6/29/2015 - jaxpaj wrote:

Past its prime. This had a dusty prune flavor that dominated.

1/15/2016 - Badgerwino Likes this wine:

This is why I wait so long with Barolos...

11/2/2015 - BIG BOLD CAB LOVER Likes this wine:

I've never got to experience a harlan wine - we bought 3 decided I had to have 1 just to understand Harlan and Cory's approach to wine

so to me I don't think I've ever seen anything so dense/opaque - my decanter had stains I needed to use Polident on it

So my first shipment of bond single vineyard won't show up till Spring 2016 but if this is Cory's wine making philosophy I CAN'T WAIT

And my other thought is how great the 2012 matriarch will be especially if no major price change

So on to the 2011 at hand - opened with deep plum with some blackberry on the after taste - after decanting so dense - and then when you start to drink as it opens all the tobacco, leather, and licorice started to come around and on the end I thought I was drinking black sambuca as the ink and licorice just was phenomenal

So I know many of you are spoiled and have been drinking these for years but let a novice just enthrall what he's been offered and will soon be drinking on an annual basis

Cheers !