March 4, 2018 - Definitely don't vinturi this wine, it mutes it too much. We went for the regular decanter route and let it ride for about 60 minutes without a lot of swirling. There was a little bit of a ripeness on the nose of this one, even though 2011 was supposed to be a cooler vintage. After another hour a nice minerality shows up mid palate.
September 20, 2016 - Very promising with a sweet, blackberry nose. Nice Merlot dominate blend with strong smokey tannins. We did not decant, just poured through the Vinturi, which might have been a disadvantage. Tannin's have a bit of a bite mid-palate, so maybe waiting longer would have been better. Loved the 2012, so a little disappointed by the 2011.
January 9, 2016 - Berries, Vanilla and earthy tones. Merlot dominates and this is just a great 30 dollar bottle.
September 7, 2015 - I was impressed at this price.
August 4, 2015 - Dark purple. Old world fruit with some new world flashy oak. Aromas of low key plums and scorched earth. Even and balanced, with vanilla bean, and a Bordeaux like cedar. Decent finish. A bit of a one trick pony, but nice.
June 21, 2015 - Short decant. Blackberries, integrated tannins, very smooth but could go a few years, hint of smoke on finish
February 16, 2015 - OK, not up to their usual.
February 11, 2015 - Well that is pure and pretty Merlot based wine. Maybe its just the Zalto.
January 25, 2015 - My first Dunham wine. Nice merlot blend. Popped and poured which probably didn't help as it seemed to improve over time. Will wait awhile before opening another.
December 27, 2014 - Attractive merlot dominated nose. Palate is nicely balanced, rich fruit for vintage, pleasant tannins on finish