3/29/2024 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine:

Fantastic wine, especially if you give it some air. Well integrated, deep, dark, long finish. Solid and can go for a while

3/25/2024 - W2WineGuy wrote:

was a PnP from cellar. Too young, too acidic, not integrated or softened yet. Either lots of air, or let it sit for a couple of years

3/21/2024 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine:

Fabulous wine, popped and poured from cellar. Well integrated and in a nice spot. Drink up

11/13/2023 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine:

pretty much a pop and pour from my cellar. Even straight out of the bottle, it is amazing. great color, well integrated, def ready to go, with some years left. Enjoy!

10/28/2023 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine:

Pop and pour in restaurant, but a definite wow right from the bottle. Fantastic wine, could only imagine if it had a proper airing out.

4/16/2023 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine:

Nice Chard, light in body and color, more mineral on taste with some acidity, medium finish. Good, not great or overly memorable

4/1/2023 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine:

Nice color and well integrated, coats your mouth nicely, with some acidity left on the tongue to keep it going on for a good 30 seconds. Solid wine, in a good spot, can go longer with the acidity holding up.

8/27/2022 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine:

popped and poured through aerator, dark and brooding, showing no signs it is 13 years old. Had half bottle first night, second night it is liquid silk, smooth integrated, really nice wine and very enjoyable

3/18/2022 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine:

pop and pour through venturi from the cellar. bit translucent, but bright cherries, cola, and earthyness to it. coats your mouth, still tannins, acid and fruit, lots of life and looong finish. Great wine, probably needs some air and to come up to room temp.

3/11/2022 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine:

Young, tart, pale yellow, lemon zest. As it warms, gets better!

2/8/2022 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine:

Great Pinot, with A LOT of life left. Have to admit, thinking even drinking now, too young. Great nose, nice initial, but still some heat and flat spots. Would have liked to try this in about three years, as bet it would be really well integrated. Nice, but if you have, give it the time it needs

1/22/2022 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine:

This is a fantastic wine, in a fantastic place. Smooth, integrated, silky, dark fruits with medium to long finish. If you have, feel it is in a great drinking window. Enjoy!

1/20/2022 - W2WineGuy wrote:

wow, fabulous wine in a wonderful spot. Deep and dark, dark fruits. Well integrated and coats your mouth with silk. Medium/long finish.

1/18/2022 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine:

really nice wine. Popped and poured from my cellar, after warming up for about an hour. Well integrated, color is still opaque, coats mouth and tongues, medium finish. Nice wine from not a great vintage for WA.

12/28/2021 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine:

Pop and pour through aerator. Initial thought, wow. Well integrated, fruit, graphite, coats your mouth, lingering finish, really good wine and very impressed for a not-so-great vintage. This is a solid wine in a great spot

12/5/2021 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine:

great wine, in a fabulous spot. Silky, dark, cherries and chocolate, smoooooooooth and lingering. Drink up

11/30/2021 - W2WineGuy wrote:

Green and young are the words, no doubt about that. Received my case, opened on and poured through aerator into decanter. Drank over two nights. First night much more green and tight. Second night, opened a bit but still young, young, young. Def sit on this a bit, as I generally hold 5 years from vintage. Good wine, don't get me wrong, just not ready

9/23/2021 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine:

wow, super impressed with this wine. Still dark in color, very well integrated, deep and dark fruits. Held up very well and still tasting great. Enjoy if you have

6/18/2021 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine:

wow, this wine was and is built to last. Drank over two days, true pop and pour. Some minor color changes with slightly bricking, but the taste, smooth, silky integration was fabulous. Solid wine if you have it in the cellar. Drink now, can't imagine it being any better

5/15/2021 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine:

Gold, very reminiscent of a California Chard. Buttery, ok acid, decent mouth feel and length. I like it, decent for the price. Would think a crowd pleaser

5/8/2021 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine:

Still big, but doesn't feel integrated yet, as still acidic. Maybe a few more years, but it's a good wine with a medium to long finish.

4/20/2021 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine:

Day 2 drinking, didn't take notes on day 1. Soft, integrated, plenty of acid left to go more years. Nice nose, def a good pinot, and probably could benefit from another year of aging.

4/16/2021 - W2WineGuy Does not like this wine:

Very nice wine, well integrated. Solid nose and still deep color. Great spot but can go longer

4/10/2021 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine:

Not a lot of nose to it, but nice taste. Well integrated, deep dark cherry cola, medium finish. Nice and in a good spot

4/10/2021 - W2WineGuy wrote:

Def syrah, pepper and dark fruits. Still a bit acidic as figured would have integrated a bit more by now. Medium to long finish. Good, not great

4/5/2021 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine:

Good wine, well integrated and feel in a good spot now. Smooth, cherry cola, decent. Short to medium finish

4/4/2021 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine:

Real nice wine. Decanted for a couple of hours, and opened up nicely. Well integrated, silky, dark fruits, with life left to it. Looking forward as this warms up from my cellar, should be even better! Enjoy

4/3/2021 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine:

Solid wine, Keith does a nice job with this.

