1/7/2023 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Super gogd liked by all

10/25/2022 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Wife finished the bottle, likes a dry not sweet version.

4/19/2022 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Bright fruit, very good

11/21/2021 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Gifted a bottle to daughter for dinner with friends. She reported it was outstanding.

9/8/2021 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Only have a taste now and then due to getting older. Had with Holiday grilled ribs and corn salad. Lovely bright fruit.

8/16/2021 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Some rs starting to show and add complexity and body. Balances well with the tsrtness.

6/14/2021 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Medium ruby, medium acid, well integrated tannins. love it.

6/10/2021 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Wife put one in the fridge, she likes chilled whites, dry and tart without a lot of flavor. I left out on the counter, poured a glass, at room temp very mellow and nice with light fruit, body and enough acid to keep lively.

6/2/2021 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Pleasantly surprised how easily drinking this is now, well balanced.

5/11/2021 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Light yellow tinge, off-dry citrus. Calls for spicy Thai.

5/8/2021 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Good for those not liking a strong Riesling presence.

5/2/2021 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Light golden straw yellow, bubble gum nose. Off dry with some tartness and stony tannins which with open time and air morphs into a Lucius sweetness, becoming a fairly intense desert wine to rival some of the best from Germany, having a bit of mineral complimenting the rs, wonderful! Not quite so intense on night 3, but still very enjoyable.

4/4/2021 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Medium ruby, reserved fruit and tannins, nicely tart to balance the fruit and tannins. Top wine of the night, very enjoyable.

3/23/2021 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Dark purple, purple plum nose, restrained fruit with a nice balance of acid and tannins.

3/16/2021 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Medium ruby with candied cherry nose. Mildly tart fruit with chewy tannins. Some more time for the tannins to mellow and integrate will result in marked improvement. Good now in its primary state, give a couple more years.

3/5/2021 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Medium ruby with some tart fruit, medium well integrated tannins. Drinking well now.

3/3/2021 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Dark ruby, medium body and fruit. Drinking nicely.

3/2/2021 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Very dark ruby, med bold fruit, well integrated tannins, good balance and drinking very well.

2/27/2021 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Nicely integrated tannins, soft medium fruit.

2/23/2021 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Light red, soft fruit and body, light tannins, medium acid. Easy every day drinker, quite pleasant.

2/17/2021 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Easy drinking with soft fruit.

2/17/2021 - dsgris Likes this wine:

lovely soft fruit.

2/14/2021 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Medium ruby, light fruit nose. Lightly tart fruit, clean acid, light well integrated tannins, smooth mouthfeel, some rhubarb, zesty.
while I like this wine for it's austerity and reserved qualities, I had with dinner less austere a bit lusher So Italian which kept me tasting, when revisiting this again tonight, I kept comparing the restrainedness of this to the other night's. My tastes may have taken another turn. It's not the first time.

2/13/2021 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Very light garnet, dark rosé with an equally light nose. Lighter, well aged and subdued body. Similar to my first PN I made in the 80's after several years making cabs and was disappointed when they were not more bold fruited. Live and learn, would be interested in how they would compare to the PNs I like to drink these days in a much more restrained style.

2/8/2021 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Medium garnet, light nose of raspberry. tart raspberry fruit with well integrated tannins. Bright and clear, drinking well. Better after open an hour.

1/31/2021 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Inky dark purple, strong nose of beef blood. Bold, but well balanced with a good acid and tannic component. The last bottle of the original BD buy, consumed over ten years and the last bottle was just as good as the first. Notes say I only bought 2 on BD 2012, must have confused with the 2006, I have moved toward a more reserved wine over the years, still good to revisit an old favorite and an Eric recommend from the early years.

1/6/2021 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Dark ruby, soft red fruits, well integrated tannins. Just goes to show you need not spend a fortune to get a good wine.

1/2/2021 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Night three and this is exhibiting a full fruited note of ripe tropical fruits with luscious mouthfeel. Been pairing with spicy beef or pork, but just decided to have a glass as desert wine and had a hard time putting the bottle down.

