November 3, 2023 - Last bottle - still going strong, though. Bold, ripe fruit, firm tannin, and lovely balance. This still has a long life ahead of it; however, I've been unable to resist slowly plowing through a case over time
October 19, 2023 - Corked (rated as 68 but changed to flawed)
September 7, 2023 - Drank at my sisters and it was exceptional. Prior bottle was contaminated.
September 2, 2023 - This bottle was so out of characteristic compared to the others. Funky nose and cloudy....heads up for the remaining bottles.
April 8, 2023 - perfect drinking window but still has a little time
March 10, 2023 - Bouquet of ripe, dark berries, liquor, mint, cherries. Ripe, hedonistic palate balanced with some acidic bite, slight bitterness which moves more to the background with some air, leading to a nice finish with some sweetness, brown sugar, spices, herbs, that tingle for quite a while. Great wine.
February 9, 2023 - I'm not giving a numerical score because I think the bottle had to be flawed, based on everyone else's scores. It was cooked, stewed, pruned. No fruit; undrinkable.
January 13, 2023 - PnP - fantastic right out of the bottle and even better 2+ hours in. Floral red berry fruits - cherry, herbs, and sweet oak & clay. Soft, silky and gaining a round complexity with time in the glass. Elegant mouthfeel with some drying tannins and touch of grip on the beautiful finish. Drink now +3.
September 26, 2022 - In my cellar since release. Decanted an hour before starting to taste, then tried over the evening and over the next 2 days. Medium to dark garnet and quite youthful. Red and black fruited with chocolate and floral notes. Still bright with a subtle richness. Very controlled and long. Good food wine. Great with Elk medallions. Nice finish. Still quite drinkable on day 3, though a bit astringent by then.
September 3, 2022 - In my cellar since release. Double decanted at 4:30pm and tasted through 9pm. No sign of any bricking or oxidation with a brilliant saturated medium to dark garnet color. Nose has layers of oak derived notes like vanilla, cedar and tobacco along with black cherry and black raspberry. Palate is more tart blackberry and with fennel and layers of earthy and woodsy flavors and moderate tannin. Finish is long and flavorful. Great with grilled steaks and roast pork.