6/18/2023 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Silky and fruit forward. Soft, resolved, mature.

12/31/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Satiny Napa bordeaux in peak form. Soft, opulent, elegant, balanced. Fabulous resolved fruit and firm structure, a treasure.

11/18/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Rustic dark cherry and prune, with mouthwatering bramble and minerality. Some spice, with structure and length. This is very good for a regional wine, well-done.

11/11/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Big, bold Rhone blend with complexity, balance, and a lively tannic streak. Showing some resolution at six years and drinking beautifully. Solid example of the big, crowd-pleasing style of Paso Robles reds. 41% Syrah 29% Grenache 20% Mourvèdre 10% Carignan

11/8/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Bold red with power and balance, that captures the spirit of Paso Robles blends. Drinking well now, and worth a hold. 59% Grenache 23% Cabernet Sauvignon 18% Tempranillo

8/28/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Bold, black cherry, spice, and cigar box, with earth, chocolate, and a balanced, mouthwatering acidity. A superb Paso Robles Syrah, showing power, elegance, and a strong sense of place. Drinking well now with air, this is a great hold.

8/26/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Dark and fierce, with red eyes and black fruit. Lively structure, with mouthwatering balance and grip. Generous tannins, wet gravel, and a long, fire-breathing finish. Bold, stylish, expressive. Worth a hold.

8/12/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Open-knitted, blue-black fruit, with cassis, cigar box tannins, slate, and spice. Young, lively, balanced, worth a hold.

8/8/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Earthy, complex, red-black fruit, with tartness and a mouthwatering acidity. Quiet tannins, some oak, a hint of green olive, into a medium, drying finish. Idiosyncratic red blend, expressive, low-alcohol, with remarkable flavor development after several hours of air. Worth a hold. 33-1/3% Syrah 33-1/3% Cinsault 33-1/3% Counoise. 12.5% ABV

8/7/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Bold, dark, red-black fruit with a big mouthfeel that’s balanced and structured. Soft, cigar box tannins and an earthy minerality held in nice tension with the rich palette. Young Syrah with power and style, into a long finish that lingers. Enjoyable now with air, and a worthy hold.

7/31/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Inky purple in the glass, with a perfumed palette of tart red fruit, sandlewood, and fine-grained tannins. Med-bodied, elegant, with its best years ahead.

7/30/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Lush and bold, with fabulous concentration, balance, and structure. Dark blue-red fruit showing some resolution and a little heat, with chocolate, earthiness, and an elegant, stylish grip. A superb Syrah blend from Paso Robles, drinking big and beautiful at five years.

7/29/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Huge tar and roses nose, wow. Palette of soft, tart red cherries, cedar, and intense, fruit-driven tannins. Balanced, open-knitted power, into a long, earthy finish. Enjoyable now with several hours of air, this is a young, superb Riserva worth a hold.

7/24/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Fresh, complex pear, tropical fruit, and green olives. Earthiness, straw, and a fantastic acidity.

7/16/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Bold, fresh raspberry, blackberry, spice, and cassis. Fine-grained tannins, ample oak, and a medium, black-fruit finish. Distinctive Bordeaux-Rhone blend, with structure and balance. Benefits from air, and a worthy hold. 50% Cabernet Sauvignon 46% Mourvedre 4% Syrah

7/2/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Apple, pears, pineapple, and citrus, in a golden, full-bodied, 11-year-old Chardonnay. Clean, balanced, with a hint of creaminess, in peak form.

7/1/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Resolved black cherry and spice, with abundant acidity, soft tannins, and a chalky, saline earthiness. Superb, full-bodied, structured, with its best years ahead.

6/25/2022 - Wine2372 wrote:

Black fruit, spice, toast, and pencil lead. Big, with big tannins, into a long, softish finish. This wine has evolved, from a little unruly early on, to an enjoyable Napa cab at six years. Benefits from air. Worth a hold.

6/24/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Complex red fruit, spice, dry earth, and an attractively tart, cranberry finish. Full-bodied, low tannins, fabulous acidity, with power and the heat of 15% ABV. A superb expression of Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir.

6/24/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Dark garnet in the glass, with a generous cola nose. Palette of savory raspberry and red cherry, with oak toast and a hint of chalk. Full-bodied richness, mouthwatering acidity, and a medium, cranberry finish. Another nice vintage, deliciously Central Coast.

6/23/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Lean, black cherry and raspberry, with sandlewood, earth, and a smoky, black-fruit finish. Spicy, structured, and showing attractive resolution at six years.

6/19/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Generous mouthfeel of peach, papaya, and almond that’s soft, balanced, and clean. Enjoyable sipper with a lovely, dry complexity. 80% Valdiguie, 20% Pinot Noir

6/13/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Fresh blueberry, cherry, and plum, with balanced acidity, light tannins, and a medium, cherry finish. Remarkable expression of Zinfandel: light, fresh, expressive, fruity, and in the glass nine months after harvest(!?) Evokes Pinot Noir rather than the ripe, jammy, black-pepper Zinfandel tradition. Inspired winemaking with fresh results. Recommend.

