2/6/2024 - corkcellar wrote:

Sadly last magnum. Decanted for 45 min. Barron very aptly summarizes every excellent aspect of this wine and how it is currently drinking. What an absolute pleasure.

2/6/2024 - corkcellar wrote:

Magnum, 2 hr double decant. Solid wine. Peaking now.

2/5/2024 - corkcellar wrote:

Still pleanty of time left in this bottle, still evolving.

2/5/2024 - corkcellar wrote:

Needs about two hours of air to true blossom. Well worth the time.

2/5/2024 - corkcellar wrote:

Absolutely sensational. little to no bricking, brute color and typical Howell Mountain fruit clearly great wine making skills. Well worth the wait.

2/5/2024 - corkcellar wrote:

Marked degradation since last bottle. Will drink the last one soon. Still quite enjoyable and credit to great WA wine making.

2/5/2024 - corkcellar wrote:

Spectacular. Minor aging after all this time, maintained bright red color. Cherry, earth and sage. Please ant to consume without food.

10/20/2023 - corkcellar wrote:

Really singing right now.

9/16/2023 - corkcellar Likes this wine:

Let sit for 1,5 hrs. Bricky red. This wine sang after initial barnyard nose. Minor tannin allowed for full integration of the cherry, leather and graphite notes . One left will drink soon

3/27/2023 - corkcellar wrote:

Last bottle. Upon opening, slightly disjointed. After 30 min - wow! Tannins on down slope, mineral and fruit components well integrated and firm. 3-5 more years at best.

2/25/2023 - corkcellar wrote:

Previous description nails where wine is now. 3hr minimum decant for this wine to open and figure itself out.. Will be interesting to see where this wine goes in next 3-5 years.

12/25/2022 - corkcellar Does not like this wine:

Hot mess….over the hill. Disappointing barolo.

12/25/2022 - corkcellar wrote:

Absolutely spectacular. Fruit is wonderfully intergrated. Colour and palette left no hint of cresting down.

4/20/2022 - corkcellar Likes this wine:

Absolutely Devine. Pop’d n poured.

Fruit and structure in prime harmony, 30+ sec. Run time on palette.

Not sure there is any further development for this vintage. Cheers!

12/28/2021 - corkcellar wrote:

Did not decant. Blown away with the condition of wine structure, robust and layerd fruit pallet. Fininsh ran for 30 ➕ seconds. One left - will drink soon.

12/28/2021 - corkcellar wrote:

Last of 3 bottles, seems to be on down slide compared to the previous 2. Drink up? '13 seems to be holding on slightly tighter

12/28/2021 - corkcellar wrote:

Possibly a flawed bottle, dissapointed given reviews of this wine maker. no tannin, jammy - very underwhelming. Hope last bottle will be better.

12/28/2021 - corkcellar Likes this wine:

Very tight, much menthol immediately upon opening. Sampled over 3+ hr decant. At hour 3 this wine was peaking. This Knite's Valley fruit was dead-on with long finish. First exposure to this wine maker - will be on the look out for more.

11/21/2021 - corkcellar wrote:

prime. 30 min decant. fruit started to fade at 2:30 mark.

6/1/2021 - corkcellar Likes this wine:

Recent notes dead on. Give it 30 min of air and it’s off to the races….

Tannins are pretty well gone/integrated-so not sure what much additional bottle time will do for this vintage at the age.

Cheers!

3/4/2021 - corkcellar Likes this wine:

Seems to be hitting its stride now

3/4/2021 - corkcellar wrote:

Would drink up now

3/4/2021 - corkcellar wrote:

would drink up now

3/4/2021 - corkcellar wrote:

Agree with last commentator - did not know what to expect with this wine, very pleasant - wish I had grabbed more.

3/4/2021 - corkcellar wrote:

concur with previous commentors - seems to have faded a bit. not the same wine I tasted at the vinyard years ago.

3/4/2021 - corkcellar wrote:

Last two - held up very well.

3/4/2021 - corkcellar wrote:

Might be peaking now.

3/4/2021 - corkcellar wrote:

Outstanding. Decanted for 1 hour. Structure and fruit was amazing. Thinking it will be in this great drinking place for a few years to come. Will not be waiting all that long on last few bottles.

3/4/2021 - corkcellar wrote:

can not add more than the previous commentator - dead-on!

3/4/2021 - corkcellar wrote:

can add more than the previous commentator - dead-on!

3/4/2021 - corkcellar Likes this wine:

Another outstaning wine WA wine. Few years left.

3/4/2021 - corkcellar wrote:

was pleasantly suprised how the structure of this wine held up over the years. Solid fruit. Not thinking it has much more room for improvement but should stay in good shape for a couple more years.

3/4/2021 - corkcellar wrote:

whould buy again - descent value

11/11/2019 - corkcellar wrote:

Testing in Spello. Firm structure, notes of berries, tar, straw. Unique find, unsure of long term aging - let's see.....

11/10/2019 - corkcellar Likes this wine:

opens after 45 min, full bloom after 1.5 hrs. Full bodied with lip-smacking fruit. More tannins than expected at this age. This is a beautiful wine.

11/10/2019 - corkcellar wrote:

30 min decant. Last of 6 - seemed to have plateaued - drink now.

11/10/2019 - corkcellar Likes this wine:

Thinner body than I recalled from last. Still very good fruit

11/10/2019 - corkcellar wrote:

showing improvement -

4/19/2019 - corkcellar Likes this wine:

Primo state...glad I held on opening last one until now-don’t see it getting much better. PnP and presented perfectly

2/17/2019 - corkcellar Likes this wine:

Giving last 3 bottles some time. I think this wine has potential......

2/17/2019 - corkcellar Likes this wine:

Drinking nicely now, perhaps still some time to evolve too...……..

2/17/2019 - corkcellar Likes this wine:

by far, this has been my favorite wine so far in 2019. Phenomenal in every aspect. Checked if Ledson had more, unfortunately not! Wine is in peak and drinks spectacularly now.....

2/17/2019 - corkcellar wrote:

PnP, was a mistake. Started to come out of shell after first hour. Others in party really enjoyed - perhaps it was me who was off this night...
not a lot of bricking, holding up quite well.

2/17/2019 - corkcellar Likes this wine:

Phenomenal! Hard pressed to find an underperforming Ledson wine. This particular wine is the embodiment of what a well made Cab should be.

2/17/2019 - corkcellar wrote:

3 of 4. decanted for 2 hours. Trying to do anything to get some life out of these bottles. Fruit is flat. Obtained through auction - maybe the bottles. Underwhelming.

2/17/2019 - corkcellar wrote:

Last of 3. Thinking this is over hill, fruit seems to be flat. Decanted for 30 min. and never evolved.

2/17/2019 - corkcellar Likes this wine:

Last of three. Simply spectacular.
Decanted for 2 hours, with NY Strip steak - phenomenal combo. Definitely drinking at peak. By far one of the more outstanding wines from this region.

12/24/2018 - corkcellar wrote:

From 1.5, decanted 2 hours. 2 of 3. Slightly disappointed after first being off charts. Seems to be slighly over-hill. Hoping this one was a fluke - will drink las sooner rather than later.

1/12/2019 - corkcellar wrote:

I have become such a fan of this grape based on the winery's work. completely blown away with the cornucopia of flavors and perfect balance of tannins. pnp, outstanding.
The body is medium/full. The wine has fleshy texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has medium acidity. in a perfect place.

12/16/2018 - corkcellar Likes this wine:

Really like the WA fruit in this wine. Well made and drinking great right now.