November 2, 2023 - Second bottle of the evening. Didn’t decant this one, but it did open up in the glass after a while. Very consistent with the first bottle, but should have decanted this one as well.
November 2, 2023 - Decanted for 2 hours. Had with a group and it was the favorite. Lovely blend. Great age on it and could go a few more years in the cellar, but not necessary if you can decant. 9 years old and ready to impress. This is something to have in your cellar
August 5, 2021 - Dense purplish ruby color. Aromas of black and blue fruits, graphite, soil, leather, and some green, vegetal like dirty root veggie notes. Medium body, high acid, long finish, and flavors of cassis, tart blueberry, lemon, minerals, fennel, clove, and some lingering spice. Agree with the previous reference to this being modern Bdx like. Worked unsurprisingly well with steaks tonight. 90-91 pts.🤙
January 26, 2021 - Classic Washington, even borderlng Bordeaux nose (think Margaux in modern style). Clearly new world with Cassis and blackberry. good amount of spice and fruit on the palate. Strong and chewy tannins. A vanilla cola element as it transitions to the finish. The flavor of the finish is short, but tannins are puckering. Should last longer.
December 31, 2020 - Impressive cab. Everything fell into place. Tannins were manageable. A medium finish.
November 2, 2020 - PnP through VinAire, this was open for business right away. Two bottles later over dinner with friends, I barely knew what hit me — very smooth, with some leather, chocolate and baking spice notes, all integrated into a nice, but not overpowering, fruit core. This is now really hitting its peak, and of course I think I might have one bottle left from my case. Silly me...
September 22, 2020 - Well done, but seemed slightly imbalanced at moments with some harsh tones and awkwardness, perhaps softens the edges with 2 - 4 more years and hopefully integrates better.
August 26, 2020 - solid PNP
June 23, 2020 - Similar to prior note on day 1, but the wife left this open overnight. Vacuvin the next AM, then reopened at 5:00 PM for Coronahour. The extra air really smoothed this out and allows the PV to show its profile. Much more dark chocolate, herbal and leafy notes. Muscular but also somewhat soft tannins. Very nice.
June 13, 2020 - Smooth and very approachable with some nice complexity