May 12, 2021 - Beautiful on the palate with rich but grounded blue fruit. A real crowd-pleaser.
March 20, 2021 - Complexity improved with lengthy decanting of half a 750 on Day 1. This note is based on the remaining half bottle poured in a 375 and tasted next day. Really improved in complexity. Light raspberry juice color. Flowery and herbal aroma. Moderately concentrated red cherry/red plum taste with good acidity that carries across the palate. Mid-palate, some caramelized sugars emerge followed by an herbal spicy finish (suggesting some stems) with just a good amount of dusty tannins and a graphite minerality. Definitely more than meets the eye and quite delicious.
August 26, 2018 - Spicy on 1st taste, evolved in minutes into delicious. my 1st bottle. 4 left. I am indeed blessed.
July 8, 2018 - lovely pinot, might get better. try in one year.
May 11, 2018 - Upon opening, a nose of campfire, spicy raspberries and a touch of green pepper. The palate is a two dimensional core of raspberry/cherry fruits and cola rising along an earthy and smokey axis. The supporting backbone of tight acidity and fresh fruits create a good balance.
February 10, 2018 - Cloudy initially. Fruit forward but nice and enjoyable. Juicy red fruit. Simplistic on palate, but again, very easy drinking and delicious. Appreciate it for what it is - a solid mid-level Cali Pinot Noir.
January 6, 2018 - Light bodied, high-toned with the acidity still quite evident. Nice enough, but not especially memorable.
November 5, 2017 - Pale salmon colored, light bodied, earthy. Good acidity, medium finish.
July 3, 2017 - Popped and poured, consumed over an hour or two. Consistent with rgcm gananda's notes, so it's holding steady at a pretty nice spot-- not sure there's any rush, as there was still a bit of tannin grip and bitterness.
November 15, 2016 - Red berry and cinnamon notes on the nose. Medium bodied with excellent, acidity (rather than tannin) dominant structure. Red berry and red cherry upfront with an edge of crispness due to the acidity. Gains weight through the middle with softer, deeper red cherry, cranberry and overall slightly tart red fruit towards the back. Mineral, earthy and cinnamon notes on the finish. Overall complexity, balance and structure make this a very enjoyable wine at present. May improve ever so slightly with additional age, but there's no real reason to delay. While this wine has staying power, it will endue, rather than improve and as such, is worth drinking over the next 18 months so as to not miss this stage.