April 8, 2021 - It’s been a while. All of the structural notes are fully integrated, otherwise the flavors match my last note: complex and delicious. Drink now.
January 25, 2020 - Decent wine, still relatively youthful, but doesn’t speak that strongly of Syrah to me. I say this from a perspective of drinking mostly N Rhone Syrah though. Still well made and no signs of tiring at ten years old.
December 5, 2019 - This has changed a lot over the years and is now in a nice place which is less gamey (as a previous reviewer noted) and more deep fruits. But not stewed or overdone. Quite pretty yet substantial.
April 20, 2019 - Still quite fresh. very dark purple and potent syrah. Less gamey today then I remember, but still a wonderful value. Some violets and lavendar. This could still age for at least 5 years - probably 10.
March 21, 2019 - Ready on PnP. Dark fruit with a nice layer of spice.
December 26, 2018 - Not flawed, thankfully!
Bright plum and cherry aromas and flavours. Black pepper bringing up the rear. Excellent over a couple hours.
November 15, 2018 - Nose: B+/B++ Palate: B+/B++
October 12, 2018 - I really love the mix of savory and fruit here. It's got those notes like olive and cured meat but also a strong line of raspberry and blueberry. plenty of fruit in this and it doesn't really seem to be rushing towards maturity. This vintage is maybe on the bigger side for a Cabot but it's certainly no where near the size of most Cali Syrah. I like the mix that's going on right now. If you want a leaner feel this isn't going to die on you for quite some time.
September 20, 2018 - Dammit. Corked.
Going to see if it blows off, but it hasn't after 45 minutes so there's little to no optimism remaining for this bottle.
A day later after being recorked, no magic happened. Down the drain it goes :-(
January 15, 2018 - Consumed over multiple days, needs 30+ minutes of air to open into a savory wine driven by cured meats, olive, pepper with blackberry and black cherry. Tannins are evolving but still a little more present than ideal. Love this producer.