4/2/2024 - radumas Likes this wine:

Mature, complex, develops after opened. It may have some years ahead, but might be at its peak.

12/20/2022 - radumas Likes this wine:

Some rough tannins, worthy of more age. Prune and blackberry fruit. Heavy. Tasty.

These heavy huge bottles are a crime.

12/15/2022 - radumas wrote:

Not great. Very little fruit. Took a day to open up. Heaviest bottle in my cellar.

11/18/2022 - radumas Likes this wine:

Yum! Aged Chardonnay has fruit and complexity and little, if any, oak.

10/19/2022 - radumas wrote:

Tannic. Prune. Overripe flavors. Meh

9/22/2022 - radumas wrote:

Well structured wine without a lot of distinction. Tasters said “that’s nice, what’s that other bottle?”

9/17/2022 - radumas Likes this wine:

Delishus. Lots of black berry, plum, vanilla with enough tannin to go with food. Perfect w roast duck.

9/17/2022 - radumas Likes this wine:

Delicious, but simple. Late harvest style.

9/17/2022 - radumas wrote:

Very port like. Deep fruit, high alcohol, even though dry, sense of sweet

2/25/2022 - radumas Likes this wine:

Very good. Alcohol not experienced Fruit minimal. Minerality and complexity.

2/23/2022 - radumas Likes this wine:

Elegant, complex, mature. Claret like. The alcohol is not experienced at all. Such a delightful surprise

9/10/2021 - radumas Likes this wine:

Simple. Fruity. Plum and briar. Nice, but low QPR

8/27/2021 - radumas Likes this wine:

Bought on barrel tasting, it took 2 years to come back up. It’s luscious, complex , balanced, delicious, and ready to pair with rich foods

8/2/2021 - radumas Likes this wine:

Needs a few years. Delightful elegant red fruit dark leather blueberry

8/2/2021 - radumas wrote:

Blackberry, plum, black cherry, fennel, rich, luscious, delicious.

7/28/2021 - radumas Likes this wine:

Hot. Alcoholic. Intense concentrated fruit, alcohol has to be more than 14.5

4/30/2021 - radumas wrote:

Undistinguished red blending wine at outrageous price.

4/28/2021 - radumas Likes this wine:

Elegant, balanced, mature, delightful

3/9/2021 - radumas Does not like this wine:

I robbed the cradle. This needs some more years. Tough, tight, tannic. Can’t rate.

2/10/2021 - radumas wrote:

Ok. Just ok. Fruit a bit overripe and pruney

11/24/2020 - radumas Likes this wine:

This is delicious. Maybe some RS. Less complex than I hoped. Not the best from Lytton, but alive and juicy fruity delicious.

10/3/2020 - radumas Likes this wine:

Flat, muted. I did what I rarely do, open a different wine for dinner.

Edit: reopened next day and found it aromatic, and completely delicious. Let it breathe.

10/3/2020 - radumas Likes this wine:

A mature, elegant, balanced wine. Fair amount of sediment stuck in the shoulder of the bottle. There is fruit (red fruit, plum/prune) and acid in balance, long finish, elegant nose and maturity that zins usually don’t achieve. A delight.

9/21/2020 - radumas Likes this wine:

Delicious. Lush, fruity. Dark and red fruit. Not so high acid, so I’d expect it’s a drink now. I love it.

9/9/2020 - radumas Likes this wine:

This was rich, velvet, fruit and acid balanced, and just a smile in each sip.

6/27/2020 - radumas Likes this wine:

Very intense on opening. Concentrated black fruit, tar, spice. High alcohol. The intensity masked the low acidity, which showed up later. Overripe.

Not a re-buy

4/26/2020 - radumas Likes this wine:

Deelishus. Yum. Silky texture. Mature fruit. Tannin resolved. Well balanced. Wish I had more.

1/30/2020 - radumas Likes this wine:

Soft, rich, cab fruit, simple, delicious. Doesn’t make you think; makes you want more

1/14/2020 - radumas Does not like this wine:

General rule: if your vineyard is right for Cabernet, it’s wrong for Pinot noir. Trefethen has vineyards in Napa Valley, Oak Knoll district, where they grow cab and Chardonnay and other varietals that like the warmth. They grow Pinot noir right in the middle. The wine is light, even by Pinot standards, has some of the barrel on the nose, but the flavors are light and harsh. The harshness diminishes by day 2 and 3, but when I think of what I’d think is a fair price for this, I’d say $10-12. The price is $45. They should bulk this out and replant the block to something else.

12/20/2019 - radumas wrote:

Delicious. Complex fruit. Tastes just a shade sweet, but still perfect w peppered steak

10/29/2019 - radumas Likes this wine:

Opened too early. Mostly a fruit bomb

6/20/2019 - radumas wrote:

Over the hill. Little fruit and some VA

6/15/2019 - radumas Likes this wine:

Delicious. Yum. Pinotness, balanced, rich.

6/15/2019 - radumas wrote:

Volatile acidity. Crumbled cork.

6/1/2019 - radumas Likes this wine:

In perfect balance, decent acidity, which is rare for fully ripe zins, mild tannins, full fruit, and maturity. Zinfandel doesn’t get much better than this.

2/11/2019 - radumas wrote:

Blackberry blueberry bramble tannin acid. Good for at least 5 more years

10/21/2018 - radumas Likes this wine:

Rich, dense, black fruit, prunes, bramble. Good.

10/14/2018 - radumas wrote:

Ok. Just ok zin. Not a good QPR

10/11/2018 - radumas Likes this wine:

Balanced lush fruity zin. Great QPR

9/30/2018 - radumas wrote:

Rich, textured, soft tannins. Violets, cherry, blackberry. A very nice wine

9/25/2018 - radumas wrote:

Nice cab aroma and flavor. A good $25 wine, but much more than $25

8/22/2018 - radumas wrote:

Sweet fruit bomb with low acid

7/26/2018 - radumas Likes this wine:

Young. At least 5 years to go. On the nose, a fruit bowl of black fruit. On the palate, blackberry raspberry fruit. Some plum. Tannic. Good acid.

4/29/2018 - radumas Likes this wine:

Rich, red fruit, plum, soft tannins, long finish. Good acid balance. Long life ahead

4/8/2018 - radumas Likes this wine:

A perfect gewurz. Acidity, spice, fruit, viscosity, grapefruit, lychee, rich. Perfect w cassoulet

3/24/2018 - radumas Likes this wine:

As delicious as a rosé can get. Perfect balance.

3/11/2018 - radumas Likes this wine:

Rich, ripe, plum-prune fruit dominates. Not enough acid to age further.

2/17/2018 - radumas Likes this wine:

Rich Rhône blend that has fruit, texture, complexity and yums

2/14/2018 - radumas Does not like this wine:

Meh. Off flavors. Minimal fruit. Compares poorly to a $19 zin.

2/10/2018 - radumas Likes this wine:

Luscious, complex, textured, balanced, delicious, so far, wine of the year. Age-worthy.