January 20, 2021 - Right in its prime, varietal fruit fully present, smooth and complex - lovely!
July 27, 2020 - P&P. Lovely savory flavors in this bottling. Tar, grilled beef, tobacco, and blackberry fruit coming together harmoniously. Drink now - 2022.
June 21, 2020 - Loads of black cherry, tobacco, and spice left in this! Great mouthfeel, as well. Structure starting to fade; tannins are very soft, and there is little acid. Agree with other notes, time to drink up. "Excellent," 91/100.
June 9, 2020 - Quite fruity. I found it to be bolder after open for a day. Time to drink up!
April 8, 2020 - Has mellowed in the last year and has some good mineralogy in the finish. Medium high acidity makes it a great food wine.
January 6, 2020 - after being disappointed by the Waters Cab Sauv a few nights ago, this was more like it. A strong showing. Seems to be in a prime drinking window now.
December 13, 2019 - Another really nice showing. Similar, medium bodied, smokey dark tar, blackberry, absolutely lovely wine.
September 24, 2019 - Utterly underwhelming. Dense and linear. Consumed over 4 days, and there was no upside. Reminded me of a 1999 Cayuse. 13.2% ABV.
86-88
August 25, 2019 - Had this some days ago in a casual setting with no notes, but I remember not being particularly impressed. Modern Syrah, quite ripe and rich? That's from so-so memory that would give it ~87.
August 22, 2019 - Second day note:
Strong perfume of dark berries, plum, and spice. Silky but big with similar flavors. Some oak mixed in as well. Very long finish. Quite enjoyable.