2020 opened March 2024. I previously reviewed the 2018 — which was a fantastic wine which I gave a 9.8! Unfortunately the 2020 is not nearly as interesting. After decanting, it opened up quickly and faded. Still, it’s not a bad wine. It’s just not as great as its predecessor was. Mint and licorice on the nose. Candied cherries and sage on the front of the pallet. It has a medium body, but the tannic structure is kind of wooly — Feels like I’m tasting a cotton ball. But it has a long finish with strong mineral notes that remind me of volcanics soils. There’s a faint, creosote aftertaste on the finish , though. don’t get me wrong, it’s very drinkable — but it would need a big rare juicy steak to cover up that annoying creosote finish, and I don’t have one available at the moment. — a month ago
Someone else said this was like a patch of weeds. I think weeds might have more flavor though. Barnyard smell on the nose. No fruit on the front. Watery tannic structure that’s full of sour high notes. Very bitter finish. This one goes down the drain. — 2 months ago
2016 opened April 2024. The bouquet promised a complex and balanced wine, but it didn’t deliver. I detected, licorice, tobacco, and a flinty minerality on the nose. Sour red fruit on the front and a watery tannic structure made this wine a disappointment for me. lots of mineral high notes start on the mid palate and explode on the finish, but there’s nothing to balance them. This wine would pair well with spicy beef jerky, but not much else. — 14 days ago
2016 opened March 2024. Grapefruit and apricots on the nose. Lemon on the front with a crisp tannic backbone. It becomes intensely astringent on the mid palate and it has a long bitter finish. At first I didn’t care for this wine, but halfway through the first glass i loved it. This would be a refreshing summer wine — chilled of course! — a month ago
2014 opened March 2024. The nose has redwood and creosote on the nose. Dried cherries on the front. Light tannic structure, but not much happening on the mid palate. Creosote on the a long finish. Drinkable but I’m not sure I really like this wine. — 2 months ago
2022 opened March 2024. Pleasant and well-balanced. No rough edges though. I might as well be drinking frigging Chardonnay! Boring! — a month ago
2013 opened March 2024. Intense scent of leather on the nose, cherries and Cassis on the front. Bold tannic structure. Lots of high notes on the finish, but there’s a distinctive, bitter undertone that accompanies the high notes. I could do without that bitterness. I’d rate this wine higher if it weren’t there. The finish is long. Interesting that it fades, but comes back when one swallows again after tasting. — a month ago
I told the restaurant owner that the 2014 vintage of this wine had creosote overtones, and he let@me taste the 2013 this afternoon. This is much nicer! Almonds and cumin on the nose. Hint of cassis on the front. Light tannic structure Holds it together, The mid palate is full of high notes with a hint of mint in the lower registers, and it has a long mineral (flinty) finish..I wouldn’t have said the 2014 bottle was corked, but it wasn’t pleasant like this vintage. — 2 months ago
Wulf Losee
Nothing offensive about this, but there’s nothing that makes this memorable. Meh. — 8 days ago