12/2/2020 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

Rim variation soft raspberry, three steps of rim variation with tints of orange, tears fast running and thin, light body bright mid palette quenching finish floral lavendar soft and feminine.

5/30/2020 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

Deep garnet with red raspberry rim variation, clear, shiny, bright. Very thin, medium - viscosity with fast moving tears barely discernible. Clean and fresh perfume with ripe black fruits and green leaf like element, fresh & tart, aromatic graphite or metallic element . Medium body with perfectly gripping tannin and acidity, medium alcohol, medium sweetness. So fresh no evidence on nose or palette of oak or earth yet delivers a moderately + complex experience. Excellent craftmanship and thoroughly delightful even on its own.

5/8/2020 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

Dense semi-opaque dark garnet slight rim variation slow medium tears, bright. Aromatics clean, stewed red fruits, leather subtle. Medium body, tannin +, and acidity...slightly drying. Its a fine table wine in good condition with balance and agreeable personality.

2/20/2020 - Bacchus&Ceres wrote:

Full of floral fruit, spicy white pears and powdered sugar...sweet, stony, and salty, off-dry. good summer sparkler.

2/4/2015 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

Stewed red fruits, brett, sous-bois, cloves, chocolate, high alcohol. Well-tamed tannins wound up into a wild black plum core.

8/14/2012 - Bacchus&Ceres wrote:

Well balanced, juicy, good value. Soft old oak, minerals, hints of barnyard.

6/13/2012 - Bacchus&Ceres wrote:

Spectacular red raspberry color, beautiful
Extremely light, fruity, full of tart cherry and cranberry on nose and palate. Earthy bold bouquet, wine finishes with a bright acidity and soft tannins

7/16/2012 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

Creamy vanilla aromas tightly intertwined with peachy, apricot, and tropical notes. Texture is full and rich showing ripe fruit notes with sweet vanilla caramel throughout finish. Oak is hot charry flavors, green grass, herbaceous spicy oak (new barrels) buttery fat wine. Overbearing wood characters

7/16/2012 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

Full of white floral fruits, pure, clean and bright. Gardenias muscat like, lemony acidity, aromatics of apples, peaches, frescia, acidity plus, dry very dry subtleness, great with West coast briny oysters

7/16/2013 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

Refreshing, full of citrus, delicate, dry, stainless steel, skiing through trees

5/18/2016 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

Tasted at Sotheby's, Wines from the Cellar of William I. Koch see notes.

2/19/2020 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

Beautiful, deep rich black raspberry color, opaque, long slow tears, shiny. Black plum, warm earth, cedar & tar aromatics. Mouth full voluptuous soft tannins, black fruits, subtle pepper, soft gripping mid pallete, lingering finish. Big, full, satisfying, muscular yet elegant; a beautiful wine in the heart of Winter. Thanks once again 750 wines, another gorgeous glass, cheers!

12/18/2019 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

Semi opaque deep garnet pale slight raspberry rim variation, shiny and in good condition. nose of licorice, earthy, tobacco, leather, cedar old wood. Acidity + balanced with crisp red fruits fresh and clean red cherry cranberry. Cleansing and delightful on palette with a short finish, Moorish, freshly unfurled, a flowering blood red Sweet William, well-read classics, evolved. Lovely well-aged Claret.

7/13/2019 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

a perfect wine on a hot summer day. Cleansing crisp clean, green, tart, bright, acidic, nothing heavy, nothing soft or warm. Edgy, sharp, cold, tropical fruits, green and grassy, astringent cleansing finish. Ninety degrees in July sunshine, mid afternoon with salmon cakes. Beautiful.

7/12/2019 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

Shiny deep rich black raspberry in color, tears slow thick, nose of violets and caramel, ripe dark red fruits, subtle baking spices, fresh and clean, mouth coating mid palette, huge wine long hot finish, gripping. Alcohol + throws it slightly off balance nevertheless, pleasing and delicious.

10/10/2018 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

Semi-transparent dark garnet with rim variation of soft red raspberries, medium fast tears. Earthy plump juicy jammy leather cigar and tobacco perfumes; fresh earth. Thick, plump, moderately intense, anise and terroir elegant, firm, medium long plus finish, medium-full bodied. Pomerol tin metallic nose...Ceres is particularly sensitive to this metallic nose, this is the lead pencil most refer to but i find lead too soft a description for this.

