7/2/2021 - imafloormatt Does not like this wine:

Very hard to see past the ethelyl acetate. Very little Syrah character. It did have some ripe/dried fruit and some chocolaty oak aroma. Tasted again 24 hours later; still too much EA.

7/2/2021 - imafloormatt wrote:

Very straight forward wine. A little bit of meatiness and pepper which made it easily identifiable at a blind tasting. Not much character besides that. The most interesting part was that it tasted much younger than 2008.

6/17/2021 - imafloormatt Likes this wine:

Pleasantly surprised by full carbonation. Nutty and earthy aromatics. Lots of lees and brioche. Pallet was fizzy but broad and slick textured. Lots of malic /green apple acidity. Tropical citrus flavors. creme fraiche. Tension. Still plenty of life left if bottle was stored properly.

1/15/2021 - imafloormatt wrote:

Really looked forward to this wine. Tasted over the hill. I will blame it on poor storage for now. Purchased from WineBid.

1/15/2021 - imafloormatt Likes this wine:

Beautiful, bright, aromatic. Right off the bat lots of melon and white peach. Opened up into more honey and floral character. A very texturally driven wine.

1/10/2021 - imafloormatt wrote:

This was was already showing its age. At first very little happening aromatically. Opened up into red apple skin, plum jam, dusty leather, and earthiness. Surprisingly low acidity and very little tannin.

1/10/2021 - imafloormatt Likes this wine:

At first, very heavy in mushroom and earthy aroma. Opened up into ripe fruit and more earthiness. Healthy amount of quality tannin. Lower in acidity than I prefer. Considering I payed $20, I count this as a win.

1/1/2021 - imafloormatt Likes this wine:

First smell was heavy on oak and lemon pith. Pallet similar. After being open for an hour or so, oak integrated very nicely. More of a toasted nut character. Fruit opened up into more citrus, and lychee. Kept getting more interesting the longer it was open but next think I knew the bottle was empty...

1/1/2021 - imafloormatt Likes this wine:

Brioche, spice, almond flour on the nose. Great acidity and texture. Bone dry.

12/24/2020 - imafloormatt Likes this wine:

Very fresh for its age. Pretty tight and inexpressive immediately after opening. After about an hour lots of fine gravely tannin. Red and black fruits and a nice chocolate creaminess. Payed $35 and would happily do it again.

12/7/2020 - imafloormatt Likes this wine:

Day one: Jammy and heavy on the nose, high tannin and acid. Not much distinguishable fruit character. Not super excited about it.

Day two: Black and blue fruit and still some jammy character on the nose. More earth and salinity. Still a lot of fine grain tannin and acid. Much more interesting second night. Perhaps could have benafitted for more cellar time.

12/4/2020 - imafloormatt Likes this wine:

Enjoyable but expensive. Not much concentration or complexity. Lots of tart red fruit/jolly rancher character. Hoped for more considering the price.

12/4/2020 - imafloormatt Does not like this wine:

Good concentration and texture. Elevated VA.

12/4/2020 - imafloormatt Likes this wine:

Light and charming. Not overly complex. Perfect weeknight table wine.

12/4/2020 - imafloormatt Does not like this wine:

Over the hill.

11/22/2020 - imafloormatt wrote:

Very little fruit left and even less structure. Should have consumed 10 years earlier.

11/17/2020 - imafloormatt Likes this wine:

Meaty but bright. Lots of tension. Silty tannin.

11/17/2020 - imafloormatt Likes this wine:

Citrus peel. Melon. Slick.

11/17/2020 - imafloormatt Likes this wine:

Salted meat. Dried cherry. Toasted ok. Hotdog water. Funky but good.

11/17/2020 - imafloormatt wrote:

Over the hill.

11/17/2020 - imafloormatt wrote:

Unexpressive. Some cherry cola. Very fine but not much tannin.

11/13/2020 - imafloormatt wrote:

Over the hill.