November 3, 2021 - delicious rhone blend. would have scored higher but got a bit disjointed after being open for a couple hours. first glass was the best glass. don't serve too cold
January 29, 2021 - Great Rhône style white and drinking perfectly right now. Zero signs of fading or unpleasant oxidative notes.
June 24, 2018 - 60% Marsanne, 40% Viognier.
This was more interesting than I expected with decent acid for this kind of blend, but just not particularly exciting for me. To be fair, a few caveats:
1) I'm generally not a big white Rhone wine fan, particularly of Marsanne or Roussanne-dominant wines
2) I didn't spend much time with this wine, as it was tasted with a group along with a number of other whites before even more tasting, so I won't rate it here.
For the price, there are many other white wines I'd rather enjoy.
October 14, 2017 - nice rhone white. better as it warmed up from fridge temp. showing no signs of fading
April 20, 2017 - Dinner at the Marc with friends - Always very rhone with pears, minerals and sweet herbs, showing very well.
April 13, 2017 - Poured at a wine dinner at The Marc in Walla Walla. Flowers and pears from here to Christmas, with chalk and mineral notes. Expansive, well framed, and balanced, true to place and varieties.
June 16, 2016 - Bottle much more in line with the first of the trio. Weight was there on the palate, and the flavors true. Good juice.
November 17, 2015 - Popped and poured. Another good showing for this wine. Still not quite as good as the 2011 (11's just had that cool year freshness) but better than 95% of domestic whites for sure. Orchard fruits galore on both the nose and the palate, which mix nicely with an undercurrent of stones. 92 pts.
September 18, 2015 - See prior note for flavor details as they were consistent with this bottle. This did show a bit thinly as it warmed over the evening an element which was not present in the first bottle. Still a nice effort but I am thinking it might be time to drink this up.
December 29, 2014 - A little musty and fruits were not showing as well as the price of this bottle might command. Drank more like a $20 Rhone white blend.