12/14/2018 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

Dark, opaque burgundy no perception of rim variation. The perfume is dusty at first with lead pencil, library, dusty books, leather, mushroom fresh earth, tobacco and cigar. FIrst flavor in the mouth is licorice, fennel, dark dried black cherries, cloves and baking spices but soft spice. Gorgeously balanced with acidity and tannin both medium plus. Finish is medium-long with soft quiet smokey deliciousness. After an hour the sweetish licorice emerges after two hours the sweetness predominates. Bacchus rates this as a 94 Ceres 93.

12/2/2018 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

Garnet with no rim variation, tears fast thin, nose dark, earthy. Decent full body holding gripping tannin, long dry finish. Enough fruit to make a decent everyday table wine pod enhances.

11/18/2018 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

A deep opaque black raspberry purple with thick slow running tears crawling down the glass like juicy earthworms...the bouquet is clean, fresh, violets and cherries. in the mouth this wine is meaty thick yet beautifully balanced with gripping gorgeous tannins and perfect cutting acidity. Balanced and firm with finesse and long finish. Baachus had duck raviolis with white truffles, divine; Ceres would drink this wine anytime anywhere, peaking right now.

9/16/2018 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

Beautiful balance and mouthfeelred ruby opaque, cherry red bouquet fresh berries lovely subtle nose that slowly opened.a delicious flower basket good for serious lunch

7/30/2018 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

We like it, do not love. Simple, little on the nose. Leather, purple fruits, dry tannins. Medium short finish. Great social drinking. Do not build a dinner around it. Drink up over the next 3-5 years. Maybe its the gravel but this terroir does not appear to be able to ever make a great wine.

7/21/2018 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

Beautiful deep red garnet with shiny semi-translucency, red raspberry just at the edge. Nose is very clean and dominated by caramel creamy toasted spiced American oak Powerful at first pour with gradual release of youthful intensity, fruit is there but in the mouth not the nose, yet this fragrance is intoxicating in its balanced exotics, intriguing and magnetic. on the palette, dark jammy black raspoberry, black currant, spice (juniper, bitter acidic) white pepper, very feminine, floral, soft, round, medium finsih, very complex, perhaps a bit too much we think due to petit verdot and malbec combo. Still very well crafted. Cheers. Great quaffing all by itself with appetizers of filet of beef with cream cheese chive garlic on toasties.

Ceres thinks this wine is quite delicious Bacchus more skeptical and finds it confused but gives a 90ish
Bacchus expresses desire to taste in 2-3 years and or the essence of petit verdot overly contributing and responsible for the floral violet aromatic notes that trample upon the Cab rendering an out of balance for Bacchus's liking.

7/6/2018 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

Silky elegance; words cannot do this wine justice. Ethereal and sublime.
Tasted next to 1982 Ch. Cheval Blanc which definitely had softer more feminine armature, curvilinear but this lady adored and preferred the '82 over it if only by a nose...at the finish. How lucky to have experienced these glorious liquids of the Gods. Both close to God,Cheers. The Old Inn on the Green hot summer night. had with appetizer of seared scallop+lobster with mushroom puree and a duck breast with chanterelles.

7/6/2018 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

Silky elegance; words cannot do this wine justice. Ethereal and sublime.
Tasted next to 1983 Ch. Cheval Blanc which definitely had more tannic structure and muscle but this lady adored and preferred the '82 over it if only by a nose...at the finish. How lucky to have experienced these glorious liquids of the Gods. Cheers. The Old Inn on the Green hot summer night. had with appetizer of seared scallop+lobster with mushroom puree and a duck breast with chanterelles.

7/6/2018 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

Super bright, clear translucent light gold with slow thick viscosity honeyed tears. Nose is clean of moderate intensity with youthful citric and tropical fruits with banana pineapple characters to the oak traits (new French oak %?). Medium bodied, subtle tropical fruits, apricot, honeysuckle, pear, french oak creaminess, fresh tobacco, spicy ending in harmony balanced, medium + finish if not long. We love this wine.

7/1/2018 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

Very pleasing very pleasant thoroughly enjoyed during our lake party. Wrapped in pretty lace, twirl a girl. Great value, Cheers Sofia, need I say more?

7/3/2018 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

Elegant. Salmon colored beautiful intense nutty almond with sour cherry - dry fruit subtle thoroughly enjoyed on a hot summer night cooling down to 85 degrees F.

