Nose: Dense and vivid blackberry, blueberry, and cherry fruit with sage, bay, mineral and cocoa / cola notes. Palate: This has great density, and plush fruit that drives the entry. Blackberry, blueberry, licorice and espresso bean. Tannins are strong here and very vertical at the moment. Finish: Lengthy and sweet with lots of tannin. Dark berries, vanilla and oak notes.
This is built for the long haul. A large scaled wine at this point that grows elegant as it opens. The Melanson Vineyard influence is huge in 2018.
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Coravined a taste to decide on the 2019's. Still lots of time left before the tannins smooth out but severe potential. I'd wait at least another year before opening the 2018s.
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2/28/2023 - RockinCabs wrote: 94 Points
Nose: Dense and vivid blackberry, blueberry, and cherry fruit with sage, bay, mineral and cocoa / cola notes.
Palate: This has great density, and plush fruit that drives the entry. Blackberry, blueberry, licorice and espresso bean. Tannins are strong here and very vertical at the moment.
Finish: Lengthy and sweet with lots of tannin. Dark berries, vanilla and oak notes.
This is built for the long haul. A large scaled wine at this point that grows elegant as it opens. The Melanson Vineyard influence is huge in 2018.
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2/9/2022 - akinisky Likes this wine: 96 Points
Coravined a taste to decide on the 2019's. Still lots of time left before the tannins smooth out but severe potential. I'd wait at least another year before opening the 2018s.
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8/11/2021 - JimmyR Likes this wine: 90 Points
excellent
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