2016 Mark Ryan Long Haul

Community Tasting Notes (11) Avg Score: 91.8 points

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  6/4/2023 - PinotPaul Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Nice.

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  3/22/2023 - PinotPaul Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Wonderful after a 3+ hour decant. Very smooth. Good fruit.

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  5/28/2022 - GA_Seattle Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Uncorked and sampled over 5 hours - bold, fleshy style fitting of Red Mtn fruit. Significant oak, medium + acid. Red fruits, rich and ripe. About 1/3 bottle left on day two, no evolution of note other than notably faded - a bit surprising given the initial robustness...somewhat disappointing. Drink within 2-3 years.

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  12/25/2021 - darrenv Likes this wine: 92 Points

  This had a long decant. Four hours and it was bright cherries. Six hours it finally became the plummy merlot I was anticipating. Sorry not much of a formal note (there were two other bottles for the two of us). I was expecting something more, but it was really nice after the six hour point.

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  2/25/2021 - sid_loves_wine Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Very nice stuff, feels pretty serious and showed nice balance. It's actually a bit too young in my opinion; has plenty of acidity and tannin to go the distance, and a little shy right now. Good fruit too, although also some green tones I didn't love as much. Needs a short-term nap.
  
  Nose started with lots of green (bitter coffee grounds, bell pepper etc), which worried me, but (mostly) blew off quickly to reveal a pretty combination of ripe red plum, maybe blueberry, tobacco, baking spices (almost like a fruit cake), etc. Tightly wound, but with a good balance of fruit, earth, and oak.
  
  Palate a little more impressive, plenty of bright red berry acidity (at least medium plus, quite energetic and well-integrated), and pretty dusty tannins that were on the harsh side at first, but just fine with a good ribeye. Unfortunately a bit of green on palate too, which almost never works for me unless it's met by even more powerful fruit (almost, not quite.)
  
  Would be better QPR if you plan to hold for 5-10 years. Longer than that might see the fruit dip too much; before that it'll be good, but not quite as expressive as I'd want a $50 wine to be.

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