Nathan Renfro

9.2

2018 vintage Nov 2021. Dark ruby color. Decant an hour and opens nicely. Yummy red fruit, with black fruit coming in later, earthy and mineraly. Fruit pretty mild at this point. Long mineral finish. Chewy yet smooth, very nice and fulfilling mouthfeel. Strong backbone. Will be interesting to see how this one ages. — 2 days ago

Nathan Renfro

9.1

Nice wine to finish the evening with a crème brûlée. Not too sweet. Apricot, honey with some crispness. — 10 days ago

Nathan Renfro

9.3

Same comments as before. — 15 days ago

Nathan Renfro

9.4

Blueberry pie, tobacco, cassis on the nose. Dark ruby. First words, wow. With just a very brief decant - blue and black fruit galore, minerality, firm but smooth tannins. Plush mouthfeel. Nice long finish. Gorgeous wine that will just get better and better! I need to order some more of this inaugural vintage! — a month ago

Nathan Renfro

9.2

Dark ruby. Herbal, cherry, oak on the nose. Nice light mouthfeel. Modest fruit (mostly red), sage earthiness, nice long dark chocolate finish. Lightly tannic but well structured and hides the higher abv very well. This was after 45 min decant. — 4 days ago

Nathan Renfro

9.5

Inky dark purple. Solid fruit. Short decant all that is needed but this wine sings after an hour plus. Ripe blackberry and plum, some black cherry. Solid acidic backbone with medium tannins. Smooth chocolate finish. This wine is a gem of a deal from Realm. — 10 days ago

Nathan Renfro

9.5

2016 vintage in November 2021. Same comments as before. But just wanted to say this is one of my favorite wines. The fruit is fantastic, the structure is solid, the mouthfeel and finish are solid. It’s just an amazing all around wine! — 23 days ago

Nathan Renfro

9.5

Fantastic bottle once again. Perfectly drinking now or can definitely wait. Big ripe black and blue fruit. Earth and mineral. Opening up to oak and vanilla, dark chocolate. Well balanced structure. Tannins still firm but smooth. Gorgeous wine. I’ll try to hold off another couple years before my next bottle…try being the key word as this wine is so good. — 8 days ago

Nathan Renfro

9.5

Beautiful wine for a fantastic aged ribeye. Earth, lavender, blackberry, opening up to red cherry and a nice finish. Silky tannins for a beautiful structure. The wine got better and better throughout the meal but was singing even at the open. — 10 days ago

Nathan Renfro

9.0

Hmm, forgot I had this one before. Def outside my comfort zone. Light bodied and strawberry colored. Different tastes than I’m used too. Getting olives, strawberry, licorice. — a month ago