1/5/2017 - TKendrickIV Likes this wine:

Very smooth and the tanins are pretty tame. Probably not years left here. Very nice mellow fruit. I can't believe there own tasting room charges 165

11/25/2012 - TKendrickIV wrote:

Had bottle last night at Maialino, one of Danny Meyers restaurants in NYC. Wine is drinking perfectly at the moment. Very smooth and balanced.

11/12/2012 - TKendrickIV wrote:

Wine still has good tannin. Very smooth with much more of a cherry flavor than most Tuscans. This wine still has some legs but should be consumed n the near term.

10/20/2012 - TKendrickIV wrote:

Big wine , only decanted for a short time. Very smooth with enough tannins to last for a number of years or drink now

10/20/2012 - TKendrickIV wrote:

Decanted in bottle for 45 minutes. Wine has has held up well. Fruit has been preserved. Maybe getting a bit light on tannins. Drink up

10/20/2012 - TKendrickIV wrote:

Heavy fruit, a hint of raisin / prune. Drinking well but will last. Did not decant

9/23/2012 - TKendrickIV wrote:

drinking very well now. very smooth and well balanced. this wine will last for a while but I cant imagine it drinking any better than now. An unbelievable 1993 cab

9/3/2012 - TKendrickIV wrote:

Well balanced Brunello drinking at or close to its prime. Still good fruit decanted for 45 minutes. Wine is subtle enough to have served with both mahi nd steak. Drink up. Thanks joe

8/24/2012 - TKendrickIV wrote:

Classic Quilcede Creek - very well balanced with a lot of fruit. This has years left to it.

8/24/2012 - TKendrickIV wrote:

Not well known and apparently don't want ratings. This is a great find. Very smooth a good amount of tannin left. I would put this right up there with the likes of Bryant Family

8/24/2012 - TKendrickIV Likes this wine:

Decanted for 45 minutes. Very balanced and smooth. I would drink in the next couple of years.

3/4/2012 - TKendrickIV wrote:

Better than most good Argentine Malbecs. Pop and drink maybe a touch past prime but not much. On an NPV basis a good buy.

3/4/2012 - TKendrickIV wrote:

Had this wine at School fund raiser so the completion was not great. This wine however is drinking at its prime. At $60 a bottle this wine is a steal. Buy , buy, buy - I just bought a case. Wine evolves over half an hour or so. This is a buy a drink wine. A pure present value trade

3/4/2012 - TKendrickIV wrote:

A great QC drinking at it prime - decant for half an hour plus. I would not forget to drink this in the next couple of years.

10/23/2011 - TKendrickIV wrote:

This is a fantastic wine for the price! Ruby red, great delicate fruit, has some tannin. This wine is drinking well now with a little decanting and will only get better. Drink this now while the Big Boys sleep for several more years. Waive this in for $40 duckets - very impressive

10/23/2011 - TKendrickIV wrote:

I have never had anything from this vineyard but this wine is very good. Pedigree is apparent with the first taste. very well balanced with nice fruit and some tannin still left. This wine is perfect to drink now and by no means overpowering. These guys will get noticed and this has the quality to become a cult wine. I will be interested to try future releases - a great job for only their second release.

10/23/2011 - TKendrickIV wrote:

Drinking well now. Subtle fruit and a bit of a peppery finish. A nice wine but probably not worth waiving in on size.

10/23/2011 - TKendrickIV wrote:

Drinking great after an hour of decanting. this one still has unbelievable color and a lot of time left.

10/23/2011 - TKendrickIV wrote:

At this point this wine is not approachable. I don't want to crush the rating as this wine might simply be way to young. I tasted it along with several other 08's which are drinkable now and will get better. Far Niente - Oakville my(93), World'sEnd _ Good News Bad News (my94) and Ghost Block Yountville (my93) .

10/23/2011 - TKendrickIV wrote:

Nice balance almost delicate vs the other 08s i tried. Ghost Block (my93), World's End Good News Bad News (my94) and Carter Cellars which is not approachable at this time.

