4/19/2024 - Roentgen Ray Likes this wine:

Decent fruit and polished tannins.

4/1/2024 - Roentgen Ray wrote:

Tasted alongside a 2018.
Aside from a more garnet color, the flavor and aroma were surprisingly similar.
Good acidity, decent fruit, and moderate tannins.

3/31/2024 - Roentgen Ray wrote:

Medium garnet color.
Light to medium aromatics.
Balanced with secondary notes and some blue-black fruit.
Polished tannins.

3/26/2024 - Roentgen Ray wrote:

First bottle I bought for cellaring. I was in my internship. I kept it in my closet and transferred it to my ‘rich’ friend's cellar a couple years later.

Cost: $35 at the time, which was affordable.


The cork is short compared to current bottles.
It leaked half the length of the cork, not to the surface.

Color is medium garnet.

Aromas were medium at open and fading to light after 1-2 hours.

In the mouth, licorice, blackberry, leather,

Tannins make my taste buds pucker tightly and there is some iron on the long finish.

3/21/2024 - Roentgen Ray wrote:

Cork intact and firmly springy.
Garnet tinged deep ruby color.
Light aromatics, blackberry, suede, strawberry and apple, and pomegranate.
On the tongue, vibrant acidity and the tannins are crisp and angled. They grab the gums on my molars.

It’s a pretty wine that is still youthful.

10/26/2023 - Roentgen Ray Likes this wine:

Medium red-purple color. Very unique.
Medium aromatics with raspberry and strawberry. There is also a Cayuse funk and some of ganache early in the show.
With deep focus, I pick up lite clove-cinnamon and orange peel spritz.
In the mouth it’s medium bodied with a bit of both culinary sage and wild sagebrush.
I prefer Grenache and Zins when they are young, spiced, and fruity.
My score is on the conservative end.

10/6/2023 - Roentgen Ray wrote:

So much better on day 2.
I recommend a vigorous double decant if you can.
Lots of blue and black fruit with thick and plush tannins.
A little rough right out of the bottle.

9/29/2023 - Roentgen Ray Likes this wine:

Maraschino cherries, graphite, and a hint of dried porcini with medium acidity with dusty tannins.

9/26/2023 - Roentgen Ray wrote:

Cork leaked to almost the surface.
Medium ruby color.
Medium aromatics with oyster shell, blackberry, and some cherry.
Medium acidity.
Drinking well today for an entry level Bourgogne.

9/21/2023 - Roentgen Ray Likes this wine:

Medium garnet color.
Cork was in great condition.
Moderately aromatic.
Marachino cherry, black raspberry pie, and allspice.
Soft tannins and acidity.
Drinking well today.

9/15/2023 - Roentgen Ray wrote:

Perfect cork.
Dark ruby color.
Raspberry, blackberry, dill, and dryish sour tannins.
The aroma is fantastic and uniquely amazing.
It smells like Korean BBQ and lavender.
Overall, the flavor is in your face and a little overbearing, and the aroma is a definite wow!
If paired with the right food, this could be amazing. This would go great with anything from Southern France, Provençal wood roasted chicken is what I'm wanting to try this with...The French make wine that pairs with food, and this one is no exception.

Flavor: 88
Aroma: 94
+1 for the je ne sais quoi

9/15/2023 - Roentgen Ray Likes this wine:

Dusty tannins, good fruit, drinking well.

9/12/2023 - Roentgen Ray wrote:

Medium ruby garnet color.
Menthol, raspberry, strawberry, and rhubarb.
The tannins are twisted, sour, and awkwardly dry.

9/7/2023 - Roentgen Ray Likes this wine:

Perfect cork.
Medium ruby color.
Double decanted.
Lavish blackberry and basil. with a hint of orange rind.
Sleek tannins.

9/1/2023 - Roentgen Ray wrote:

Perfect cork.
Medium tawny colored.
Medium to light aromatics.
Mineral, mint, meat, blackberries and a hint of evergreen trees.
Velvety tannins come in at a 180 grit, smooth but present.

8/30/2023 - Roentgen Ray Likes this wine:

Ruby tinged deep garnet color.
Calcareous and meaty notes in the glass.
With coaxing, there is a layer blackberry as well.
Juicy and modestly vibrant in the mouth with tongue coating plush tannins.
More graceful than the masculine nose suggests. If this wine had a preferred pronoun, it would be a they.

8/9/2023 - Roentgen Ray wrote:

Rich caramel color and tartaric crystals on the cork.
It has apricot, toasted almond and hints of lychee and rose, and baked pear.
Not a subtle wine.
Maturing well.

