Aged in bourbon barrels. Hints of vanilla. Very good. — 8 years ago
The red of the eve, a crushing powerhouse of aethereal elegance, a resounding testament to burgundy, nothing nowhere else is remotely like this, so furry, sweaty, delightfully stinky upon opening, father said smells like a raccoon or a woman's brazier, haha! Such a spooky, bloody irony color, just mesmerizing nose you greet with trepidation, after air a thunderbolt of sweet, dirty cranberries and pomegranates assault you, some green notes and a stifling acidity stab at the palate, but o so powerful, complex mid-palate saturation, mammoth-scaled yet no more than medium bodied, tannin resolved, its the acidity keeping it fresh and lively, great stuff. A counterpoint to the 82 cos at its Side, coolly stating that all sweet fruit isn't as complex as a myriad of ripeness levels throughout, and complexity is why we drink this wine, isn't it? — 9 years ago
2009. Runner up in recent mammoth Cab tasting. — 9 years ago
Cassis syrup, loamy earth and white flowers, mandarin orange skin. Rich and structured in the mouth with a bit more elegance and balance than I expected. I went into the glass expecting mammoth proportions and the nose confirmed. In the mouth the wine has confounded me in an intriguing fashion, more earth and grip than expected and quite dry, which is unfortunately rare in high end Cab. Second taste showed a lot more monomeric tannin and serious grip. A decade may be wise for this one to get those tannins polymerized...soften! Lovely wine though, impressive and taught me something. — 9 years ago
Mammoth wine walk — 10 years ago
Mammoth wine walk — 10 years ago
A big hit at Mammoth. Smooth tasting. — 8 years ago
Probably the best IPA/DIPA I've ever had from outside of the West Coast. I'd rank it up there with Ruination, Wolf Among Weeds and Mammoth 395. — 8 years ago
Needs time — 9 years ago
Thanks to my good friend Luka! — 9 years ago
Winner of mammoth Cab tasting. Huge complex monster. — 9 years ago
4 hour decant and this big boy was still closed down. What little it revealed hinted at the monster wine this will become. Still very primary extracted black fruit, pencil shavings, camphor, mammoth tannins with fresh acid. Desperately needs time to open up. — 9 years ago
Mammoth wine walk — 10 years ago
Holy crap. Needs 45 minutes to open up but wow. Great fruit. Mammoth licorice aromatics. A stunning stunning wine. Will be best in 3 or so years but great now with a decant. Buy as much as you can store. — 8 years ago
Floral, fruity, smoky, and very Zinfandel. Great structure to be this wine - was very surprised to see that the alcohol comes to a mammoth 15.9%. — 9 years ago
Mountain fresh, pretty good. — 9 years ago
2009. 3rd place in recent mammoth Cab tasting. Super wine. — 9 years ago
Mammoth wine weekend — 10 years ago
Mammoth wine walk — 10 years ago
Pick this up in Lake Tahoe, very popular brew up north, very good brewery as well, classic IPA profile, not fantastic, but above average and very well done in the style, I would buy this often if it was available here in Nevada — 10 years ago
Brian Nickerson
Mammoth wine. Tannin and dark fruit that isn't chilling out after 3 hours of decanting. Impressive — 8 years ago