July 15, 2023 - A beautiful wine that is just at the very beginning of its drinking window. I gave this 4.5 hours of air and it continues to drink well throughout the night, becoming more interesting as time went by. There are still significant dusty tannins behind the dark red and black fruit; I suspect the best is yet to come. If I had other bottles, I’d check in on this again in 2-3 years.
July 4, 2023 - opened for 5 hours
initial tannins settled down
fresh vibrant blue and dark fruits
length goes on forever
early in it's drinking window
liked by all
wont by some at pixca
January 25, 2023 - Beautifully rich with lots of smoky cassis and dark cherry. Very nice but just a bit hot on entry.
January 9, 2023 - Plenty of time left on this, but definitely in early drinking window. Drank with Christmas dinner.
October 31, 2022 - 2014 is kind of a forgotten vintage in Cali. On the heels of the epic 2012/2013 double and right in front of the fabulous 2015/2016 combo, it is easy for 2014 to get lost. This is a fabulous wine, entering its drinking window. Black and blue fruits, somewhat reticent on the nose. Find your favorite cheeseburger and have at it!
August 20, 2022 - Dark berries, chocolate and maybe a little menthol. Continued to develop as we consumed over a couple of hours. Delicious!
April 19, 2022 - Decided to try this bottle again with a five hour decant. I thought it might loosen up. The nose was clean, but tight. This transferred to the wine and even after a five hour decant and three hours in the glass at dinner it did not fully open up. Blue and black fruit with a medium plus weight. I found the wine had a steel like texture and structure. There was no giving in so you might have to give this a 24 hour decant. I do believe the wine making style is classic. It is certainly not fruit forward. The quality is there, but the bottle is closed. Give it a couple of years.
March 18, 2022 - Full bodied and rich. Rounded and fruity.
Hl 2. Fd 2. Pnp. Lengthy finish and many years to come
March 11, 2022 - Very solid Napa cab. Nose of black currants and hint of blackberry. Flavors of cedar and plums. The oak/fruit balance is near perfect. Tannins are fairly resolved. This is a very good wine. Still on the young side. I would guess primary window still 3 years away.
February 12, 2022 - I thought the wine stood up nicely in the group with the 2018 Carter O.G. at a higher level. The Greer was solid from start to finish. I do believe it needs food to bring out it full character. This is a full bodied cab and built in the old style and for the long haul. It is open now and I suspect will be up another point next year as it ages and takes on some more weight and secondary notes.