December 29, 2014 - Floral / red fruit in front moving quickly into earthiness and loam. Nice
December 7, 2013 - Rigtig god pinot noir. Drikkes nu
December 25, 2012 - Had to decant for 90 minutes. This wine did not age well.
February 10, 2012 - Fruit forward.
December 10, 2011 - Cherries but with a green vegetal nose... Interesting . Almost plums on the nose
Spicye. Good concentration without any syrupy feeling....
On the back end ... Some orange peel spiciness..
Good
November 17, 2011 - More euro than I expected (which is a good thing). Foresty, earthy, nice balance, decent.
August 19, 2011 - Pretty nice on the nose- dark fruit and particularly cherry notes. Let down by a very short finish though.
April 27, 2011 - Full bodied and dry. Cherries and raspberries. Just a very little sticky in the finish. Ok, but nothing special.
April 15, 2011 - Shared with family and friends. Not as amazing as I thought it might be, as it was still tight the following day. Good, sharp red / black cherry fruit, on a medium body, with a hint of earth. HAas integration and sructure, just tastes tight and young still. Straightforward rather than great to me, but perhaps with time more wil come out: it was a restrained, cool, potentially great year in CA, and Carneros will therefore have produced very long-lasting wines. Strong acid backbone. Perhaps it may have don better after more days open.
I'm going to keep my other bottles in cellar to see if it mellows and opens up somewhat with age. It has the acid to handle that, so may be very fine with some age.
February 27, 2011 - Really enjoying this on its own. Flavors of cherry and pomegranate, good acidity with a tiny bit of grapefruit towards the finish. Exhibits a muted sweetness throughout. Drink by the end of the year.