March 8, 2021 - High quality wine but lacking much excitement. Good nose, nice depth and mouthfeel, but with a touch of bitterness on the finish that didn't go away as the evening progressed. For my taste, not the best that N&N offers. 45 minute decant before dinner, drank over 3 hours or so. Good amount of sediment.
October 10, 2020 - Opened about 4 hours before consuming. Paired with a nice Wagyu prime steak from Mason Hill and loaded baked potato. It was a tad quieter than I was expecting but still that inky big boy full of balanced fruit. Stayed consistent while consumed over an hour plus of eating + tv. Highly recommended!!!
April 19, 2020 - Excellent. Old world style.
August 31, 2019 - Very berry forward; easy to open and drink.
June 24, 2019 - Excellent- had at Citiricos in Bradley Beach 6/24/19. Sent pic to Tom Metcalf
January 6, 2019 - Perhaps the best producer on Cabernet
However quarry not my favorite one from them perhaps I am splitting hairs
January 5, 2019 - Chuck parents anniversary
December 31, 2018 - Outstanding stuff. Smooth with luscious fruit. Nice balance, nice finish.
October 10, 2018 - Appearance - Dark garnet/ruby color, clear @ edge, good body/legs, reflective - 3/3
Aroma/Bouquet - Black fruit, oak, vanilla, light vegetal, slight mineral, very slight alc/heat - 5/6
Taste - Blackberry, black plum, slight mineral (chalkiness), low tannins, low alcohol, very slight vegetal - 5.5/6
Aftertaste - Blackberry and plum continues, tannins fade quickly - 3/3
Overall - Very good complex wine with fruit and mineral attributes, light tannins, good balance - 2/2
** This evaluation is based on the American Wine Society 20 point scale, then interpolated to a 100 point rating.
September 28, 2018 - The wine is deep purple in the glass with ruby edges. The nose shows dark blue fruit, burnt caramel, and cherry cola.
On the palate we found blueberry, blackberry, cola, tobacco, leather, and oak, all of it nicely in balance without any one element predominating. There was also a minerality on the back of the palate that came forward after a couple of hours. (Is that the “Rutherford dust” that everyone speaks of?)
Beautiful wine with everything nicely balanced, but we weren’t quite as dazzled as others.