5/7/2024 - Wine Sparty wrote:

This was still really delicious. Seems like it'll keep going for awhile too.

3/13/2024 - Wine Sparty wrote:

Amazing that this wine held up for 11 years. Did the trick on a night after a bad work day.

3/3/2024 - Wine Sparty wrote:

Nowhere near past its drinking window as the CT dates suggest. Delicious.

2/27/2024 - Wine Sparty wrote:

Popped and poured and rank over the following few hours. This probably was out of its prime, but still an enjoyable wine, if not too exciting.

2/17/2024 - Wine Sparty wrote:

I think this has 5 years left at least. Still quite youthful, bright fruits.

12/31/2023 - Wine Sparty wrote:

Really non-descript. Just not much flavor coming through.

12/13/2023 - Wine Sparty wrote:

Decanted and drank over 3-4 hours. Still quite primary, but restrained. Only have a magnum left and will let that sit for awhile longer.

11/22/2023 - Wine Sparty wrote:

Definitely has more life, but don't see it getting better. Just the same old solid value that I enjoyed out of Match.

10/18/2023 - Wine Sparty wrote:

Too hot. And yet tasted thin on the palate. Decanted for about an hour before drinking.

10/12/2023 - Wine Sparty wrote:

First of 3 bottles. Delicious, but still very primary with the flavors. I think I'll hold off on my next bottle for a few years.

10/11/2023 - Wine Sparty wrote:

Held up surprisingly well.

10/6/2023 - Wine Sparty wrote:

Fabulous.

7/6/2023 - Wine Sparty wrote:

Decanted about 2 hours before having with grilled ribeye, then finished over the next 3-4 hours. Had some nice cigar box and leather aromas. Taste was a mix of dark berries.

6/4/2023 - Wine Sparty wrote:

Decanted for an hour before having with ribeyes. In a nice spot now.

2/25/2023 - Wine Sparty wrote:

Way over the top for me. Heavy dark fruits and nothing else.

12/30/2022 - Wine Sparty wrote:

This was just too jammy and concentrated for me. Strange how different my take is on it than when I had it 8 years prior. Probably a combination of preferences changing and bottle variation or development. One more bottle left.

11/18/2022 - Wine Sparty wrote:

I thought this was showing fantastic. Still so much heavy dark fruit yet it wasn't overly jammy at all. Practically light.

11/18/2022 - Wine Sparty wrote:

I definitely think this is past its peak. Still solid but just about that and no more.

8/20/2022 - Wine Sparty wrote:

Too jammy and fruit dominant for me. Really no secondary characteristics to make it more interesting.

4/11/2022 - Wine Sparty wrote:

So sad

3/6/2022 - Wine Sparty wrote:

This may be the first Lewelling wine that I thought was actually approachable, and it makes me wish I held all the other bottles this long.

10/29/2021 - Wine Sparty wrote:

Prominent vanilla notes that I just couldn't get past.

6/9/2021 - Wine Sparty wrote:

Some nice cherry flavor. Decent acidity but this just seems kinda boring overall

6/6/2021 - Wine Sparty wrote:

It's crazy what a good value these wines are. The mouthfeel was basically perfect on this and they taste was a great apple flavor.

4/16/2021 - Wine Sparty wrote:

Man, I think this is my first Lewelling wine that I considered “ready”, which surprised me. I thought it would be tighter. But it was very vibrant dark fruit. Decanted for a couple hours before drinking.

3/4/2021 - Wine Sparty wrote:

Still showing as super jammy, and made the No Girls Grenache seem light in comparison. Good, but not quite up my alley.

3/14/2021 - Wine Sparty wrote:

Enjoyed this. Loads of blackberries and blueberries without being overbearing. A touch of earth to go with it.

3/14/2021 - Wine Sparty wrote:

Had a bit of effervescence to it. Solid fruit in it but not a ton else going on.

3/14/2021 - Wine Sparty wrote:

This one didn’t quite do it for us either. Too fruit forward and so acidic.

3/15/2021 - Wine Sparty wrote:

Probably held onto this way too long (and still have another bottle). Not much changed from my initial tasting notes. We didn’t finish this bottle.

3/14/2021 - Wine Sparty wrote:

Drank with grilled NY strips. A good wine for sure but it was missing some character. Almost seemed a bit one note with just the dark fruits.

12/24/2020 - Wine Sparty wrote:

I wasn’t feeling this one quite so much. Had a petrol flavor to me that didn’t work.

11/5/2020 - Wine Sparty wrote:

Nice wine with some classic dark fruits but not too fruit forward.

10/27/2020 - Wine Sparty wrote:

Just too jammy and fruit forward for my taste.

10/20/2020 - Wine Sparty wrote:

Nice and soft. Solid fruit with some tannins still showing pretty well after being in the decanter for about 3 hours. I don't think this will be amazing ever, but is solid to have around. I'll hold off on my next bottle for a few years though.

10/13/2020 - Wine Sparty wrote:

I liked this but it definitely bordered on being almost too much of a cola vibe.

10/10/2020 - Wine Sparty wrote:

Cedar box aroma with dark fruits. Nicely balanced dark berry flavors with some good tannin presence. Well done for the vintage.

10/10/2020 - Wine Sparty wrote:

Can definitely tell this wasn’t as strong of a vintage. Still an enjoyable wine with some typical strawberry and earthiness though.

10/1/2020 - Wine Sparty wrote:

Opened with filet Mignon. Nice wine but nothing special. Still has that blackberry flavor going strong. A good acidity as well but it just doesn’t stand out that much.

9/28/2020 - Wine Sparty wrote:

Fruit tastes overripe on this one.

9/23/2020 - Wine Sparty wrote:

This wine was solid but just nothing special. Red cherry nose and taste.

9/18/2020 - Wine Sparty wrote:

Too much sweet fruit flavors here.

9/13/2020 - Wine Sparty wrote:

Wow, this was delicious. I don't give many scores up around 95, and I'm actually wondering if this should be higher. Elegantly smooth, with great red to dark fruits. Some hints of nice earthy flavors as well - perhaps that's where this could score a bit higher if there were a bit more secondary flavors. In a really good spot now but should hold very well. Looking forward to my remaining 2 bottles.

9/9/2020 - Wine Sparty wrote:

This was nice but I think it would’ve been best to wait a couple more years. Lots of nice dark fruit but it still seemed a bit tight. Pretty much just popped and poured and drank over the course of about 3 hours.

9/1/2020 - Wine Sparty wrote:

Like this a good deal than the 2012 Bedrock Heritage we had recently. This was big but had some balance to it and wasn't overbearing. Great dark fruits.

9/1/2020 - Wine Sparty wrote:

A great classic expression of Oregon Pinot. A combo of light and dark cherries. Good deal of acidity. I don't think there's any rush to drink this - very tasty now, but will be good for 3 years or more.

8/28/2020 - Wine Sparty wrote:

This was such a big wine after having a Brunello, so perhaps it suffered due to that. Really jammy and fruit forward. Not quite my cup of tea but I’ll see how some more time treats my other bottle.

8/28/2020 - Wine Sparty wrote:

Still too young. Decanted for 3 hours and then drank over a couple hours. So much tannin to start off, only after about 4 hours in the decanter did it really show some of the strawberry and earthy flavors.

8/24/2020 - Wine Sparty wrote:

I think it's been year since I've had a red Burgundy. Plenty of earthy barnyard notes in this one, but still had some dark cherry flavors as well. Solid, but nothing too exciting.

8/5/2020 - Wine Sparty wrote:

Very fruit forward, which isn’t surprising. I think I’m just looking for something a bit more balanced or nuanced nowadays.