5/19/2024 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

Light, but not too light, red fruit, still good life remaining, but plenty of goodness right now. Good balance and just a little funkiness.

4/26/2024 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

Very perfume driven nose, somewhat in an odd place though, the fruit seemed riper than expected. Probably needs several more years at minimum.

4/26/2024 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

Sadly not much alive anymore, not flawed, just no vibrancy remaining.

3/29/2024 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

Another excellent bottle of this wine. Reminder of California greatness. Good balance, none of the greenness that sometimes is bothersome with these. Fruit is still vibrant.

3/29/2024 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

Wonderful wine, still fresh, tropical fruit, apricot, almost enough acidity to be spectacular. Plenty of life remaining.

3/1/2024 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

Beautiful, balanced wine. Great acidity, pure riesling fruit. This is a great icewine, in a great place now.

3/1/2024 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

Still drinking well. Light, but nice fruit. Little short, lengthwise

3/1/2024 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

Not sure what to make of this ... ripe, yet somewhat thin. Maybe an off bottle?

3/1/2024 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

Beautiful ripe strawberries, good depth, but would benefit from more acidity.

2/25/2024 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

Seemed to be in a somewhat dumb phase.

2/25/2024 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

Wow, amazing wine. Apricot fruit predominately but other tropical fruit too. Good length still. Even some nice acidity.

2/25/2024 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

Not ready yet, patience required.

1/26/2024 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

An amazing bottle of this wine. PnP, dark beautiful and powerful all at once. Grenache dominates the nose and palate. Just the right amount of garrigue and tapenade.

12/26/2023 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

Interesting nose, tasted drier than the smell suggested. Light, yellow fruit, medium acidity.

12/23/2023 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

Last bottle, but still drinking well. Good sweetness, but not enough acidity to achieve greatness.

10/28/2023 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

Drank far younger than a 1990. Still very vibrant, but some of the expected green notes are showing up. Based on this bottle, no rush to drink soon.

10/17/2023 - KingSlacker999 Likes this wine:

What a wonderful wine, balance of acid and fruit. Very light on its feet.
Deeply complex. Lasts and lasts....

10/17/2023 - KingSlacker999 Likes this wine:

No need to rush these, wonderful tropical fruit still, just delicious.

5/17/2023 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

Much darker color than would seem normal, but the wine seems properly aged nonetheless. Wonderful honey and honeysuckle on the nose and some subtle yellow tropical fruits. Delicious right now, but now but be in no rush to drink.

2/10/2023 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

Wonderfully balanced wine, tons of apricot, dried and otherwise. Lots of life left.

2/10/2023 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

Do not be in any hurry to drink this wine, got better and better over time. Re-tasting after 2 hours open, was much better.

2/10/2023 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

Very nice place now, a bit darker than expected, but not to mind. Lots of rich fruit, decent acidity still. Less lychee than some, but still there.

1/2/2023 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

Still young for our tastes, but pretty good already. Very dark fruit, big, but balanced.

12/31/2022 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

Seems like it might need a little more time in the cellar, but very promising, crisp and bright.

12/31/2022 - KingSlacker999 Likes this wine:

Wow, what a wine. Strawberry notes and other red fruits, wonderfully brisk/dry. Balanced acidity, excellent length.

11/27/2022 - KingSlacker999 Likes this wine:

Excellent balance of acidity, buttery oak and yellow/tropical fruit. Opulent and even a bit viscous and yet mellow. In a very good place, right now.

5/30/2022 - KingSlacker999 Likes this wine:

Based on notes from others here, we had one of the very good bottles. Beautiful balanced cab franc, hints of green pepper but in no way overpowering, earthy, just a little bit funky, got even better with some time in the glass.

5/30/2022 - KingSlacker999 Likes this wine:

Beautiful brown sugar on the nose (creme brulee in a way), baked apples, apricot, nice acidity, way too young, excellent nonetheless.

1/17/2022 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

More fruit remains than structure, very dark fruit, obvious oak influence. Good mouth feel, mid-length. I figured the second day this would fall off, but in fact it got a bit better and even showed more structure, surprisingly.

12/11/2021 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

Very interesting wine, nose of lychee and tropical fruit. Much drier than the nose indicates. Wish these vines had stayed....

10/23/2021 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

corked, infuriatingly so too, because the wine that was still clearly visible was very good

9/28/2021 - KingSlacker999 Likes this wine:

A bit too much oak and reductiveness for my personal taste but still a very good wine. No need to rush to drink them. Excellent fruit (as expected) and balance.

2/14/2021 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

Wonderful brambly dark fruit and a bit of Cayuse funk, what's not to love? Seems to be resolved and not likely to improve, so no need to wait.

11/16/2020 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

Very primary, very pure fruit, great backbone, very young. Going to be much better in a few years. Score withheld until then.

6/7/2020 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

Wine went through several iterations over time. Started out a bit tired. Nose was never that expressive, but on the palate it had 45 minutes or so where the fruit was nice and round(and red) the tannins fully resolved. Nice drinking tonight. Don't think they should be held much longer, unless very cold storage.

5/6/2020 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

Wish I'd read the notes here before I impatiently popped and poured this wine tonight. First things first, it isn't really ready to drink. Secondly, it is going to be a glorious wine in a couple years. Lovely red fruits, briariness, and some olive tapenade. Good length and balance.

5/3/2020 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

Stunning nose, rich and layered riesling, but a slight bit of oxidization barges in ....

1/1/2020 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

This bottle was in an amazing place. Just right amount of mousse, yeast, fruit, acid, and balance. The fruit is yellow with a some slight tropical notes. The length was even longer than expected.

12/10/2019 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

Crumbly cork. Sad because you could tell there once was a very nice wine there.

12/1/2019 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

Excellent for the price. Nice balance, good red fruit, plenty of acidity.

12/1/2019 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

Again, another bad bottle. One great bottle, in France, all terrible bought upon return home.

12/1/2019 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

Way too young, don't touch for 2 or 3 years.

10/19/2019 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

corked

10/9/2019 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

Drinking in a very nice place now. Almost at the point where the balance of tannins and fruit meet in the middle. Beautiful dark fruit, balanced by some herbaceousness and floral notes. Seems like it still has a bit of an upside, but no need to wait.

9/11/2019 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

Purple, really purple. Dense, very fruit forward. Well made wine nonetheless. Not my preference. Others certainly like it better than me.

9/10/2019 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

Enjoyable nose of brioche and graham cracker. Fruit is not overpowering. Bit shallow in the mid-palate, but decent finish. Upon first opening the finish had rather tart but not off-putting finish which over time mellowed out some.

5/5/2019 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

Wow, what a nose. Nebbiolo perfume, red fruit, some mushroomy goodness. Great acidity. Double decanted and drank 3 hours later, still going strong. Good long finish.

5/5/2019 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

Perfumed red fruit wafts from the glass. We are good territory here. Held its own against the 1958 and 1964 tonight. Still has plenty of fruit and acidity for structure. Doubt it will get better, but no need to hurry to drink either.

5/5/2019 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

Amazing nose of lemon, honey, yellow fruit and brioche. Nice toast, not overpowering the other components. Good acidic backbone. Great length. Very beautiful wine.

5/5/2019 - KingSlacker999 wrote:

Stunning nose of pure yellow fruit. Great acidity and minerality. Powerful and yet balanced.