Full body with a peppery after taste — 10 years ago
Checking in...I still have heart burn from all of the acid. Nails. — 11 years ago
100 years of solid viticultral artistry in head-trained vines. gorgeously upright and joyful. — 12 years ago
Perfectly in the window. Silky texture power and elegance. Nose developed but austere. Plenty of sediment — 11 years ago
Big, dark-fruited with some high tones of red and some white pepper, anise and meat to the point I thought it was cold climate Syrah at first. Over a day it warmed up, gave up some more candied notes. Layered, interesting, still quite firmly backboned. Give this some serious time. BTW no "smoke taint" to speak of — 9 years ago
For a 1996, it's definitely still showing a lot of intense fruits- tannins still@medium plus missing a little complexity. — 11 years ago
Nathan Timm
To the tune of "play that song" - "drink that wine, the one that tastes oh so fine." — 9 years ago