October 21, 2023 - Not sure if it's just past prime or prematurely oxidized, but it was certainly in the pruney/raisiny part of the spectrum and the colour had started to brick. Given that it was still a fairly good showing with some of the more expected fruit and meat coming out, but I'd hoped it had more life left in it.
April 22, 2022 - Picked up within the past 2 years from the winery. Last visited almost 4 years ago.
Bacon fat, iron, menthol, blackberry and pepper. A little chewy, long, long finish.
Still a favorite domestic syrah producer even if a little past prime.
September 23, 2021 - Very nice with some age
May 9, 2021 - -- decanted 20 min before 1st taste --
-- tasted non-blind over 2 to 3 hours --
NOSE: "dark"; band-aid brett; concentrated black olive.
BODY: medium bodied; dark color.
TASTE: strong brett; smoky like a rauchbier; maybe a hint of TCA; somewhat of a trainwreck, but was able to enjoy it by pretending it's a rauchbier.
May 1, 2021 - Undrinkable. Too old and got worse as the evening progressed. This was part of a 6 bottle library wine grouping purchased on Berserker Day. I'm hoping for better from the other bottles...
March 27, 2021 - Quite fresh still with only hints of maturity. Smokey BBQ and boysenberry nose. That plus some redwood on the palate. Still fleshy. The wood shows obviously but in check with generous fruit. Medium bodied. I like the way this carries strong fruit without pushing ripeness and extraction.
April 15, 2020 - PnP through Nuance Wine Finer. Dark purple color. Little meaty, somewhat big fruit on the nose. On the palate, meaty berry, a little dirt, still young and tannic. Nice finish. 90pts. Aloha!
October 8, 2019 - My notes are unchanged from 2016 except it drank best on day two. Still a touch oxidized(?) on day one that was completely gone on day two. Drinking well now but no rush.
December 3, 2018 - Last bottle and I wish I had waited longer, still young, not much development from 3.5 years ago, coarse. Lots of cool Syrah character but still seems like a surly youngster.
November 15, 2018 - Nose: B++ Palate: B++/A-