1/23/2021 - Stevenmlouie Likes this wine:

Deep Ruby
Nose: ripe red fruit, raspberry preserves, forest floor, cigar box
Palate: explosive red fruit, berries, suave and well balanced, nice mature wood notes, allspice, medium+ body, medium+ acidity, sweet fine-grained tannins. Gorgeous wine. Reminds me of mature Pauillac, oddly.
96 Pts.

12/2/2020 - Stevenmlouie Likes this wine:

Color: Deep Ruby
Nose: Explosive dark red fruit, bacon fat, roasted herbs, garrigue, eucalyptus
Palate: Juicy dark red fruit, baking spice, chocolate, olive
Medium+ Acidity
Medium+ Body
Round, ripe, high-quality tannins
Long finish
Exceptional.

12/2/2020 - Stevenmlouie Likes this wine:

Color: Dark Ruby with orange edges
Nose: Game, barnyard funk, olive brine, mushrooms, red fruit
Palate: Deep red and black fruit, blood, slate
Medium+ Acidity
Medium-Full Body
Long finish
Exceptional.

12/2/2020 - Stevenmlouie Likes this wine:

Color: Dark Ruby
Nose: Ripe black fruit, cigar box, slate
Palate: Juicy red and blue fruit, wet stone
Medium+ acidity
Medium body
Long finish

12/2/2020 - Stevenmlouie wrote:

Color: Deep Amber / Brown
Nose: explosive nose of amber, candied fruits, ginger, botrytis, honey
Palate: candied pecans, deep amber honey, funk, ginger, floral notes, candied fruits
Medium+ acidity
Medium+ body
Long, undulating finish
Exceptional

12/2/2020 - Stevenmlouie Does not like this wine:

Color: pale ruby
Nose: brambly red fruit
Palate: funky, sour, red fruits
High- acidity
Light body
Unbalanced and short finish

12/2/2020 - Stevenmlouie wrote:

Color: pale ruby
Nose: sous bois, cherry, fresh-cut grass
Palate: tart red fruits, baking spices
Medium+ acidity
Medium body
Soft, elegant mouthfeel
Medium finish

9/7/2020 - Stevenmlouie wrote:

Very tight on PnP. Improved dramatically with two hours in the decanter. Still very young and primary, but concentration of black fruit and wood smoke. No rush on these.

9/7/2020 - Stevenmlouie Likes this wine:

Lots of dark fruit, herbs, and black licorice/anise flavor. Good concentration. Was a bit tight and backwards on opening... singing after 3-4 hrs or so in the decanter. It has lots of life ahead.

8/30/2020 - Stevenmlouie Likes this wine:

Deep garnet with orange hues at the rim. Fig jam, toasted nuts, dark chocolate candied orange peel, rhubarb, vanilla, baking spice, long and undulating finish. Full body. Incredible, with years ahead.

8/30/2020 - Stevenmlouie Likes this wine:

This bottle was humming. In a great spot. 1 hour decant, and had it with Ribeyes. Almost obsidian at its core, and deep blood red at the rim. Black and red fruit dominating on the explosive nose. Full body, with incredible concentration. Deep cassis, fine tannins fully integrated. Excellent.

8/30/2020 - Stevenmlouie Likes this wine:

Incredible depth and intensity here... showing its terroir. Raspberry cordial, ripe strawberry, vanilla, anise, forest floor, soft velvety mouthfeel, medium-to-full body. Excellent.

8/5/2020 - Stevenmlouie Likes this wine:

Incredibly accessible for young L'Aventure. Deep opaque purple in color, with intense dark fruit notes, blueberry compote, and a touch of smoke. The full-bodied palate is also very soft, blue and black fruits, with good intensity of flavor but not incredibly complex. Slight heat on the finish.

5/22/2020 - Stevenmlouie Likes this wine:

Beautiful opaque purple, very concentrated
Nose: explosive black fruit, boysenberry, bell pepper, wet earth, wood smoke
Palette: blueberry compote, cherry cola, luxardo, pepper
Sexy wine. 1-hr decant. Drink or hold.

4/9/2020 - Stevenmlouie Likes this wine:

Cork in excellent condition on this 89 suduiraut. Nose is a bit closed down at the moment, but I get candied orange peels, baking spices and clove. The palate is very unctuous, full bodied and velvety. Crime brûlée, caramel, dark honey, vanilla, nuttiness, not much primary fruit here, but there’s a lovely hint of poached pears. Drink up.

11/28/2019 - Stevenmlouie Likes this wine:

Very floral offering, with herbaceous notes on the nose — Thai basil and wildflower. Medium bodied with bright acidity, and plush berry notes. A solid Pinot with a slightly more “old-world” style than I’m used to from this producer, but not the best offering from WS... granted this was the first Pinot to release from the Calegari vineyard. Nonetheless and enjoyable drink.

11/28/2019 - Stevenmlouie Likes this wine:

This is an incredible value, and it’s actually drinking well now, but it needs air. We opened it had a glass, and then decanted the rest over the next 24 hours. At first approach it was clearly muscular and tense. Loads of deep, dark fruit, unctuous, with a lush mouthfeel. Fairly primary but tight. On night two the edges had rounded nicely, and beneath the fruit there was scorched earth, and other savory notes — thyme, burnt fat, and a peppery bite. Really fantastic stuff. Could use a few years in the cellar and definitely needs some air upon opening.

11/7/2019 - Stevenmlouie Likes this wine:

Explosive nose of dark fruit, berries, cassis. The aromas hit from several feet away as the wine was poured by the somm. This is a BIG wine. The color is a dark, inky purple, full bodied, with tons of deep, dark fruit, smoky bacon fat notes, scorched earth. Fabulous. It crushed with the APL short rib at Majordomo.

11/6/2019 - Stevenmlouie Likes this wine:

A fuller-bodied Pinot with lovely bright raspberry and cherry notes with lots of bright acidity. Some forest floor on the nose, but a very fruit-forward Pinot. If you like bigger wines, this Pinot is for you.

11/2/2019 - Stevenmlouie wrote:

Fresh bursts of dark fruit, fresh and clean. Raspberry, bramble. Very primary, but a great drinker at $13.