June 10, 2023 - Deep color. Lots of black and blue fruits in the nose, plums, cherries, blackberries, raspberries and leather with hints of spice. Jammy fruit in the flavor, blackberries, black cherries and spice. Well balanced, great mouthfeel and nice acidity. A full bodied zinfandel with a long finish.
January 6, 2023 - Waited too long. Now, these are way over-priced compared to Bedrock & Carlisle.
December 31, 2022 - It’s past. I waited too long. Not much left but a raisiney pruney hot mess.
December 22, 2021 - Nope
November 4, 2021 - Deep purple color. Big, voluptuous dark fruits. Inky, intense flavors coat the palate in this predominately Syrah (42%) and Zinfandel (54%) wine - there seems to be some competition between the two varietals rather than a union of flavors. The 15.3% alcohol level is very present. There are some hidden smoke and minerality nuances being shadowed. This wine likely needs a lot more time or to be drunk on a nice, cold night.
p.s. kolaches and leftovers
July 29, 2021 - good zin but I like Turkey better
August 30, 2020 - really nice and surprisingly youthful. Nice fruit. Mefium tannin. Good acidity. Yum!
December 29, 2019 - Delicious.
November 28, 2019 - Still hot, but the raspberry liquor flavors have integrated more making this enjoyable for our Thansgiving dinner. Decanted two hours which I think was necessary. If you have one, I'd recommend holding for another 2-3 years, there still plenty of tannins to age 10yrs+.
July 6, 2019 - PnP. Similar to my tasting note in 2017 except tannins are much more integrated.