Lovely! 2018 opened April 2024. Delicate nose: fresh leather and a hint of sage. Bright red fruit on the front that’s balanced by mineral astringency (which is unusual on the front of the palate).Full tannic structure with a silky mouthfeel. The low notes are citrusy — i detect oranges (which is strange because I’d normally think of citrus as high on the high side of the taste spectrum). A slightly different variety of of high notes kick in before it reaches the back of the palate, but they fade on the finish leaving that wonderful silky smooth feel on the back of the throat. Not a particularl long finish, thought. I would have given it a 10 except that the finish wasn’t long enough — and I wanted more! This a unique and wonderful wine. — 3 months ago
Old leather and licorice and old books on the nose. Cherries on the front. Medium tannic structure. Needs to open up. Harsh at first but the tannins become silkier. Long tart finish. Not a great Montalcino, but not bad either. — a month ago
Cardamom and nettles on the nose. Black raspberries on the front. It has medium tannic structure — that unfortunately isn’t bold enough to hold the disparate elements of this wine together. Lots of astringency on the finish that softens on the far back of the palate. I’m going to let this open up for an hour to see if it improves.
After an hour and a half breathing, this wine loses its rough edges, but it also loses some of its unique qualities. I’ll leave my rating at 8.7. Not a bad tipple, but not a great tipple, either.  — 2 months ago
Wulf had this 3 months ago
Nothing offensive about this, but there’s nothing that makes this memorable. Meh. — 4 months ago
Very nice. Citrus and roses on the nose. Lemony taste profile. An astringent finish. Nothing sophisticated about this wine, but very refreshing. Perfect chilled on a summer’s afternoon. — a month ago
I bought this to put in some pasta sauce I was making, but thought I’d try it before I poured it into the mix. This reminds me of the cheap Concord grape wine that we were able to get as teenagers with our false IDs. And for Concord, grape wine, it would be very good.
Candied cherries on the nose with faint vinegar must. Surprisingly little fruit on the front of the tongue, but the candied cherries return on the mid palate — indeed, the entire tannic structure seems to be based on sweetness and fruit. To a certain extent the slight rawness on the finish balances out the sweetness of this wine. Too bad I didn’t see any two buck Chuck Cab on the shelves of TJ’s. That would’ve gone better in my pasta sauce. Definitely not going to add that a pinch of sugar to the sauce — it will be sweet enough with this wine as it is. — 2 months ago
2017 opened April 2024. Herbal nose. Red raspberries on the front. Watery tannic structure with lots of sour high notes on the mid palate and back palate with nothing to balance them. The finish is long but astringent and bitter. i’m gonna let this breathe for another hour or so – maybe it will get better. But for now it’s sort of meh. If it improves, I’ll up my rating. If it doesn’t, I may dial my rating down a notch or two.
Update: I gave this wine an hour to breathe in a decanter, and most of the harsh edges that I complained about disappeared. Some of the fruit remain on the front. The watery tannic structure remained watery, but it became smoother. The finish shortened considerably as all the bitter astringent notes disappeared. This wine became inoffensive and boring when it opened up. I’ll leave my rating at 8.7. Double meh. — 3 months ago
Wulf Losee
2020 opened June 2024. Tobacco, red grapefruit, and old books on the nose. Small amount of red fruit on the front. Astringent tannins of medium complexity. There are some soft undernotes, but I found the uniformity of zappiness across the mid palate and the back palate to make this wine to be less interesting than it could be. Long sour finish. Not a bad wine, but sort of typical for an average Pomerol. — a month ago