April 16, 2015 - great value. tannins are smooth and integrated, dark fruit, long finish. not overly complex but good wine nonetheless. 30 min decant
March 12, 2013 - After my first positive experience with this wine, I bought more and the second bottle had overwhelming oak flavors...coconut and vanilla. Tried a third bottle and it was much more subtle and tasty like the first. Very odd but just wanted to come back to this one and note the bottle variation.
March 10, 2013 - I'm guessing this was flawed. Lots of green bean, asparagus and sulfur (geranium taint?) Medium-full bodied with some deeply hidden black currant behind all that green funk.
February 23, 2013 - Like a good Italian, aromatics, great nose!
February 12, 2013 - What a nice surprise, after about 2 hrs in the decanter, opened up nicely...really enjoyed this bottle
January 24, 2013 - This is surprisingly good, a little bit hot but some subtle blackberry, raspberry and menthol up in the mix, tannins in the mid-palate balance it all out, moderate oak but not overbearing, and absolutely delicious with medium rare red meat.
January 17, 2013 - Strong Napa flavors.
December 1, 2012 - This is a small producer that owns 45 acres but only keeps a small amount to make several hundred cases per year and sells the rest off. The first vintage they bottled was 2003. Opened this with a filet. Not decanted. No formal notes. 87-88 points.
November 29, 2012 - Reminded me of many Bordeaux Superior wines. Slight funk at beginning, dusty/chewy. Got better over 1st hour. Decent wine, but not my favorite style.
September 14, 2012 - Garnet red ( though it was dark). Wild red berry nose. The initial impression is that this is a backward wine. Barely ripe raspberry, cinnamon stick and a bit of red fruit funkiness. A tiny bit of dark chocolate as well.