6/12/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Pale, translucent gold in the glass, with a palette of nectarine, grapefruit, and pear. Mouthwatering acidity, clean structure, and a long, lime zest and apricot finish. Delicious now, with good years ahead.

6/10/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Superb Napa Merlot, with great depth and structure, drinking well at six years. Firm, elegant, balanced, with incredible acidity and a fantastically long, black-fruit finish.

6/9/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Savory red cherry and raspberry, great balance, soft tannins, and a long, elegant finish. Young and worth a hold, but very approachable now with air.

6/2/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Fresh and clean, with great acidity and a savory-sweet crispness.

5/22/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Open, dark raspberry and black cherry, with structure, soft acidity, and a long, cranberry finish. Young and worth a hold, but drinking beautifully now with air.

5/22/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Dark, silky, raspberry and black cherry, into a soft, minerally finish. Fresh, young, worth a hold.

5/20/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Fresh, energetic, open-kintted, and very approachable at four years.

5/2/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Bold, resolved dark red fruit, with complexity, elegance, and balance. A superb Paso Grenache blend in peak form, with excellent years ahead.

4/22/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Savory raspberry, dried herbs, lively acidity, and a hint of oak. Young, light-bodied, with spice and minerality. Worth a hold, but very enjoyable now with several hours of air.

3/28/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Very nice coastal Pinot Noir, drinking well at 8 years. Violets, strawberry, and cranberry, with a clean, balanced acidity, and an attractive salinity. Light-bodied, elegant, expressive, in peak form.

3/27/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Ripe, perfumed red cherry and cranberry, with heightened, minerally tannins, firm structure, and a long finish. Young, with its best years ahead.

3/26/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Rich, smooth GSM, with a 4% Tempranillo kicker. High-toned tannins, a long finish, and a touch of heat. Elegant, stylish Paso Rhône blend, showing well at five years. 58% Grenache 27% Syrah 11% Mourvedre 4% Tempranillo

3/25/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Savory strawberry and dark raspberry, with great acidity, earthy, minerally tannins, and a medium, pomegranate finish. Elegant, balanced, structured. A nice Pommard showing well at seven years, with its best years ahead.

3/21/2022 - Wine2372 wrote:

Muted varietal character with no real structure or grip. An ok dry table wine.

3/18/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Rich cassis, blackberry, and dark plum, with forest floor, pencil lead, and smooth, integrated oak and vanilla tannins. Medium-bodied, with depth and concentration, into a long, dark-fruited finish. Lovely resolution at nine years, with many great years ahead.

3/17/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Dark, juicy raspberry, black cherry, and pomegranate, with earth, minerals, and oak. Showing some resolution at seven years, with a smooth, balanced structure and a little heat. A full-bodied, expressive GSM, in a lovely drinking window. 47% Grenache 34% Mourvedre 19% Syrah

3/12/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Tar and floral nose, with a palette of tart red cherry and raspberry. High-toned acidity, drying tannins, minerality, and some oak. Long decant recommended.

3/11/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Rich, dark raspberry and spice, with depth and concentration. Young, rounded fruit, into a medium, cranberry and sandlewood finish. Enjoyable now with air, worth a hold.

3/10/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Juicy honeysuckle, pear, and tropical fruits, with minerality and a layered complexity. Great acidity and a long, pineapple finish. Very nice Chablis-style Chardonnay, with a distinctively New World depth and structure. Many good years ahead.

3/9/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Distinctive Paso Robles blend of Grenache, Tempranillo, and Cabernet Sauvignon. A dark, raspberry creaminess is balanced with an expressive tannic structure of sandlewood and cedar. Long, dark-fruited finish, with a touch of heat. Enjoyable now with air, and a worthy hold.

3/7/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Distinctive, inspired Rhone blend from Paso Robles, on the lighter side: 45% Counoise, 36% Mourvedre, 19% Grenache. The raspberry and cherry of the Counoise and Grenache is held in nice tension with the Mourvedre. Sandlewood, perfume, and spice, it’s drinking beautifully at seven years, more balanced and resolved than the previous bottle three years ago. In a great window, with fine years ahead.

3/5/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Smooth, round cassis and black fruit, with light oak and a medium-bodied elegance.

2/20/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Gorgeous, round raspberry compote and soft, dark cherry, with sandlewood, earth, and minerality. Showing beautifully at ten years, with a resolved savory-sweetness, gentle tannins, and a rich, elegant structure. Long, juicy finish with a hint of heat. A superb Grenache blend in peak form.

2/18/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Dried cherry, strawberry, sandlewood, and spice, with tension, complexity, and a malo creaminess. Medium-bodied with a hint of earth, and sweet, strawberry finish. Young, nicely balanced, worth a hold.

2/14/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Green apple, lemon, and a floral minerality. Light-bodied and lean, with a flinty, clean finish.

2/5/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Crisp, clean palette, with a light-bodied, minerally structure. Good QPR

2/4/2022 - Wine2372 Likes this wine:

Vibrant and lively, with black cherry, violets, and spice. A dusky earthiness, with elegance and depth. Nice wine, worth a hold.