February 24, 2024 - Utterly delightful and consistent with prior bottle.
November 23, 2023 - From magnum. Crystalline burgundy color, and a precise Sonoma nose. Drinking well, not showing any premature ageing, though it may be plateauing. Perhaps some more evolution over the next couple of years, but probably time to start drinking these.
July 3, 2023 - Last bottle from this vintage. In OCNJ with family, porchetta, roasted potatoes and salad for dinner. Splash decant, drank over an hour.
Notes from 2020:"Medium ruby, translucent. Nose showing red fruits and floral/rose petal notes. Palate of bright red fruits, plum, strawberry, mild spice, black tea. Medium weight, light/elegant texture. Medium finish" Consistent with these notes - some in the group thought it was a little thin...one has to like the style. Understated and elegant wine. Core fruit is delicious with velvety texture
Still drinking well, would drink up over the next few years
June 3, 2023 - Opened, poured into a decanter, and then enjoyed over 4 hours. Grassl Cru glass.
Ruby garnet color.
Floral nose, opening up to show some spice and sassafrass notes.
Light red berry intro with some herbal elements and brown spice. The floral notes weave in and out. Good acidity.
Enjoyable.
Branded cork; no vintage or vineyard.
April 20, 2022 - Reductive on opening. Really needed about 1.5-2 hours of air to open. Once it did very earthy and savory on the palate with nice darker fruits and a pop of fresh acid.
August 1, 2021 - Black tea, rose hips, spice and mint on nose - great bright clarity and long finish - tart cherry, cranberry and vivid minerality - drinking perfectly now with more legs left
July 18, 2021 - Bright crisp acids, tea and berries. Light & lithe but with a long finish. Some years left on them.
December 25, 2020 - Corked - Christmas 2020.
December 13, 2020 - Lovely!
April 13, 2020 - Good chance to check back in on this, last bottle was 3 years ago. Bottles purchased at release, in my cellar since. Decanted through a vinituri, drank w Val over 90 minutes.
Medium ruby, translucent. Nose showing red fruits and floral/rose petal notes. Palate of bright red fruits, plum, strawberry, mild spice, black tea. Medium weight, light/elegant texture. Medium finish
Still drinking well, not much movement (from memory) since last bottle. Probably has a longer term arc than I would have guessed from last bottle...very nice