February 3, 2024 - Our penultimate bottle, popped and poured while cleaning up after dinner. Touch lighter at the meniscus but otherwise still with a deeply colored core. A hint of sulfur at the outset blows off leaving black cherry and typical Cameron funk. There’s a touch of rose hip and violet underneath as well. Medium-bodied, with a round, soft yet mouth-filling texture and flavors of baked cherry, red plum, herb and violet liqueur. Finally, a bottle that delivers the goods. 90+ pts.
May 8, 2022 - Popped and poured. Black cherry, cinnamon and just a bit of funk underneath. Medium bodied, with abundant black cherry fruit. Finishes well. 87-88 pts.
May 10, 2021 - Purple color. Cherry fruit and undercurrent of funk. The alcohol still seems a little obtrusive for something that's labeled as 13.3% but it seems more integrated than last time. Has the house style, and has the structure to hold for several more years, but I'm not sure it will get that much better. There's a slight harshness in the finish (kind of a tannic astringency). It's the least expensive PN in their line up of (at least) 7 wines and it seems to be the wine you drink on release (and for a couple of years) while the other wines sit in the cellar. Good, true to the house style, a nice weekday wine, but certainly less compelling than his other bottlings. If you can spend $4 more for the Ribbon Ridge cuvee or $8 more for the Dundee Hills cuvee, you jump up considerably in quality (you go from "good" to "great"). If this was the first Cameron wine I tasted, I would wonder about the hype (although the house style and the funk are there). Again, solid, every day wine, but doesn't really even hint at the quality of the other wines and as a result seems a little disappointing.
January 11, 2021 - Quite dark and primary still. My last bottle, but ideally this should be held for another year or two at least.
July 14, 2020 - Dark berry, dark cherry, some funk, spice, some pepper. Some alcohol in the nose (label says 13.3%). Typical Cameron house style with a hint of matchstick/sulfur. Finish is a bit rough with somewhat drying tannins, and a bit of short finish. Reasonable for the price.
June 17, 2020 - Cherry and earth on the nose and palate. Medium-bodied. A bit of sulfur on the nose and palate, though not as bad as the last bottle. A disappointing effort from JP.
June 7, 2020 - Dark ruby with blue fruit nose and light funk on opening, dry with noticeable acid, medium fruit, nicely balanced toward the tart sid on night one.
March 26, 2020 - Wow, this is drinking really well now. Much better than last time around. Good weight and acid, really liked it.
February 12, 2020 - Light to medium ruby garnet, lavender nose. Dry with tart fruit with a hint of bitter, some tingle on the tongue on opening.
December 14, 2019 - Walk around format, brief note. An initial burst of black cherry and Cameron funk is quickly overwhelmed by sulfur.