December 27, 2017 - Seems past prime. Extremely slow to open, and even then somewhat disappointing. Slightly fruity, low tannin, but unremarkable.
May 30, 2016 - Pleasantly surprised by this wine, and shocked by how well it has aged. Opened and poured thru an aerator, then enjoyed over a couple of hours. This wine still has the bell pepper on the nose, described in earlier reviews, with the tannins standing tall to provide backbone thru the palate. Dark, dry and seductive, this wine still has an edge, but it gives way to the currant, pepper and ripe fruit as the wine opens up. I was blessed with a perfectly stored and aged wine, and hope my second bottle fares just as well. Cheers!
September 10, 2015 - Still showing plenty of fruit with some bricking and nice nose. Slight touch of bell pepper that dissipated with time. Still quite nice.
November 9, 2014 - Magnum, still good. Some what dry, lots of fruit, about what you'd expect. Decanting may have helped slightly.
November 23, 2013 - Surprisingly still has soft red fruit flavors. Beginning to develop a tiny amount of funk on the nose. But while the tannins are largely gone I would describe them as fully integrated and soft as opposed to missing. An elegant wine that still yields hints of its past lushness.
March 9, 2012 - Exceptional mature Cabernet, and completely unexpected. The nose was a fantastic perfume of cigar, leather, earth, spice, and red and black berries. Truly captivating nose. Deep red, with no bricking. On the palate, some cherry and blackberry, well-integrated cedar and vanilla spice, some mild tannins. A nice palate, but it is the nose that really shines.
December 25, 2011 - Past peak, but very pretty and elegant. Sour cherries, leather, tar, raspberries, thyme and savory. The color is still deep and rich and it's remarkably full bodies after all this time.
December 18, 2010 - past its prime - somewhat prune and raisin - too bad
June 17, 2010 - Clearly was a wonderful wine a few years ago, but we waited too long to open it. Nice note of cherry and leather, almost like a brunello, but faded fast in the mouth and developed a sharp note in the mid-palate..
June 10, 2010 - Pop and pour froma magnum at Talula's. Wonderful palate of cherry with very smooth tannins.