7/1/2018 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

Pale apricot in appearance, yeast on the nose, effervescent, intense explosions, somewhat sweet, wet, decent on a tremendously hot summer day. Awakening and enlivening. Paired with grilled shrimps

7/4/2018 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

Clear, bright, translucent and shiny ruby with pale raspberry color at rim. Very pretty in appearance with medium stain and medium + tears. Clean and moderately intense nose of strawberry, fresh herbs, subtle mint, youthful bouquet of ripe red fruit. A lovely light to medium body with lean texture, medium low alcohol, acidity, and tannin in balance; red fruits tart fresh, quiet tannins medium finish low complexity. Delightful. Perfect pairing with wasabi/soy grilled tuna steaks, ginger wok tossed snap peas + water chestnuts. lovely light wine for summer.

7/3/2018 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

A nice light lovely strawberry nose, transparent fresh bright medium tears,

6/25/2018 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

Deep dense opaque dark garnet (not purple) with variation at rim slightly transparent. Thick bulbous tears medium slow moving indicating + alcohol presence. Nose a bit perplexing with herbaceous sweet floral dance, nice mid palette, wet dark red plum, black berry, clinging dry tannins astringently medium finish. We both asked, what varietal is this ahhhbaavhus nailed it: Zin...
Well made
Try in 5 and 10 years away....with duck.

Bacchus quote: it’s the red equivalent of a Gerwertraminer” know what he means?! Yes, I do. A spicy little tarte, ruffled skirt dare we say flousy?

Look forward to trying 2013 concoction built of Noble Cabernet Sauvignon.
Cheers

6/10/2018 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

See first note Bacchus detects srawberries in the mouth typical gripping astringency if Sangiovese drying cleansing. Firm strong tight

6/9/2018 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

Intense. Beautiful fresh shimmering bright ruby translucent, thick slow legs. Powerful intense aromatics, spicy cherry red red red, crisp, beautiful palette mid palette delight balanced, perfect harmony. Gorgeous delicious. Long elegant finish, feminine with muscle...

5/28/2018 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

Bright , deep garnet shimmering long thick medium slow tears14%, cassis, clove, fresh crisp firm tannic, medium+ body, medium finish, -OH medium +, earthy goodness

5/11/2018 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

Bright, shiny, crystalline transparent garnet of homogeneous color and beauty, nose clean, fresh, violet floral notes initially that transform into fruity metallics later, tears of fast moving medium viscosity, streaming, mouth of fresh plum and cassis, quiet and subtle spice, tannins and American oak notes of honeyed toasted bark, clean bright refreshing finish, medium + body, terrific balance in acidic and quiet tannin hint of cleansing bitters, nothing gripping yet structurally sound. A beautiful wine thoroughly enjoyable on its own. An honorable testament to Joe Heitz. Well done. Will compare tonight in a vertical against the 1998 Martha's Vineyard...We love this wine! Peaking now drink up in the year ahead.

4/23/2018 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

Dark garnet opaque fast thin near sheet like tears. Very subtle aromatics, nose hidden, veiled, fresh green coffee beans. Mouth fabulous concentrated on all fronts: acid, alcohol, tannin, fruit—flexing muscle still. Bit drying, medium finish spicy peppery and whirling flamenco skirt; soft embracing tannins; a Spanish seductress. Enchanting. Past peak do not hold any longer like her up now.

4/15/2018 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

Deep dark opaque garnet purple fast at thick tears, then second phase medium slow moving legs luscious; nose a bit closed definitely the weakest branch, most restrained yielding metallics lead, mouth is glorious rich fully in balance easy delicious dark purple fruits black raspberry bright with anise, dry short great with steak

4/8/2018 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

Semi translucent garnet slight rim variation, floral + herbaceous notes strawberry/rhubarb, plum ripe, gorgeous fragrance. Sheet like and fast moving tears, elegant essence. Medium bodied gorgeousness. Very pretty soft, medium body, fruit driven well balanced tres Jolie pretty little one. Nothing too heady or complex, clean delicious easy. I’d pour this wine any day any time just to enhance. Wonderful aromas that send me (Ceres). Bacchus detects licorice: I do not.

