5/21/2017 - kenmmm Likes this wine:

Hint of honey on the nose; mineral through and through balanced with tart green apple. Perfect for warm summer days in lieu of Pinot Grigio or Sauvignon Blanc.

8/3/2015 - kenmmm Likes this wine:

pear and apricot on nose; crispy fruit w/citrus; perfect on very warm evening with satay chicken. roasted veggies, fresh fruit & corn; drink this year.

7/16/2015 - kenmmm Likes this wine:

Beautiful color; floral nose with light fruit; peach and berry flavors with long finish for rose. My score might be inflated due to my surprise at how good it is, but for a summer evening with grilled chicken or fish, I consider it Outstanding.

7/5/2015 - kenmmm Likes this wine:

Minerals; citrus; a crispy chardonnay

5/26/2015 - kenmmm wrote:

This bottle was sour - past drink by

5/26/2015 - kenmmm wrote:

This bottle was sour. Spoiled or past.

11/9/2014 - kenmmm Likes this wine:

I could not add much to the reviews of Grape Juice and Dave Dalluge, except to say that perhaps a bit more open than two years ago. Right up my alley.

5/21/2014 - kenmmm wrote:

This wine has a lot of juicy, rich fruit on the nose, but fades quickly on the palate. I suspect this bottle, at least, is a bit past. No decanting, trying with grilled chicken and fresh leaf lettuce and tomato salad.

5/17/2013 - kenmmm Likes this wine:

The wine looks Garnet colored. The legs are Slow. It smells like Strawberry, Cinnamon, Black Pepper, Dust, Tea, and Rose. It tastes like Cherry, Clove, Forest floor, Dust, and Black Olive. The body is Medium/Full. The wine has Silky texture. The wine finishes Long.

5/9/2013 - kenmmm Likes this wine:

smells like a bowl of smashed cherries; follows through on palate

5/5/2013 - kenmmm Likes this wine:

Drink now

9/23/2012 - kenmmm Likes this wine:

Much better than last bottle. Bright fruit.

9/3/2012 - kenmmm wrote:

Disappointed by one of my favorite wines. I agree with other reviews on extremes in bottle variation with this vintage, especially considerting the lack of fruit in this bottle.

1/16/2012 - kenmmm Likes this wine:

This wine is getting better each time. Silkier texture, more structure

1/25/2012 - kenmmm Likes this wine:

Mature -- perfect timing

1/1/2012 - kenmmm Likes this wine:

Another New Year's weekend high-scoring wine. Bursting bouquet of ripe red fruit, a little coffee & toast. Juicy and chewy on the palate -- ripe cherries and black berries; silky smooth with long finish. Decanted from Magnum for 2+ hours.

12/31/2011 - kenmmm Likes this wine:

All what I love about HB -- ruby color w/brick at edges; smoke, bacon, musty nose; earthy flavors underneath bright fruit on palate, an unusual bit of miint. My favorite Bordeaux. Decanted for 2 hours, could have used a little more.

8/27/2011 - kenmmm wrote:

Balance blend, cab, merlot, pet credit, syrah. Bright to dar

8/9/2011 - kenmmm wrote:

Not as faded as my last bottle. Rich fruit nose with toast & almond. Taste is rich cherries & bacon. Back to 93 pts.

8/7/2011 - kenmmm Likes this wine:

bright nose; rasberries, cherries, very fruity, some earth; just a different Rhone

5/25/2011 - kenmmm Likes this wine:

Ripe Strawberries

3/20/2011 - kenmmm Likes this wine:

cherry compote on toast with bacon cooking in the background

2/23/2011 - kenmmm Likes this wine:

note similar to Aug 2010, but thinner; time to drink

1/1/2011 - kenmmm Likes this wine:

Perfect timing. silky and smooth, bacon fat and earth on the nose; olives, soil, bright cherry, red fruit, wonderful light toast on back. Subperb!

1/1/2011 - kenmmm Likes this wine:

Crisp, nutty, tangy fruit, long finish

11/14/2010 - kenmmm wrote:

After three hours, this one was incredible. Silky smooth. Licorice, celery, a little toast and nuttiness, plum and cherry with floral notes. I'm not sure how to give a 100 point rating, but I haven't had many Bordeaux's this good.

