February 13, 2024 - Intense nose, wild berry fruit. Dark staining red color, lots of sediment. Huge wine. Young. Better to wait a few more years.
March 6, 2023 - The wine is coming together. It has the sweet, ripened fruit and toasted vanilla notes on the nose that draw my mind to the barrel room. I find these wines truly delicious. They are bombastic and unapologetic but do offer some menthol and eucalyptus notes along with the fruit. Some pencil shaving comes through on the finish. I really enjoyed the 2018 cabs at RM.
July 8, 2022 - Still needs time in bottle even with an overnight. Clumsy right now with a will of tannin/acid obscuring the fruit. Give it 5 years.
May 20, 2022 - Friday Night Brown Bagger (R&R's): Double blind. Deep inky color with notes of blueberry liqueur, chocolate, cassis, kirsch and oak spice. Develops licorice, vanilla and mocha notes as it opens in the glass. Loads of ripe black fruit on the palate, with a sweet liqueur-like quality to the fruit. Hints of brown sugar as well. Seems like a big 2018 Napa cabernet. 91+ pts. (R&R)
August 28, 2021 - Excellent after an 8 hour decant or wait until at least 2023. Dark, decadently complex fruit. Steak and potatoes go perfectly with it.
June 11, 2021 - OMG S’mores nose! Super freaking red! Tastes of blood and over ripe fruit. The fruit is almost overwhelming up front and converts to a dry pucker at the end. Lighter body with a gliding effect and a slightly heated finish. Definitely has the rich fruit of Oakville. Would want to try after more than 5 hours of air to provide rating.
February 27, 2021 - Beautiful expression of oakville. I'm opening very early. Haha. Decanted. Improving with time in air. Nose of dark fruit, dark chocolate, flowers, herbs, and tobacco; rich mouth feel and finish. Excellent wine.
January 10, 2021 - Opened in bottle all day then splash decant at the end. Nowhere near ready and borderline sad to open. Glass staining consistently, texturally grainy, buried fruit, and very disjointed. Like a handful of other young 18’s I’ve had the nose is here but nothing showing on the palate. Well made but needs time and I’m thinking five years.