3/3/2024 - djdoyle Likes this wine:

A beautiful crimson Cabernet with a floral nose mixed with cherry pie aromas. The taste is mixed berry with cherry and plum overtones. Beautiful all around. Decanting definitely helped to enhance the aromas and taste. Highly recommend.

2/25/2024 - djdoyle Likes this wine:

Delicious Cabernet - decanted for a couple hours and the aroma was still tight. It opened beautifully over a few hours with discrete scents of red fruits and earthy aromas. The taste evolved through the night. I picked up hints of strawberry, cherry, blueberry- a wonderful mix of red and dark fruits. The alcohol is just North of 15%, but it doesn’t overwhelm the taste. This wine has aged very well. Highly recommend.

2/23/2024 - djdoyle Likes this wine:

A solid Cabernet, Malbec and petite Verdot blend. Taste of red and dark fruits with earthy notes. A bit of acidity on the finish.

2/22/2024 - djdoyle Likes this wine:

A very nice blend of Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. Mild scents of black fruit and moderate taste of black fruit - medium bodied and easy to drink. Very enjoyable.

2/18/2024 - djdoyle Likes this wine:

Aroma of herbs and strawberry. The color is beautiful, clear light garnet. The taste is slightly jammy up front. The finish has mild red fruit, think cranberry, light cedar and bright acidity.

2/17/2024 - djdoyle Likes this wine:

Sophisticated aromas that includes essence of cherry, but floods your senses with memories of walking amongst cherry trees, blueberry bushes and wild strawberry fields. The taste is rich and full bodied with tastes of cherry, rhubarb, nice minerality and a beautiful acidity. A wonderful bottle. Highly recommend.

2/11/2024 - djdoyle Likes this wine:

Bold aroma right out of the bottle - scents of bramble fruit and vanilla. The taste matches the aroma. Jammy bramble fruit with vanilla and slight oak. Reminiscent of Austin Hope’s Treana.

2/10/2024 - djdoyle Likes this wine:

A beautiful garnet color. Scents of raspberry and strawberry. Light to medium bodied with tastes of strawberry and rhubarb. Slightly acidic finish. Overall very good.

2/9/2024 - djdoyle Likes this wine:

Scents of strawberry pie and light lilac/wild flower. On the palate it’s a mixed berry jam with a slight peppery finish. The Zinfandel definitely comes through along with the Malbec. Highly recommend.

2/4/2024 - djdoyle Likes this wine:

Muted scents of bramble fruits and muted taste to match. Enjoyable red blend but perhaps is beginning to age out.

2/3/2024 - djdoyle Likes this wine:

Alcohol infused cherry/blueberry aroma. Decanted for 3 hours and the taste included cherry, wild berries with a slate finish. I suspect this will last many more years but is delicious now.

1/28/2024 - djdoyle Likes this wine:

A lush and full bodied Cabernet with flavors of ripe berries and a bit of plum. Mid to finish is slightly sweet. It drinks very easy and with a 15.4% alcohol, you may want to have something to eat. Highly recommend.

1/26/2024 - djdoyle Likes this wine:

Very impressed by this Howell Mountain Cab. Upon pulling the cork there was an immediate aroma of wild flowers. The wine was decanted and is one of the prettiest wines I’ve seen in a long time - a beautiful rhodolite garnet color - bright and clear. The aroma of wildflowers continued along with cherry. The taste evolved beautifully with cherry, blueberry along with lavender. Highly recommend.

1/15/2024 - djdoyle Likes this wine:

Enjoyed tremendously. Tastes of blueberry with slight taste of rhubarb and cedar. The best 2011 I have tasted.

1/14/2024 - djdoyle wrote:

Muted fruit flavors of cherry and blueberry. Finish is weak. I have a couple bottles left that’ll I’ll probably use for stews.

12/17/2023 - djdoyle Likes this wine:

Easy drinking red blend. Definitely recommend.

12/3/2023 - djdoyle Likes this wine:

Could be one of the greatest QPR available. Great fruit, mild tannins and soft finish. Great weekday wine. Great with or without food.

11/27/2023 - djdoyle Likes this wine:

A wonderful Cabernet Franc/cabernet Sauvignon/merlot blend. I was a bit apprehensive opening this magnum after reading some reviews, but it was delightful. Soft mouthfeel with currant, wild blueberry and delicate oak.

11/23/2023 - djdoyle Likes this wine:

Delicious pinot - strawberry rhubarb compote with slate. The bottle went by much too quickly.

11/23/2023 - djdoyle Likes this wine:

Strawberry parfait in a glass.

11/19/2023 - djdoyle Likes this wine:

Fruity but dry cab that you can enjoy with or without food. I taste Concord grape - which to some people may sound like a negative, but I enjoy this wine very much.

11/18/2023 - djdoyle Likes this wine:

A cab with depth and complexity. Needs more bottle time. Taste of black fruit with a finish of tart unripe apple. I’m going to wait at least another year before opening another bottle.

11/18/2023 - djdoyle Likes this wine:

Wonderful cab. Scents of wild flowers and shale laced with black fruit. The taste is fruit forward with a medium length finish. Cherry, blueberry and raspberry on the palate. Great with or without food. Cheers!

11/12/2023 - djdoyle Likes this wine:

The 2016 Meadowrock evolved wonderfully while decanted. Sweet aroma of wild flowers, berry pie and black pepper. Taste coats the mouth with wild berry and slight pepper. Wonderful vintage.

5/26/2023 - djdoyle Likes this wine:

Nose of dark fruit and pencil shavings. Tastes of stone fruit with dusty tannins. I think this will benefit from some additional years.