Wulf Losee

9.5

2019 opened September ‘24. Unusual nose — briars and turmeric. The light red fruits on the front are quickly subsumed by a complex wave of tannins. I detect dark chocolate in the base notes. Orange zest in the high notes. There’s some other stuff happening in the initial tannic rush that I can’t identify, but they’re yummy. These desperate elements are held together by an initially soft tannic structure — but a stronger mineral component starts at the back of the mid pallet and it provides a long tasty finish.

Personally, I think it was best right out of the bottle. After the first glass, I let it open up for an hour, and it got a little less interesting as some of the.subtleties disappeared — but still very tasty! That suggests to me that it might not hold up to a long cellaring, but I am a bit perverse in that I like my wines young. — 9 hours ago

Wulf Losee

9.0

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. — 3 months ago

Wulf Losee

8.7

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.  — 4 months ago

Wulf Losee

8.9

The 2019 isn’t aging as well as I expected it would. The limestone minerality that characterizes the Law wines has mostly faded. Sage and chocolate on the nose. Without the calcaire, the fruit and the thick tannins are fully expressed. It now has the consistency of a high-end cab or zin. It’s still very nice, but I miss the mineral astringency. I’m giving it an 8.9. I need to open another 2019 to see if this is a pattern or an anomaly.  — 18 days ago

Wulf Losee

8.8

Not sure why the ratings are so low for this wine. It’s clean, crisp. Grapefruit on the nose. Nothing offensive on the palate. Long mineral finish. Very nice. — 2 months ago

Wulf Losee

8.6

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. — 3 months ago

Wulf Losee

8.6

Not bad. Not great. It fades quickly in the glass. — 5 months ago

Wulf Losee

8.7

2019 opened July 2024. If you like full bodied California Zins You’ll probably like this Primitivo (Which I’m convinced is the same grape as Zinfandel). it reminds me of the Zins grown around Hopland in Mendocino County, but it’s a little too heavy and Rich for my taste. Parchment and oregano on the nose. Blackberry jam on the front. Very heavy tannic structure that’s almost syrupy without being sweet. Lots of mineral high notes on the finish, but they’re not strong enough to offset the syrupy tannic structure. This would stand up well to pepperoni pizza or chili con carni. — 2 months ago

Wulf Losee

8.9

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. — 3 months ago

Wulf Losee

8.0

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. — 3 months ago