I first tasted this wine in late 2010 (it was the 2009 vintage) at The Modern in NYC when Belinda Chang was still looking after the wine program. I loved it then as I had never really tasted many California BDX-style whites. I tracked down a bottle of the 2008 with good provenance for $30 and took the plunge. It was well worth it, too! The fruit is definitely not that intense anymore, but it is still a lovely white, with lots of secondary and a few tertiary notes developing. However, it is definitely not getting any better from here on out (IMO), and I would drink up soon. A good sign is that it still had signs of life on the third night. It is a richer, CA-style white, but quite well done.
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6/20/2016 - Nojomoschwa Likes this wine: 91 Points
I first tasted this wine in late 2010 (it was the 2009 vintage) at The Modern in NYC when Belinda Chang was still looking after the wine program. I loved it then as I had never really tasted many California BDX-style whites. I tracked down a bottle of the 2008 with good provenance for $30 and took the plunge. It was well worth it, too! The fruit is definitely not that intense anymore, but it is still a lovely white, with lots of secondary and a few tertiary notes developing. However, it is definitely not getting any better from here on out (IMO), and I would drink up soon. A good sign is that it still had signs of life on the third night. It is a richer, CA-style white, but quite well done.
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11/27/2014 - lachord Likes this wine: 91 Points
My next to the last bottle of the 2008 vintage. Fruit is starting to fade just a bit, but still has some life left in it.
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2/7/2014 - lachord wrote: 93 Points
Still excellent.
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6/2/2012 - Mark H. LeQuire wrote: 94 Points
Beautiful. still plenty of life left in this one. Holding it's own.
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7/31/2011 - Mark H. LeQuire wrote: 94 Points
Second taste, EXCEPTIONAL.
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