11/14/2010 - kenmmm Likes this wine:

Note to follow...

8/31/2010 - kenmmm Likes this wine:

Very nice. Fragrant, floral. Well-balanced, though not weighty. I really like these wines

7/1/2010 - kenmmm wrote:

COLOR-- Inky/Purple w/medium/long legs; NOSE-- Mushroom, violet, and black pepper; TASTE-- Cherry, Plum, Black Pepper, and earth; full-bodied w/texture like satin & medium finish. Hard to find a better Merlot (mostly of course).

3/27/2010 - kenmmm wrote:

This bottle was well past its prime. Unremarkable.

3/17/2010 - kenmmm Likes this wine:

The wine looks Garnet colored.
It smells like Strawberry Jam, Cedar, and Tobacco.
It tastes like Cherry, Strawberry Jam, Bacon and Mineral.
The body is Full.
The wine is textured Silky.
The wine finishes Medium.

3/2/2010 - kenmmm Likes this wine:

The wine looks Purple colored.
The legs are Medium.

It smells like Cherry, Cinnamon, and Clove.
It tastes like Gooseberry, Strawberry Jam, Cherry, and Plum.
The body is Medium/Full.
The wine is textured Satin-like.
The wine finishes Medium.

2/27/2010 - kenmmm Likes this wine:

The wine looks Purple colored.
The legs are Medium.

It smells like Blackberry, Oak, and Petrol.
It tastes like Plum, Cherry, Bark, Tea, and Tar.
The body is Medium/Full.
The wine is textured Smooth.
The wine finishes Medium.

2/21/2010 - kenmmm wrote:

Full bodied, sweet and chewy, big fruit with flowers; NOSE -- licorice, flowers; TASTE -- blackberries, Violet, cherry, little chocolate

2/16/2010 - kenmmm wrote:

NOSE- rasberry, coffe; TASTE- rasberry, coffee, toast, cedar

2/13/2010 - kenmmm wrote:

Blushing pink, beautiful color; nice fruit on the nose, strawberries with cream; sweet fruit tastes, nice bubbles on opening, still delicious after two hours

2/16/2010 - kenmmm wrote:

Chewy fruit -- raspberry, cherry, plum, a little tar

2/13/2010 - kenmmm wrote:

Inky color; NOSE -- toast, Oak, truffle; TASTE -- cherries, chocolate, bacon; was at its best after three or four hours

2/13/2010 - kenmmm wrote:

caramel, burnt toast, toffe, raisins--unbelievale finish, perfect with chocolate mousse

2/13/2010 - kenmmm wrote:

ruby color w/burnt tinge around edge; nose--eartth, mushroom, old wood like barn; taste--delicious chewy rasberry soil

1/9/2009 - kenmmm wrote:

silky smooth; NOSE- bright cherries, spice; TASTE- black rasberries, chewy fruit

6/27/2009 - kenmmm wrote:

still hanging in

6/7/2009 - kenmmm wrote:

NOSE- toast, earth, rasperry; TASTE-- silky smooth, juicy fruit with floral and mineral/earth

6/5/2009 - kenmmm wrote:

NOSE -- faint dried leather and dark fruit; TASTE -- backward fruit, faint licorice. This bottle is definitely past prime.

5/15/2009 - kenmmm wrote:

I have always loved this wine, but it has developed an elegance that wasn't there even two years ago. NOSE- straw, earthy leather, cherries come through; TASTE- silky smooth fruit, cherries raspberries, some green apple, smoky dirt.

5/11/2009 - kenmmm wrote:

Begining to fade. Licorce and rasberries on nose; cherries, rasberries, licorice-bright fruit

5/5/2009 - kenmmm wrote:

NOSE -- cherries, leather, licorice; TASTE -- toast, spices, chewy raspberries, a little tar. All in all straightforward, silky smooth texture and expansive flavor with decent finish.

2/4/2009 - kenmmm wrote:

NOSE -- pipe tobacco, candied cherry, leather; TASTE -- Sweet cherries, leather, chocolate

1/23/2009 - kenmmm wrote:

NOSE- straw, hints of melon and citrus; TASTE- lemon grass, citrus, cantaloupe

1/20/2009 - kenmmm wrote:

NOSE- cherries, toast, vanilla; TASTE- cinnamon, dark cherry, rasberries, vanilla