1/1/2020 - MJTed Likes this wine:

Awesome wine ready to go. Plush, complex and finishes long. Puts many high end Napa “first” cabs to shame for 2012

10/15/2019 - MJTed Likes this wine:

Paired with steak at Selbys. Opened for an hour but not decanted.

The wine has aged and rounded out only a little since I last tasted 5 years ago. Still flashing gorgeous blue and red fruit up front with a persistent and complex finish (cedar, tobacco, licorice). Great nose and mouthfeel. Only 2 bottles left :(

9/25/2019 - MJTed wrote:

shane for marcassin

7/16/2019 - MJTed Likes this wine:

Ringer for a young Marcassin. Really outstanding stuff. Primary fruit is more currant than cherry but the payoff is exotic secondary notes of black tea, forest floor and mushrooms. So much going on until the last drop and for under 60 bucks.

4/9/2019 - MJTed wrote:

At Delmonico Las Vegas with Steaks

1/10/2019 - MJTed Likes this wine:

Pretty standard Napa Cab but better than I expected given other notes. Dark purple and still very tannic, but well integrated and intense. Mostly black fruit and cassis with tobacco and toasted oak on the finish.

9/18/2018 - MJTed Likes this wine:

Popped and poured at Bird Dog. Bet bottle yet. Delicious deep blue fruit with a long, savory finish.

9/15/2018 - MJTed Likes this wine:

Popped and poured. This was still great. Big blue fruit has faded a bit but plenty of life and complex secondary notes flashing. Smoked meat, earth and pepper. Expansive lush mouthfeel.

7/9/2018 - MJTed wrote:

Cooked! and a whole mag. Curse you Zachy's. This was purchase for a special occassion and must have been stored or shipped improperly.

7/8/2018 - MJTed wrote:

Cooked! And from the mag. FU Zachy’s This was stored or shipped improperly.

4/1/2018 - MJTed Likes this wine:

Decanted for one hour at Bird Dog.

This was right in the drinking zone tonight - the best bottle of Les Pavots I’ve had. Full bodied, and big with cassis, blue fruit and vanilla upfront. Silky tannins but still enough structure to explode in the mouth with a long, intense finish of licorice, mint and a touch of herbs. Will go for many more years but why wait?

11/25/2017 - MJTed wrote:

Fruit is fading on this, but still tasty and flashing savory secondary notes. Time to drink up.

7/3/2017 - MJTed Likes this wine:

Thick, youthful and fruity but with nice tones on the finish. Should develop more complexity and has the structure to age.

6/27/2017 - MJTed Likes this wine:

Smith River Trip. Still going strong. Soft tannins graceful fruit and complex

6/20/2017 - MJTed wrote:

Outstanding, big fruit and complex with plenty of grip. Just entering a good drinking window and will go for years.

6/11/2017 - MJTed wrote:

Popped and poured my magnum with grilled steaks on the Smith River trip. Unlike the 750 I had recently, this one is still a monster. Tightly wound initially but opens up to powerful blue and black fruit with massive but sweet tannins. Strong oak, vanilla, and toasty finish. Should hold and soften, even in regular format.

5/11/2017 - MJTed Likes this wine:

Plump, juicy and good to go with a pop & pour. Red berries up front with baking spice and licorice on the long finish.

4/7/2017 - MJTed wrote:

Popped and poured at Stella Alpina. This brilliant sangio is open for business. Explosive, bright red fruit with licorice and mint. There is a persistent finish with layers of flavor that evolve from the first glass to the last. Well-structured and full-bodied but the tannins have sweetly melted away.

3/26/2017 - MJTed Likes this wine:

Very classy red blend from a poor vintage. Ample blackcurrant and red cherry fruit with cigar box, vanilla and baking spice on the finish. Medium-bodied and supple. Improved right through the last glass. (Decanted 3 hours and served with filet mignon)

3/17/2017 - MJTed Likes this wine:

Decanted for an hour and served with strip steak at LB. At age 11 this is still a baby. Flashes immediate thick black fruit with mouth-coating power and a long finish of mocha and licorice. Gripping but not tannic. No hard edges or discernable oakiness of alcohol. Very classy.

2/23/2017 - MJTed wrote:

Popped and poured with steak at LB Steak. This wine was really rocking tonight. Full-bodied, classy and expansive. Big attack of blue fruit and cassis but not overpowering. Finishes long and complex with licorice, vanilla and espresso.

1/25/2017 - MJTed Likes this wine:

90 day 1 but 94 day 2. It was amazing how much weight, depth and power this picked up over night.

1/7/2017 - MJTed wrote:

Classy, expressive cab with classic notes of black fruit, cassis and vanilla / oak. Long finish but hoped for more complexity. Opened up toward the end of the bottle even after a 3 hour decant. Likely to improve.

12/29/2016 - MJTed Likes this wine:

Brilliant showing tonight at Bird Dog. Massive nose of rich black fruit, berries and cherry + cassis. Mouthcoating and explosive with sweet tannins and a long finish of licorice, smoke and mint.

12/12/2016 - MJTed wrote:

Popped and poured. Drinking very well for such a baby. Classic Cali cab nose of black fruit and cassis. rich and mouthcoating with a fine tannic finish of vanillan oak, licorice and smoke.

