March 26, 2011 - Pretty, fresh nose, with aromas of red currants, cedar, raspberry and vanilla-laced tobacco. A welter-weight wine, crisp, clean and appetizing, with delicate lightly chalky tannins, flavors mirroring the nose. Well balanced, with freshness of fruit and a delicate, if short, smoky finish. A point at the moment, totally ready to drink, and certainly not to hold given the synthetic closure. But right now, very pretty.
November 1, 2008 - pooped and poured but consumed over 3 hours. light ruby with slight bricking at the rim. red fruits and some brett on the nose, just enough to keep it interesting... cherry, red currant and some old world horse blanket on the plalate, decent fruit, and bright acidity keep this very balanced. it has surprising complexity and i'm very impressed by this 8 year old long island red (with a plastic cork no less). this could easily have aged a number of years longer... very good.
October 27, 2007 - Deep ruby color. Nose began quite closed, but opened up after about 1 - 1 1/2 hours in the glass. Aromas of coffee, blackberries and rich earthiness. On the palate there's a bright black cherry note in with the coffee, light to medium bodied, with a squeeze of lemon as well. Fine tannins.
February 23, 2007 - BDX blends offline (blind) (Fairway): humbling - had no clue what this is although i've had it before. but in my defence this tasted nothing like my previous note... the nose was excellent - perfume and sweet ripe frut, and the acidity was good but the middle fell out for me.. i thought cold climate - washington. this seemed less evolved that the '02... last bottle i had was more evolved... who knows right? (plastic cork vs reg cork)
February 22, 2007 - Much more youthful than the 2002 in terms of its forward fruitiness, but it shows more interesting tertiary aromatics with its pungent animale scents. Here, too, the alcohol's a little firm but the fruit is plush and finishes long.
January 19, 2007 - to Riccardo
January 11, 2007 - Absolutely fantastic, possibly the best LI wine i've had. Lots of cherry, but balanced flavor. Better the first day, than the second (but still great the second). Tempted to open at least one of the other 2 bottles I have soon, don't want this stuff to go bad!
September 3, 2006 - Paumanok and Lenz (LI): Assemblage is always my fav. this is much more evolved than the '02, bdx nose, plums, rich in the mouth, great balance and acidity that keeps it very fresh. this is VERY VERY good.
September 3, 2006 - North Fork, Long Island wines: Lenz and Paumanok: Deep ruby color. Complex nose of black fruit, coffee, leather and damp earth. Good acid balance on the palate.
February 13, 2005 - Long Island Wine's VS. The World... Who was the winner? You will be surpriced (Paumanok Vineyards, North Fork, Long Island, New York): This wine's lost some focus from me as the night was long and the wines were plentiful. I recall the balance not being as strong as the other wines in the flight and the fruit to be slightly disappointing.