A truly grassy aroma leads to a fresh, herbaceous and crisp wine. To top its crispness, it also has some weight, wood flavors and a creamy core with a white pear texture. It could benefit from aging, at least three years, to bring out the inherent richness of the wine.
— R.V.
(7/1/2009)
91-93 Barrel sample. A wine that offers all the right characters. The fruit has a lively, vivid juiciness, with sweet berry fruits. The tannins have just a touch of toast, but essentially come from the dense fruit.
— R.V.
(12/31/2009)
91–93. Barrel sample. This full bodied wine is soft and warm in style, yet exhibits some crisp, fresh fruitiness and minerality behind it’s ripe, rich profile.
— R.V.
(4/10/2013)
90-92 A spicy, aromatic wine that shows powerful wood character as well as fruit tannins. The style is dark, firmly tannic, powerful, very dense.
— R.V.
(6/25/2011)
90–92. Barrel sample. This very fresh wine is packed with juicy black currant flavors. It’s ripe, soft tannins show a full and delicious character already.
— R.V.
(4/10/2013)
89-91 Barrel sample. A definite burnt character on the nose, but the fruit has proper richness, the wood perhaps showing too much high toast. The freshness should be kept and not lost in the wood.
— R.V.
(8/9/2010)
89-91. Barrel sample. This is a fruity wine that’s packed with citrus flavor. With its light, bright and crisp mouthfeel, this is likely to develop quickly.
— R.V.
(5/11/2012)