Incredible nose. One of the most interesting roses I've had. Sensational for the price.

7/22/2019 - SnowMeadow Likes this wine:

Really outstanding. Rich, integrated, still youthful at 11.

7/14/2019 - SnowMeadow wrote:

A beast of a wine. This is dark side of the moon stuff. Would likely benefit from time in the bottle to tame its power a bit.

7/6/2019 - SnowMeadow Likes this wine:

Well aged at this stage. Clint Eastwood in the early aughts. Drink now before it goes Gran Torino.

7/3/2019 - SnowMeadow Likes this wine:

A juicy, enjoyable, uncomplicated pop song of a bottle. Better w 30-60 min decant and food.

6/7/2019 - SnowMeadow Likes this wine:

Absolutely outstanding. This bottle far outperformed the prior one from a year or so ago. The nose was entrancing with terrific fruit and savory elements in the mouth. Feels like peak here. Delicious.

3/31/2019 - SnowMeadow wrote:

When you punch A5 into the vending machine for the slot labeled ‘white wine.’ Pleasant, generic, serviceable. A deficit of excitement

2/26/2019 - SnowMeadow wrote:

Add another page to the Book of the Dead. All three of my bottles were premoxed

1/25/2019 - SnowMeadow Likes this wine:

Outstanding, once again. This is a fabulous wine in a great place. One of the best grenache I've had as it has a depth and profundity that I often find lacking in grenache. Just incredible value at the $18 I paid. Drinking perfectly now. I'd recommend nearer term consumption.

1/25/2019 - SnowMeadow Likes this wine:

Good, not great. I prefer the 'normal' bottling from this producer. Certainly not over extracted or too heavy and has some soul, just not enough oomph or interest for me.

1/25/2019 - SnowMeadow Likes this wine:

Steely and crisp. No rush on these and a great value at the $20 paid.

12/26/2018 - SnowMeadow wrote:

Electric wine. Zing and fruit and power. But needs more time. Another year or two and can go long miles past that

12/24/2018 - SnowMeadow wrote:

Too young to pnp. Needs time.

12/24/2018 - SnowMeadow wrote:

Still bangin. Sweet 16 and going strong

12/2/2018 - SnowMeadow Likes this wine:

Very tasty, though much better on its own than with food (carbonnade, green beans). Became too sweet with food. I think the young vines are showing here, as there wasn't a ton of tannin, just a lot of lush oak and fruit. A hedonistic sort of wine. I decanted for a few hours but this is probably a good pop and pour candidate at this stage. Lacks the structure to hold for too long, so drink 'em up and enjoy now.

11/25/2018 - SnowMeadow Likes this wine:

Very interesting wine. Clearly an aged wine, though plenty left in the tank. Still has some tannic spine so god only knows what sort of a beast this was when it went in the bottle. Today: earthy, leather, nice with food. Fine sediment so stand up for a few days and decant carefully. Enjoyable experience.

11/11/2018 - SnowMeadow wrote:

Oh hell yeah. Fabulous nose, fresh fruit, well balanced tannins, loads of minerality. Terrific effort

10/27/2018 - SnowMeadow Likes this wine:

This is drinking really well now. Certainly has the guts to hold, but seems like it's finally into its drinking window. Has a wild charm with acid and tannins all over the place and a certain southern Italian herbal/volcanic x-factor. The nose is magic.