10/23/2011 - TKendrickIV wrote:

Nice balance for such a young wine. Will improve with time. Tasted against several other 08s-- Far Niente (my 93) World's End (my 94) and Carter Cellar -Revillo which is currently undrinkable.

10/23/2011 - TKendrickIV wrote:

very balanced for a young wine. Very nice fruit without being too sweet. Tasted along with 08 Ghost Block - Yountville;(my 93) Far Niente - Oakville, (my 93) and Carter Cellars Revillo (to young and closed to even rate maybe mid 80s) that said these wines will all get better and maybe much better

6/19/2011 - TKendrickIV wrote:

Have had this wine many times. Needs to be decanted at least an hour. Past bottles have been better.

6/19/2011 - TKendrickIV wrote:

Great bottle drinking at it's prime. Decanted for 45 minutes. Still has some cellaring time.

6/10/2011 - TKendrickIV wrote:

A great bottle of wine, should last for years. Maybe a little sweet like a great Pavie.

2/24/2011 - TKendrickIV wrote:

VEery nice wine at the price. Lots of fruit but still a little tight right out of the bottle.

1/30/2011 - TKendrickIV wrote:

golden color, fantastic and have never tasted anything quite like it. touch of heat. Nobody had any idea what it was but loved it.

1/30/2011 - TKendrickIV wrote:

drinks like a champ. Very smooth, still nice tannins. Has several years left.

1/30/2011 - TKendrickIV wrote:

Opened and tried. Perfectly balanced but possibly a bit beyond its peak. Very soft tannin. Would love to have more.

1/8/2011 - TKendrickIV wrote:

Served a double magnum a week ago. Wine needs a little time once opened. Great new style BdM. Drinking near it's peak

8/21/2010 - TKendrickIV wrote:

Decanted for an hour. Probably drinking nearit's peak but no need to hurry.

2/21/2010 - TKendrickIV wrote:

Very balanced with nicee acidity and a great amount of fruit. Tannins beginning to slip so I would drink in the next year or co. Truely enjoyable.

10/5/2008 - TKendrickIV wrote:

Had with pasta and sausage. Lot's of tanins on first taste calms down pretty quickley to a very drinkable wine, fruit really picks up with time. A bit of a bitter aftertaste

6/22/2008 - TKendrickIV wrote:

Had along with a bottle of Justin Isoceles 97. This wine was very balanced and smooth with nice fruit. It is a bit thin especially compared to the Justin. It was a great Tuna wine but not a great Cowboy steak pairing. Drink it now.

6/22/2008 - TKendrickIV wrote:

Hve had two bottles in the last several weeks. Did very littlle decanting. Wine develoed very nicely. The wine was very balanced but beginning to show itt's age. Wine won't get better in my opinion,

5/10/2008 - TKendrickIV wrote:

Second time I have had this wine _ just getts better -97 . Updated to a 93. Decanter form45 minutes and it still didn't fully open up. I don't think it is decking from my last 97 but i could be wrong.

1/27/2008 - TKendrickIV wrote:

Unbelievable - lots of fruit is best if decanted for 30 minutes or so. Drink now or save

1/20/2008 - TKendrickIV wrote:

Unbelivable right now.- still has years to go - needs to be decanted.

9/1/2007 - TKendrickIV wrote:

maybe a notch high- needs time to breath

9/1/2007 - TKendrickIV wrote:

I agree a bit subdued but I very nice wine

9/1/2007 - TKendrickIV wrote:

Very nice but hard to find wine -drink now

8/18/2007 - TKendrickIV wrote:

Very nice good acidity

4/8/2007 - TKendrickIV wrote:

Wine still has good tanin and should breath atleast 30 minutes. Getting a bit thin but fantastic now.

4/2/2007 - TKendrickIV wrote:

Great wine - still a nice bite would drink it all soon