12/10/2016 - MJTed wrote:

Splash decanted for a half hour and shared with Mike M at John Bentleys. This a pure and almost perfect cabernet. Dark blueberry fruit, cassis extract and glycerin ooze from the glass to coat the mouth and nose. 30+ second finish of toasty, spicy oak with floral hints. Wish I had more.

12/5/2016 - MJTed Likes this wine:

Decanted for an hour and served with steaks at 5A5. Big and full-bodied wine but on the softer side for the vintage. Fruit forward with explosive currant, cassis and blackberry, as I find typical of Scarecrow. Finishes long with dusty hints of Rutherford earth, licorice and spice. Still fresh and young, but close to peak drinking.

10/23/2016 - MJTed Likes this wine:

Decanted for 1 hour and served at Bourbon Steak with Ronde. A classy Napa cab but not on par with other Scarecrow vintages I've had. Full bodied with ample blue fruit and cassis. Concentrated, still tannic and rich but a bit monolithic and unyielding on the back end. Will hold other 2 bottles for a few years.

10/18/2016 - MJTed wrote:

Popped and poured. Could use more time as this was still a bit tight on Day 2. Muscular, intense profile with brooding red fruit, meatiness and spice.

10/14/2016 - MJTed wrote:

Excellent BdM for $30. Has settled in nicely at age 9 with classic red cherry fruit and hints of licorice. Not overly complex but expansive with no hard edges.

9/21/2016 - MJTed wrote:

More full-bodied and extracted than a typical Dehlinger PN. Thick black fruit with a lot of spice. Expansive in the mouth and just hitting its stride. One of the best Sonoma Pinots I've tasted from the poor 2011 vintage.

8/16/2016 - MJTed Likes this wine:

Decanted 2 hours and served with grilled strip steaks. Great wine from a spotty vintage. Mature, but lively blue fruit with a rich and complex nose and secondary profile. Spicy / floral interplay with hints of licorice and burnt toast. Fat and mouth-coating but still has a bit of tannic grip. I'd drink now if you have any.

7/27/2016 - MJTed Likes this wine:

Very nice. Ripe and fleshy with blue fruit, well-integrated oak and hints of mint and exotic spice to finish.

6/1/2016 - MJTed wrote:

Pretty lean and tart - not much improvement with age. Not a great pinot vintage.

5/22/2016 - MJTed wrote:

Restrained but tasty. Lemon zest with a medium, steely body. Hazelnut and toast on the finish.

5/8/2016 - MJTed wrote:

May have waited too long for this one. Kind of "meh" overall, and a disappointment for the money. Muted black cherry fruit with a bit of earth. Still has a slight grip, but not offering much complexity.

5/7/2016 - MJTed Likes this wine:

My last bottle, and one of the best at age 15. Still well-structured, with deep purple color. Nose and palate is dominated by red cherries and cassis. Finish of graphite, and smoke with a hint of mocha.

4/27/2016 - MJTed Likes this wine:

Younger than anticipated but very tasty and well-structured. Loads of blackfruit and currant.Smoke and licorice with hints of tobacco to finish. Will go another decade IMO.

4/5/2016 - MJTed wrote:

Delicious young wine with powerful fruit, and a complex finish. Great grip and will age well. Brilliant QPR.

3/5/2016 - MJTed wrote:

On the downslide. A little pruney without the typical depth and concentration. Decent merlot but expect more from SBR.

3/2/2016 - MJTed wrote:

Still fresh and full of fruit and power. One of the best 9 year old Turleys I've had.

2/28/2016 - MJTed Likes this wine:

Decanted for 45 minutes and paired with steaks at Alexanders. This is more rich and ripe than the typical Les Pavot, and quite exquisite. Powerful perfumed nose.Ample black and blue fruit + cassis on the initial attack. Long, sweet tannic finish with coffee bean, cigar box and mocha.

2/22/2016 - MJTed wrote:

Young and somewhat bracing. Needs time but loads of stuffing.

2/18/2016 - MJTed Likes this wine:

Russell doesn't do subtle. Big Yellow - rich Chardonnay with ample white fruit, butterscotch and vanillin oak. hedonistic but not cloying. long finish.

2/14/2016 - MJTed Likes this wine:

Still a baby but shows lots of promise. Sweet black fruit with cigar box and cassis. Tannins are well-integrated as is the oak.

2/14/2016 - MJTed wrote:

On the downside. Primary fruit has receded and oak somewhat dominates the secondary notes.

1/30/2016 - MJTed Likes this wine:

This is still big, fat and expressive with a firm tannic grip. Telltale SBR notes of black cherry, kirsch and mocha. Good stuff and I'd take the over on the CT drinking window.

1/17/2016 - MJTed Likes this wine:

Still going strong. Intense black cherry / berry fruit with floral elements. Long exotic finish of spice and oak. Mouthcoating and plush. Mature but will hold for a couple years.

1/6/2016 - MJTed Likes this wine:

Brilliant. QPR of the year across varietals, including 2015.

1/4/2016 - MJTed Likes this wine:

Popped and poured with grass fed wagyu strip steak for my birthday. Best bottle of Hourglasss I've had yet. Lush and powerful. Great combination of dark hedonistic fruit with a complex finish. In a great spot now.