8/4/2023 - Roentgen Ray Likes this wine:

There is lots of dark fruit, multidimensional structure, velvety tannins, and very long finish.

7/26/2023 - Roentgen Ray Likes this wine:

Good fruit and supportive tannins.
Grilled beef and limestone comes out with some swirlnging so pair this one with a dry aged ribeye or your favorite cut if you can.

7/26/2023 - Roentgen Ray wrote:

Beautiful golden amber hued.
Matchstick-sulfer right after opening.
Light in the mouth with pineapple, honey, and a bit of sweet tangerine.

7/11/2023 - Roentgen Ray wrote:

The cork was brittle and adheared to the neck of the bottle.
Aromas were muted.
Flavor profile showed graphite and dark fruit with medium tannic structure.
Overall good but subtle cork taint likely resulted in this bottle not showing as well as it should.

6/29/2023 - Roentgen Ray wrote:

Complex with tropical fruit and floral aromas.
Medium bodied and tart.

6/29/2023 - Roentgen Ray Likes this wine:

Stored at. 55-65ºF since release.
Cork was intact without leaks after pulled.
Aerated via a quick decant.
Light straw colored.
Baked lemon curd, apple, and a little grapefruit bite.
Flinty smokey notes as well.
It was at it's peak right after the cork was pulled and closed up a bit over the next 3 hours.
Note to self, don't decant next bottle.

6/25/2023 - Roentgen Ray wrote:

Sulfer and matchsticks were pronounced at first and a vigorous decant was used to help it dissipate.

Apricots and butterscotch at first and then creamy with green apple. Later, after aeration, there is almonds, apple, marzipan, and freshly skinned small game.

6/23/2023 - Roentgen Ray Likes this wine:

Purchased from the source.
Moderately aromatic.
Lots of dark fruit, cocoa and grilled steak notes on the end.
Tannins are silky smooth and fully integrated.
Very juicy.

6/10/2023 - Roentgen Ray Likes this wine:

Bought as a late release from Cayuse.
Seepage up the cork 2/3 the length.
Ruby red color.
Loads of dried blueberry, leather, a little funk, dark chocolate, and rhubarb.
Balanced.

6/7/2023 - Roentgen Ray wrote:

Cork was in great shape, solid with no leaks.
The color is deep ruby tinged garnet.
Smells like raw beef, strawberry, currant, a hint of wild rose, and there is some odd smokey silly putty aromas that I don't love.
Tannins are structured.
Acidity is moderate.

6/3/2023 - Roentgen Ray Likes this wine:

Perfect cork.
Dark purple color.
Vigorously decanted and then tasted 1 hr later.
Minimal funkiness, lots of blackberry, charred beef, and earthy.
Tannins were silky smooth and seemless.
Medium to full bodied and balanced.

6/1/2023 - Roentgen Ray Likes this wine:

The color is purple shaded beef.
The cork is perfect, no leaks or fragility.
Aroma is medium strong and pleasant with red and blue fruit.
The structure is medium, leaning towards firm.
The acidity is balanced and noticed.
The tannins are present and supporting.
Drink or hold.

5/31/2023 - Roentgen Ray Does not like this wine:

Cork seepage to withing 5 mm of the surface.
Purple hued salmon color.
Very reticent, not much on the nose.
Fallen decaying tree, black cherry mixed with cherry flavored Jolley Rancher, and a little minerality.
Medium to light bodied, and medium acidity with slightly drying tannins.
This bottle is barely mediocre.

5/23/2023 - Roentgen Ray Likes this wine:

Medium sweet and acidity.
There is some spritz, and ebullience.
There is a long dry finish.
Pineapple and apricot are masked by the match stick of sulpher that keeps thes wines from rotting. I kinda like the match stick.
Drink or hold.

5/23/2023 - Roentgen Ray wrote:

Perfect cork.
Dark brick red color.
Aromatics are somewhat reserved.
Oyster-shell and a little red raspberry with some wild strawberry (almost no fruit, might be in a dumb phase)
Tannins are plush.
Hold

5/18/2023 - Roentgen Ray Likes this wine:

Medium garnet color.
Pretty profile with raspberry, basil, and hints if flowery perfume and a touch of powdered limestone.
Medium weight in the mouth with plush tannins.
Good balance and soft.
Open for business.
Drink or hold.

5/14/2023 - Roentgen Ray wrote:

Extremely aromatic right after pulling the cork.
That faded quickly and it became more mid-to low toned with it’s aromatics.
Tanins and acidity battle it out, and the acidity eventually wins.
There is currant and blackberry fruit, plus some meaty notes.

