January 12, 2021 - Pigeon blood ruby color . Dark fruit on the nose ; chocolate and earthy taste after 1 hour. Tannins softened and fruit perfume came out . Well balanced structure.
September 18, 2018 - Great Cabernet with a nice long finish
November 27, 2014 - Bright crimson color in the glass. Subtle, light floral nose. Still plenty of fruit but the tannins are gone. Still this compared favorably to the 2012 Caymus which needs time.
November 23, 2013 - Deep garnet color. Non-descript nose with a hint of perfume. Jammy fruit on the palate but lighter and less distinctive than I expected. I have had the '93 and '96 recently and thought the '93 was far better.
April 16, 2013 - Cloudy red with deposits. Red berries, coffee, chocolate. Overall very elegant, easy to drink but all lacking a bit of debth and complexity. The wine is IMHO at risk of drying out. Drink now - 2017.
March 7, 2013 - Nice. Tannic. Still nice fruit. Took two hours to really open up.
January 17, 2013 - Deep red. Nose of currant but hints of leather and tca? Maybe not a perfect bottle. Powerful and long finish. Dark berries, oak, earthy notes. Drink now - 2025.
December 14, 2012 - A monumental wine, still young, with another decade or two in front of it. Decanted for 6 hours, drank over three days. Just got better and better, last sip was the best. Very complex with layers upon layers of flavors. 1 minute plus finish. Wish I had more.....
March 26, 2012 - This wine completely changed over two hours in the decanter. Started thin, light in color, acidic and cherry dominated. At the end, the wine was dark, balanced, tasted of chocolate covered cherries and tobacco, and medium+ in body. There was a point along the way where I felt that it was borderline extraordinary but that lasted less than ten miutes as it kept evolving toward a more port-like, syrupy nature. It was a great experience but by the end, the wine tasted overextracted and tired.
February 19, 2012 - Very dark cherry to garnet. Still showing a nice core of dark chocolate and stemmy dark fruit, with considerable acidity and tannic backbone, but turning increasingly earthy and boozy. Superb length. Still showing class overall. Drink soon with a lengthy decant, or hold to see if this comes around further with 3-6 years more age.