12/25/2020 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Very well done with a good balance of fruit and acid. Tasting well with my PN palate.

12/25/2020 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Good balance with the acid and tannins with the acid a bit in front of the fruit giving a tarter style with less bold fruit.

12/25/2020 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Bold flavor and fruit, lovely balance and really good for one who drinks mostly Syrah and Pinot noir wines. Drank with a rib roast that was equally good, marvelous paring, WOTN.

12/21/2020 - dsgris wrote:

Inky dark purple, heavy black fruited nose on opening, let it air a bit

12/11/2020 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Medium ruby, balsam nose, dry medium fruit with mellow tannins, lightly tart and well balanced with a good structure. Unripe Himalayan blackberries, cane tannins and balsam with a long finish. Ron, you are correct, I need to move up market from the basic WV. 13 may be my favorite vintage for the Valley, not as austere as the '11s.

12/7/2020 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Flinty dry, light straw color, lemon rind on night one. Clean tart fruit.

12/7/2020 - dsgris Likes this wine:

OK, daughter's reaction, but I like it too!. Really good. I'll take another bottle for tonight.

11/24/2020 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Drank well with teriyaki chicken.

11/18/2020 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Light ruby with slight bricking, light fruit with soft acid. On the reserved side which is really appealing to my palate.

11/6/2020 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Straw yellow, tart nose with a hint of sweetness. Tart green apples with a bit of rs to temper the acid, still fairly dry with some vita-C tartness on night two.

11/1/2020 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Light red with some fading and bricking. Restrained fruit, light acid and tannins. Not real showy, but a good food and daily drinker. One of my favorite producers.

10/21/2020 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Dark ruby, roast beef nose. Bold red fruit with tart chewy tannins. Good and robust on night one. Makings for improvement when starting to resolve and integrate.

10/18/2020 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Medium red, nose of red berries, tart berries with well integrated tannins. Drinking very well on night two with a good balance between the tart fruit and soft tannins.

10/11/2020 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Light straw color, nose of spiced cider. Tart plums with some sweetness with the stone fruit tannins. Say Santa Rosa plums.

10/5/2020 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Clear straw lemon yellow, tart green apple nose. Soft tart apple, citrus fruit. light acid and vita C, smooth tannins. Just a little rs to soften the acid.

9/25/2020 - dsgris Likes this wine:

In a real good place on the pnp.

9/13/2020 - dsgris Likes this wine:

This started where the other one left off. Inky dark ruby, blue fruit nose, slight alc. sharpness on the tongue. Second night, medium restrained fruit & body, juicy tannins on the finish which was quite nice.

9/9/2020 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Medium dark ruby, subtle nose of ham with lilacs. Dry fruit with round acids, rhubarb, herbs, cane pith tannins having a touch of bitter. A bit austere on night one, but resolved into a nicely balanced drink on night two.

8/30/2020 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Inky dark ruby, reserved nose on opening. Dry with medium fruit, light acid and tannins in a well balanced, reserved style. Starting to open with an hour, showing a nice tannin structure for the acid and fruit.

8/26/2020 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Dark ruby with a light cedar nose. Needed another day to start delivering, pretty closed on night one. Smooth mouth feel with soft tannins, leather and a nice balanced acid, sour sorrel and cane pith. Lightly tart berries. Night three, developing a well aged quality with blood orange, ripe Bing cherries, earth and leather. More life with age in this puppy, time is rewarded.

8/20/2020 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Rich golden straw color, nose of melon. initial tartness on the tip of the tongue which progresses into less sweet melon and citrus flavors, some cane pith tannins give a little complexity. A good refreshing quaffer.

8/10/2020 - dsgris Likes this wine:

Dark ruby with a dark fruit nose. Medium fruit and body balanced by a nice acid note. Getting mushroom and forest floor funky notes. Some sour sorrel, not quite ripe Himalayan evergreen blackberries add to the forest flavor.