December 23, 2021 - Deep magenta color, with some light browning at the edges. Spice nose with somewhat sweet fruit and some spice in the background on the palate. Fades a bit on day 2 and 3. Pretty good, but not really my favorite style (a bit too much of the sweet character).
August 26, 2020 - Dark but clear burgundy color.
Savory nose of cherries, twigs, rose petals and liqueur.
Rustic palate with black cherries ,notable spice and apple skin.
Seems to be holding up quite well, although not showing a lot of benefit from age.
July 29, 2020 - A Wednesday Distancing on the Deck (Rocknroller's (Kevin & Vicki's Place)): Medium dark red color. PNP, drank a glass over an hour plus. Lovely deep dark berries on the nose with red currants, underbrush and spice. The palate shows more dark cherry, ripe, a bit woody on the palate, tart dark fruits, spicy, slightly firm tannins and woodsy on the finish.
August 31, 2018 - At nine years old, this is medium purple with a surprisingly youthful color. The nose is packed with dark cherry and woody, oaky undertones upon opening. With air, the fruit became deeper and the oaky notes faded. On the palate, this powerful wine is packed with youthful cherry and tart cranberry flavors. There is excellent acidity as well as a silky, medium-bodied mouthfeel. Overall, this is incredibly food friendly and paired well with roasted beets with chorizo and Moroccan spice, octopus in a spicy tomato-based sauce, and grilled sweet potato. The wine brought out amazing smoky notes with the food, and the acidity stood up to a variety of flavors and depths. Overall, this maintained youthful fruit and food friendly acidity, and as a result, this will last another 3-5 years but should be paired with food that has a smokey, Indian/Moroccan profile to bring out its full potential. 88 alone, but 92 with the right pairing.
July 13, 2018 - quite special. Very deep and profound berry fruits with a healthy does of minerals/spice. With air, acidity kicks in, but I have to say I prefer the first 15 minutes as it shows a powerful side of Anthill I don't normally associate these wines with.
July 11, 2018 - agree with big and serious of most recent note. try end 2019.
May 7, 2018 - Big and serious. Brooding. Not your typical Pinot fruit here. Solid minerality and gamey meat. Dark black cherry. Just a faint hint of birch beer. Very enjoyable, but quite different.
January 1, 2018 - Nice bright cherry with good balance and sweet red fruit
December 23, 2017 - Quite a bit better than my last bottle. Bright, lifted and high-toned, but not as screechy as before. More fruit and overall balance here.
December 6, 2017 - High-toned red cherry fruit. Still holding a lot of acid, with the fruit in the background. A bit lean and shrill, but still holds interest and really needed food to show its best.