March 19, 2024 - Drinking well now. 2nd day not so good.
November 13, 2023 - 1 hour decant.
V - Clear, deep garnet with medium meniscus and high viscosity.
N - Good balance of Olive, Smoked Meats, Black Raspberry, Plum and black cherry - with some sourdough.
P - Again delicious with balanced fruit and savory flavors - more licorice and bramble than meat.
S - Dry, Med+ body, Med acidity, fine/med tannins with Long finish. Med+ complexity with multiple layers.
A bit more tar and deeper flavors as the evening wore on, whereas initially it was a bit lacking in power and more elegant. Drinking well now.
November 10, 2023 - Cork showed signs of past seepage. Lingering bitter aftertaste.
June 17, 2023 - Balance of fruit and savory notes. I think the drinking window here is conservative and this has a few more years of good drinking.
April 2, 2021 - Complex on the tongue with lemony notes on the back end. Really nice interesting syrah.
February 28, 2021 - Ripe and rich and ready now. Full bodied with just the right amount of tannins. Lots of red and blue fruits in this one. It paired well with bone-in pork chops with ginger teriyaki rub. Really liked this one.
July 18, 2020 - earth mushroom smoke blackberry
March 24, 2020 - Started to sing after an hour or so. Initial impressions of bright raspberry turn darker and complex, with notes of blackberry, smoked meat, black pepper, and olive on the palate. Gets funky with secondary notes of barnyard, and a tarry note pops in on the medium-long finish.
February 8, 2020 - Notes as before, but with more of a stemmy character. Excellent and interesting wine.
December 4, 2019 - Funk-forward, olive, stone, floral, and some fresh fruit emerging on Day 2. Ripe, layered, juicy finish, very nice expression. Will sit on remaining bottles for another year.