Lewis Chester

9.0

2005 vintage. At Texture. On the verge of deep ruby. Big powerful whiff of smoke, reductiveness, black fruits, sweet spice and Oakwood. On the palate rich and spicy, deep concentration, noticeable tannic structure. Medium plus finish. This is another big wine from this producer. Not really my style: hammer to crack a nut stuff. — 11 years ago

Lewis Chester

9.4

1996 vintage. Great wine. Good primary fruits. But complex. Nice finish. On the verge of excellence. — 12 years ago

Blair Poynton

Winemaker Jed Wines, Marketing Old Bridge Cellars

9.4

Massive, powerful but balanced. Mountain Dry Creek fruit. Still got some time but drinking really well — 12 years ago

Craig Williams

9.1

On the verge of being too ripe, this is youthful with black balsamic fruits dominating the aroma and taste. A nice mouthful of wine; and will improve further over time. — 11 years ago

David Landrum

9.5

Lemon, sherry, nuts....hint of flowers on the verge of rot, but in a good way.
#hotdamn #vinjaune — 11 years ago

Mike Elmgreen

9.1

On the verge of greatness. — 12 years ago

Tom Elliot

Founder Northwest Wines

9.1

Beautiful nose. Palate nice but fragile and on the verge of decline. Drink up. — 11 years ago

Antonio Gianola

9.1

Burleed pineapple, white peach and apricot. Viscous on the verge of syrupy but the acidity keeps it lively. Decades of life ahead — 11 years ago

Amy Morgan

9.0

All biodynamic which is quite impressive. The nose shows notes of extremely ripe black fruits (blueberries, blackberries, plums, currants) spice, oak, vanilla, sweet tobacco. On the verge of jammy but still has structure. — 12 years ago

Marshal White

10

I was prepared to be underwhelmed, but this is really damn good. Sous bois, cranberry & pomegranate fruit, a bit of stems, and some oak on the verge of disappearing. — 14 years ago