4/3/2021 - W2WineGuy Does not like this wine:

Oh my...popped and poured. Nose is ok, but the taste, similar to what others say. Rubber band, green bitter peppers, ash. I'm going to give this a little time to warm up from my cellar, but if same, down the drain it goes. Not good, something is wrong with it, but it's not corked, which is weird.

3/23/2021 - W2WineGuy wrote:

agree with others. It is bright, cherry cola quick on the taste, has some effervescence to it, along with the hay/barnyard smell of some Syrah's. It's good, not great, and maybe benefit from time

5/31/2020 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine:

wow, PnP out of bottle into decanter and then glass. Lighter red, but still deep. Great nose, not overly earthy or graphite. Taste, oh my, yes please. Integrated, silk, lingering. Bright fruit, still acid left, coats your tongue and mouth. Fantastic wine. Think in its sweet spot. Enjoy

5/18/2020 - W2WineGuy wrote:

Have to admit, disappointed. No "funk", way soft, wondering if in "dumb" phase, but expected way, way, way more

4/8/2020 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine:

silky, great nose, deep garnet color, medium finish. Still has acid on the tongue, so life left in my mind. Drinking window appropriate and nice wine. Def medium finish.

4/6/2020 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine:

great nose, very dark and opaque, Big fruit, blackberries is the right all, with a coating that lasts. It's a little sweet and syrup'ish, but a nice wine.

3/21/2020 - W2WineGuy wrote:

pop and pour through aerator, nice dark color, but not inky. Not a huge nose, but taste, some dark fruit and def bing cherry in a good way. Nice acidity still left, and tannins that coat the tongue. Medium finish. Nice wine, plenty of time left and give air to blow off alcohol and acid, and think this could be pretty amazing

12/8/2019 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine:

wow, pop and pour, deep, dark and intense, plenty of acid and tannins left to really integrate even more. Thinking this really has another 3 years left, so no rush to drink up, but very much worth it right now. Nice long finish. Well done

12/8/2019 - W2WineGuy wrote:

Acidic, just not integrated, biting on tongue, just surprised with bottle age this has and for amount of time it has sat in cellar. Just ok, not sure this will do anything else at this point

12/7/2019 - W2WineGuy wrote:

I don't know, not sure I like it. Pop and pour, a little too acidic at this point, which is a bit surprising. Maybe needs more air and I can give it an update over time

12/6/2019 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine:

Good wine, still a bit acidic but at first, but smoothed out a bit over time. Good, not sure it will fully integrate, probably just needs a lot of air.

12/2/2019 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine:

Good wine, well integrated at this point. Smoky, tobacco, meat, some syrah spice, not overpowering, but does have a medium to long finish where it just coats your tongue. Good wine

12/2/2019 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine:

give it a "wow" score. In a great spot, pretty much pop and pour, and well integrated, smooth, ready to go. Enjoy if you have

11/30/2019 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine:

Really soft, from a soft year. Nothing memorable, and not thinking it will get any better. Drink it up

11/26/2019 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine:

Oh my...yes, lots and lots and lots of life left in these. Pretty much pop and pour into a decanter, but silky, smoky, lots of acid left, but well integrated with the tannins. This can go another 5 years +. Well done effort

6/10/2019 - W2WineGuy Does not like this wine:

OK, chalky, acidic, not good. thinking it is tainted

10/17/2018 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine:

Fragrant, spicy, pretty much a pop-n-pour from the cellar, and very much ready to go. Well integrated, a bit more fruit forward than I would have expected, but coats the mouth and has a long finish. Nice wine, has time, but good to drink now too!

9/21/2018 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine:

good, very drinkable wine. Light in color, well integrated, smooth and mellow and just wonderful on its own. Solid medium finish with bright cherry mouth/taste, and some spice

9/16/2018 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine:

Decanted for multiple hours, even at opening, the nose was right there. Cork, looked as if it was one year old, vs an aged wine. Well integrated, slightly brickish in color, still a lot of life with a long finish. Certainly drink now, with air, or leave in cellar as plenty of time left

7/24/2018 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine:

good wine, not great. A bit on the sweet/syrupy side for me. Good fruit, well integrated, coats your mouth with medium finish. Nice.

7/22/2018 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine:

pop and pour through aerator and vinturi. Well integrated, smooth, silky, not a big nose or mouth feel, but very good. Would drink now

7/18/2018 - W2WineGuy Likes this wine:

Good wine. Ran through aerator and drank over two nights. Not quite integrated, still a bit acidic, but tasty, nice nose, medium to long finish. Maybe give it some more time