5/9/2023 - Roentgen Ray wrote:

Lost bottle that was just found in the bottom of the cellar.
This is sealed with a screw top.
The vineyard is south of Monterrey Bay, and inland from Big Sur coastline 20-30 miles.
Color is garnet red.
Nose is pretty flat with some blackberry.
In the mouth, there is some sweet cherry, dark roasted coffee grounds, rhubarb, and the finish lasts 4073 milliseconds.

5/9/2023 - Roentgen Ray Likes this wine:

Beautiful gilded color.
Perfect cork upon pull.
Baked pear, toasted bread, beeswax, lemon, and green apple.
Medium acidity and decent complexity.
It was exploding from the glass at first, and faded after 3 hours.

5/3/2023 - Roentgen Ray Likes this wine:

What a surprise to find this in the cellar.
The cork was soft and there was 1cm seep.
Aroma is a little reserved, sawdust and decayed wood, some petrol, and hints of grapefruit and lime.
In the mouth its sweet and lively with lemon and grapefruit, pretty well balanced.
Finish is short and while not complex, it’s very easy to enjoy.

Day#2, still good, now with a little peach. Better after some air.

4/22/2023 - Roentgen Ray wrote:

Cinnamon, anise, and beef broth (Saigon breakfast phở aroma).
The is a little bit of horse manure sweetened by grandma My’s burning incense in the air as she mantras to her past relatives and Buddha..
The complexity is wonderful.
The tannins give it a dry bite at the end making this a food wine, not a cocktail stand alone beverage (i.e. serve with food).

4/20/2023 - Roentgen Ray Likes this wine:

Improved with air and still fresh on day #2.
Lots of fresh strawberry and red fruit with mineral notes.
Medium grained tannins still have plenty of grip.

4/11/2023 - Roentgen Ray wrote:

Purchased from Larkmead at release.
Stored in cellar conditions between 55-65°F.
The cork is firm and there is minimal seepage.
Thos bottle is vibrant with blackberry, some mulberry, and medium acidity.
The tannins are an afterthought, present in the background.

4/9/2023 - Roentgen Ray Likes this wine:

Orange and cream notes.
Caramel and passion fruit.
It was reserved at first and really burst out of the glass after 2 hours.
In the mouth it has crisp apple flavors.
Paired well with an orange glazed smoked duck.

4/6/2023 - Roentgen Ray wrote:

Cork was soft.
Light straw color.
Reticent nose.
Peach and slate.
Lemon and orange in the mouth.
It’s an off dry style.
Maybe a slightly off bottle?

3/19/2023 - Roentgen Ray wrote:

The cork was in good shape with 4mm seepage.
It improved with aeration.
It’s complex and savage with herbs and roasted meat.
Tannins are big, dry, and strong.

3/19/2023 - Roentgen Ray wrote:

The cork crumbled and stuck to the sides of the bottle neck. I pushed it in and filtered it but dust powder remained visible floating on the surface.

No obvious cork taint.

However, it’s not quite on point. The tannins are very very dry. There is a little bit of red fruit.

3/16/2023 - Roentgen Ray wrote:

There is a thin film of sediment adhearent to the inside of the bottle.
Cork is in pristine condition.
Ruby color with a little caramel.
Raspberry, graphite, leather and mineral.
The tannins are a little on the dry side.

3/9/2023 - Roentgen Ray Does not like this wine:

Perfect cork when pulled.
Brown tinged garnet color.
At first, the aroma was huge and fruit filled, absolutely over the top in a great way. That blew off, and then it was reticent for about 1-2 hours before showing some of those notes again.
There is a little smokey bacon.
Acidity is decent and keeps it alive.
Tannins remain vigorous at. this age.
Not much here.

2/28/2023 - Roentgen Ray wrote:

High acidity.
Highly aromatic and volatile.
A little plush and mineral dusted.
Thia is not a cocktail stand alone wine and will shine est with a worthy meal.

2/28/2023 - Roentgen Ray wrote:

Perfect cork, no leaks.
Lots of clean chalk dusted ripe blackberries, anise, sweet blueberries,

2/21/2023 - Roentgen Ray Likes this wine:

Cellared at 55-65F since purchase on release.
Cork was in good shape with minimal staining at the bottom.
Anise and dark fruit.
Balanced.

2/28/2023 - Roentgen Ray Likes this wine:

Cellared at 55-65°F since release.
Juicy blue and black fruit.
Balanced and drinking great today.
Recorked and tried again 5 days later with similar notes implying that this can age for an extended time.