November 21, 2016 - Still excellent. Golden almost amber. Rich lush, slightly off dry. Incredible with a US Italian sausage pasta. Lots of flavor needs a robust dish to pair with. Wish I had more! Only slightly faded 6 hours later at dinner.
September 20, 2016 - Peter's 40th: Nice and oaky. Lots of bubble gum and sugar on the nose.
August 13, 2016 - This is killer
June 17, 2016 - Deep golden colour, full, long and generous. Some acidity and by no means falling apart, but probably slightly past its best.
March 8, 2016 - Last bottle from a case purchase - crazy color, almost like a desert wine, needed almost 6 hours to fully open up. Great melon fruit, some light oak, and really well balanced. I love the aged Chardonnays, they're not as bright as when they're young but still tremendous
May 23, 2015 - Perfectly, seamlessly integrated. A toasty middle with gorgeous salinity on the beginning and especially ending where the complexity really shines. Some traits of a top vin jaune. Paired great with the freshest salmon, smokey lentils, and of course fiscalini cheddar at Camino.
April 17, 2015 - Fruit has definitely faded. Should have drank sooner.
October 29, 2014 - Agree with TLV- best bottle yet; a bit more freshness than the last couple. Orchard fruit, toasted oak is integrated and shows as burnt marshmallow and caramel. Long finish. Excellent match with the sweetbreads.
October 29, 2014 - Opened by Allred at Anvil. This wine is a treat to drink. I've had this four times now, and this was the best showing for me. All of the best of the previous bottles in one tidy package. It just seemed complete last night.
September 30, 2014 - Tasting the New Fall Menu with thelostverse (The Anvil Club, East Dundee, IL): I brought this along because I thought it would have the richness to pair with sweetbreads, and I was not wrong.
Deep golden color, appears very advanced. Notes of toast, butterscotch, roasted caramel apple, quince and fog with a toasted marshmallow note too. Baked apple, marshmallow and fig notes on the palate, with a subtle hazelnut tone. 91 on its own, a couple of points better paired with the sweetbreads, this made for a perfect match.