September 3, 2023 - PNP. Deep lemon and stone fruit nose, with some spice accents. Rich palate, moderate acidity and some creamy citrusy fruit.
April 8, 2023 - Mid straw. Initially quite tropical with pineapple notes on the nose nd a richish palate. Tightens and shows more minerality with air but retains the richness without an awful lot of cut or line. A good food wine (richly-sauced chicken in this case), but one would tire of its company otherwise. ***1/2
January 22, 2023 - Dinner at Irene's: There are oxidative notes along with golden fruit. Really good complexity but this was fresher a year or two ago. Time to drink up.
January 21, 2023 - A Mix at Irene's (Irene's House, St. Paul): Medium gold color. PNP, drank a glass over 90 minutes. Toffee, pear confit, white flower tones, apricot on the nose. The palate shows as quite mature, baked apple, mulled spices, saddle leather, tart lemon on the back end, full bodied. Not showing the freshness now. Probably time to go.
December 29, 2021 - PNP. Full yellow color. Deep nose, heady aromas of honey, lemon and spice. Deep, viscous palate, more Aubert than burgundy but has a spicy lemony acid element on the shortish finish. Maybe a bit tired but holding up well for 11 years.
December 29, 2021 - Quickly crushed by two thirsty parents.
Aroma is mature but not tired. Saline and floral, baked apple and orange zest and butterscotch.
Vibrant and oily. Cedar, baking spice, zesty lime and wet rocks. Lots of length while holding ethereal weight and presence.
I wish we hadnt been so thirsty…
April 24, 2021 - Medium Yellow color, intense mineral driven (wet rocks) and lemon/lime citrus providing plenty of acidity, trace of iodine and a faint floral and butterscotch end note. A long intense finish ended our last bottle. A perfect wine to balance the richness of butter poached Alaskan halibut cheeks. Reading through several CT notes for this wine it is surprising the high variability in opinions. Ours were purchased upon release from Rhys and kept at 55 deg and high humidity. No decline in quality was observed.
May 21, 2020 - Butterscotch, white flowers, rich and round with good acidity. Goes down easy.
May 15, 2020 - Fragrant nose and lively palate with citrus, mineral, and a hint of vanilla which carries to a moderate finish. Continues to drink well with a bit more mature fruit and vibrant backbone.
April 17, 2020 - Austere.