4/8/2018 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

Deep opaque purple. Long thick slow moving tears. Baking spice, warm earthy caramel,toasted cedar. Rich jammy black fruits full bodied, medium + alcohol & tannin, medium acidity; gripping sticky tar, easy semi-sweet, delicious. Long finish, needs tremendous time to open: this note 24 hours after bottle opened; tight and unyielding, vacuumed for another day. Today another wine altogether; nice to meet you.

3/30/2018 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

Dark garnet semi-opaque, slight rim variation into dark raspberry, no legs lacking precociousness. Nose if stewed fruit brown plum disappointing aged lacking cleanliness, thin prune baking spice, out of balance tannic grip poorly structured , crafted thin disappointing. Pale short finish lack-luster. Let’s try holding on to rest of case for 4-5 years and see if this wine has a second bloom down the road. Could it be a case closing down down righting up 39 years in, only to re-emerge as a beautiful flower later? Plenty of tannin there, we’ll see...50:50

3/28/2018 - Bacchus&Ceres wrote:

Dark blackish purple opaque variation at rim , nose
Earthy mushroom black pepper, tar, asphalt, tears fast running thin
Mouthfeel is thin and diffuse austere and drying tight tannins gripping short at finish tannins are aggressive cloaking device fruits are dancing shadows could have been better if not for the heavy cloud front of astringent acidity of tannic nature. Drank without food.

2/28/2018 - Bacchus&Ceres wrote:

Grace and elegance.
Soft, slightly, sweet gentle Cedar soft long easy. Subtle; need the right culinary compliment allowing this full flowert to release its guarded aromatics/ perfumes bringing subtleties into focus . Delicious.

2/22/2018 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

First of all: gorgeous wine.
Black raspberry deep purple rim variation into ruby. Thin medium+ fast tears sheet like without color. Nose of spice box married to black jam, blackberry incredible balance and medium bodied femininity, circumventing syrupy thickness; reaching perfection. Powerful, like Athena or Diana of the Hunt, muscular & powerful but not A Herculean hammer: acid med, tannin med beautiful quiet warm wood, not caramel slightly sweet just enough with hints of licorice + candy store. Mouth filling encompassing integrated flavors, a jewel. Medium long finish : front middle back and end, glorious. Well-done, cheers vignerons!

2/20/2018 - Bacchus&Ceres wrote:

Beautiful deep garnet, very slight rim variation. Fast flowing tears slightly tainted with raspberry. Graphite, lead, wet rocks, earthy. Mouth full gorgeous balance and structure dark cherry, cedar, smooth tannins, quiet black notes of top soil, medium long finish. Glorious even after two days kept in fridge with vacuum.

2/12/2018 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

Dark crimson very little rim variation bordering raspberry in color. Thick viscous slow moving tears, gorgeous perfumed nose; aromatics wet fresh soil, slate lead wet stone. Black tar cassis green pepper alcohol medium +, acid medium +, tannin drying dropping out yet just enough to bind/hold it together. Missing voluptuous fruit, no red fruits more leather tobacco. Searching. Drink asap, three years max.

1/10/2018 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

Golden in color, glistening shiny with thick glycerol oily, grapefruit caramel honeysuckle with very smooth viscosity and gorgeous mouth-feel. Delicious

1/10/2018 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

Dark purple, dense with dark orange rim variation; barnyard fresh earth, cedar, horsey; dry with tannic predominance.

1/10/2018 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

Dark garnet bordering on purple, no rim variation. Aromatics a bit closed even after a 2 hour breathe after double decant. Dehydrating, collapsing in on itself, restraint, unpleasantly dry tough tannins. This is what I continued to come away with, must be a strange bottle comparatively to others comments on this wine, even with food and fat, I found this to be dessicating with very pale watery fruits. A harsh review for what i consider a classic Bordeaux, I still like the wine!

1/10/2018 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

Garnet with orange rim variation, clean and shiny. Still healthy and strong after 2 hours decant. ARomatics of complex floral violets and baking spices with horse stable. Balanced and bright in mouth with acidic + freshness. After 45 additional minutes (almost 3 hours from decant) started to fall apart and flesh out flabby. Still a remarkably elegant and complex juice. Earth and stable signature classic of St. Julien.

1/6/2018 - Bacchus&Ceres Likes this wine:

Disappointed our expectations, drink up three years tops. Fading elegance with medium body soft tannins fast moving tears, subtle soft and earthy, but considering vintage and clean up post 1986 we hoped for a richer fuller wine with more fruit showing. Not so.