4/30/2024 - jcbrand wrote:

Huge fruit bomb, jammy, spread this on toast. Medium low structure. I’ll pass on this as a re-buy, even at half the price.

4/14/2024 - jcbrand Likes this wine:

Entered into WA / OR red over $75 tasting and it crushed the competition. Great balance, big fruit, lots of time left on this one.

4/14/2024 - jcbrand Likes this wine:

Massive, big structure, pop and poured, crowd pleaser.

3/24/2024 - jcbrand Likes this wine:

Pop and pour with consumption over next 2 hours or so. Integrated nicely, dark fruit, medium+ tannin, mocha. Definitely buy again.

3/14/2024 - jcbrand Likes this wine:

Had for birthday wine at top of the rock Osage restaurant. Amazing wine.

1/1/2024 - jcbrand Likes this wine:

Great tannins, fruit, and overall integration of this wine. Holding up impeccably. Drank at a tasting 2018 Bordeaux and 2012 Oakville Cabernet. Overall 2nd place behind Bordeaux; close.

10/22/2023 - jcbrand Likes this wine:

Finished mid pack in wine tasting

5/28/2023 - jcbrand wrote:

Brought to a tasting of aged wines, 2nd to last place.

5/15/2023 - jcbrand Likes this wine:

Night 3 > night 2 > night 1. Great stuff, this will age for many years.

3/24/2023 - jcbrand Likes this wine:

Will seek this out again, great QPR. Big structure, tannins paired with black fruit.

1/15/2023 - jcbrand wrote:

Bad QPR at over $100 / bottle. Drinks like a $30-40 bottle. Hard pass.

1/7/2023 - jcbrand Likes this wine:

Medium body, big fruit

11/24/2022 - jcbrand Likes this wine:

Mid tier in tasting…

9/8/2022 - jcbrand wrote:

Wine tasting winner

7/19/2022 - jcbrand wrote:

Won tasting against 4 other Pinot's

7/1/2022 - jcbrand Does not like this wine:

Fruit bomb like grape bubbalicious gum. Big chunky tannins that were disjointed. Wouldn’t buy again.

6/11/2022 - jcbrand Likes this wine:

Good structure, fruit and acidity. Going revisit in a year to see how it integrates in bottle.

3/27/2022 - jcbrand Likes this wine:

PnP at wine tasting for secondary. Fan favorite

2/15/2022 - jcbrand Likes this wine:

Last place in tasting.

12/31/2021 - jcbrand Likes this wine:

Great wine, brought to a big baller tasting and it got middle of the road. Not bad given the competition. Drinking strong now, great structure, great balance.

12/28/2021 - jcbrand Likes this wine:

Dusty, soft, cedar. Drinking great now.

11/28/2021 - jcbrand Likes this wine:

Green apple, mild, yeast, micro bubbles.

5/31/2021 - jcbrand Likes this wine:

Had fireside with Ross, Carrie and NT.

3/23/2021 - jcbrand Likes this wine:

Good acidity, tannin structure, fruit isn’t over the top. Would buy more.

3/21/2021 - jcbrand Likes this wine:

Soft fruit, great zin profile. Much better on second night. Decant or give some air time to get the full experience.

3/16/2021 - jcbrand wrote:

Too young, better in night 2. Needs 2 years in bottle before re-attack.

2/21/2021 - jcbrand Likes this wine:

Soft fruit forward style. Well balanced. Not big on structure but good.

1/1/2021 - jcbrand Likes this wine:

Better night 1 vs 2 because nose faded. Standard Napa profile PoP. Good QPR.

1/1/2021 - jcbrand Likes this wine:

Great balance of tannic structure, fruit, acidity. Decanted around 2 hours before tasting but got better throughout the night.

11/2/2020 - jcbrand Likes this wine:

Faded after a few night. Pop and pour.

11/1/2020 - jcbrand Likes this wine:

Celebratory wine from a friends cellar. Amazing balance, yeasty goodness, mild effervescence, amazing juice.

10/24/2020 - jcbrand Likes this wine:

Falls short compared to 2015 and 2016. Phenomenal nose, palate and structure falls a little short. Still a great wine. This is pop and pour with aeration and decanting for ~30 minutes so may show better with age/air.

9/24/2020 - jcbrand wrote:

A bit green with some tart rough edges on night one. As a no frills mid week dinner wine I wouldn’t buy again.

3/7/2020 - jcbrand Likes this wine:

4th place out of 5.

1/26/2020 - jcbrand wrote:

Fruit bomb. Last place in tasting. Needs time.

12/31/2019 - jcbrand Likes this wine:

Wine tasting winner

9/7/2019 - jcbrand Likes this wine:

Austere, medium bodied, bright acidity, medium light tannins, blue fruit

3/31/2019 - jcbrand Likes this wine:

A bit flat at first, needs air time to open up.

3/28/2019 - jcbrand Likes this wine:

Big, oak, fruit, heat. Doubt it'll age.

1/1/2019 - jcbrand Likes this wine:

Last place in the tasting...

11/8/2018 - jcbrand Likes this wine:

Winner

8/1/2018 - jcbrand wrote:

Better after a few hours of air time.

7/29/2018 - jcbrand Likes this wine:

Carrie 94, I'd say a nit lower. Hedonistic fruit bomb. Held up for second night.

6/8/2018 - jcbrand Likes this wine:

The wine looks inky colored. There is no sediment in the bottle. It tastes like blackberry and black currant (cassis). The body is medium/full. The wine has silky texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has medium acidity.

12/7/2017 - jcbrand Likes this wine:

Napoli, solid with pasta.

11/28/2017 - jcbrand Likes this wine:

Birthday wine for Carrie. "So good"

11/12/2017 - jcbrand Likes this wine:

Wine tasting winner

4/30/2017 - jcbrand Likes this wine:

won the tasting!!

4/20/2017 - jcbrand Likes this wine:

Black cherry and cedar. Would buy again.

3/30/2017 - jcbrand Does not like this wine:

Funky snot rocket of a wine. Avoid.