Nothing offensive about this, but there’s nothing that makes this memorable. Meh. — a month ago
2022 opened March 2024. Pleasant and well-balanced. No rough edges though. I might as well be drinking frigging Chardonnay! Boring! — 2 months 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! — 2 months ago
Lovely! 2018 opened April 2024. Delicate nose: fresh leather and a hint of sage. Bright red fruit on the front that’s balanced by mineral astringency (which is unusual on the front of the palate).Full tannic structure with a silky mouthfeel. The low notes are citrusy — i detect oranges (which is strange because I’d normally think of citrus as high on the high side of the taste spectrum). A slightly different variety of of high notes kick in before it reaches the back of the palate, but they fade on the finish leaving that wonderful silky smooth feel on the back of the throat. Not a particularl long finish, thought. I would have given it a 10 except that the finish wasn’t long enough — and I wanted more! This a unique and wonderful wine. — 17 days 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. — 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. — 2 months ago
Wulf had this 20 days ago
2017 opened April 2024. Herbal nose. Red raspberries on the front. Watery tannic structure with lots of sour high notes on the mid palate and back palate with nothing to balance them. The finish is long but astringent and bitter. i’m gonna let this breathe for another hour or so – maybe it will get better. But for now it’s sort of meh. If it improves, I’ll up my rating. If it doesn’t, I may dial my rating down a notch or two.
Update: I gave this wine an hour to breathe in a decanter, and most of the harsh edges that I complained about disappeared. Some of the fruit remain on the front. The watery tannic structure remained watery, but it became smoother. The finish shortened considerably as all the bitter astringent notes disappeared. This wine became inoffensive and boring when it opened up. I’ll leave my rating at 8.7. Double meh. — 21 days ago
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. — 2 months ago
Wulf Losee
Not bad. Not great. It fades quickly in the glass. — 13 days ago