8/21/2021 - LiteItOnFire wrote:

Now this took the full 7 hours to showcase its goods as the early showing (I had to sneak a taste since my favorite vineyard is Thorevilos) wouldn’t budge from its structural embrace.

At the time of the tasting this wine was kicking! Now this is not purely my opinion as a stand-alone I opened a bottle by itself and had a nice evening rather this wine came after the wonderful SVDs (LPV, Dr and To Kalon) AND was tasted against the Mag 7 in a head to head.

This wine stood its ground and delivered. It along with the Steltzner stands out as a very different wine in the portfolio although I much prefer this wine. While this wine is not a SVD, rather a cuvée of sorts, it packs a serious punch of complexity of flavors, structure and performance. Interestingly of all the wines tasted, this one will benefit the most from kore bottle time. Very happy I snagged a 6 pack- and may go back for more. For those Thorevilos fans, while it’s not the OG version from the vineyard- it delivers on the wonderful sweet forest floor, dark chocolate, dust, etc uniqueness at this price point. There is also the energy of some young vines intermixed to provide verve for the future. While I am sure I will pop one early, I would then hold for 5+ years.

I will put this line on all of my tasting notes from this lineup- not sure if they have any left but if they do, jump at the chance to buy or at a minimum get on the list as this vintage and winery strategy is at an entirely new level (the LC shows how focused they are on the future). The best horizontal tasting from the same winery I have ever had.