Jerry Raphael

9.0

Very enjoyable with a lot of dark fruits and a great finish — 2 days ago

Jerry Raphael

9.2

I was thrilled that my last bottle of Clos Pepe was excellent. I opened and tasted, it seemed pretty good so I did not decant but put in an aerator. At dinner it had a great nose of cedar, black cherries, cola and spice. The taste was dark plums and other dark fruits. The finish was long and very smooth. I was going to save a bit to see how it would have been the next day but drank it all but did notice the finish being not as smooth at the end. Happy I did not decant thinking now I may have missed the best part.
A lot of history will Clos Pepe and a odd connection with Paterson, NJ that started it all. I’ve never been disappointed with their PN’s and some of their oddities including Grappa. — 10 days ago

Jerry Raphael

8.8

Opened and it seems a bit closed with not much going on. Decanted and tasted it about an hour or so later and seemed to open up. Really showed better with dinner. Not sure if I pull any details on nose or taste but good. A bit later after dinner tried it again and back to the first try, not showing anything. Confused about Bedrock in general but only have 8 bottles to go, Yikes!! — a month ago

Jerry Raphael

8.5

Maybe this was too old since it came off a bit strange. Not much on the nose and the taste had somewhat of off putting pear notes — 6 days ago

Jerry Raphael

8.9

A little caramel on the nose and the first part of taste was not much but opened up midpalate to finish with caramel and spices.

This was a half bottle that cost $13.79 back in the day. Had this with dessert at Le Virtú in Philly — a month ago

Jerry Raphael

9.0

Drinking great — a month ago

Jerry Raphael

8.9

Not as intense as the Roar but very good. Some cola, dark fruits and more. — a month ago

Jerry Raphael

9.1

Excellent PN with a lot of cola, dark fruits and I said flowers but my wife said Roses and will go with that. The taste showed dark fruits including plums. The finish was also very long and smooth. Very enjoyable for sure. This was my last 2017 Roar and last Soberanes Vineyard — 9 days ago

Jerry Raphael

9.2

This was loaded with lots of berry notes and tobacco jumped out. Drinking great but a lot going on at dinner at Le Virtú in Philly. — a month ago

Jerry Raphael

9.0

Compared to the Domenico Clerico Barolo Ciabot Mentin Ginestra this still had plenty going on and I think would have gotten better with more time. Some berries and tar stood out but busy evening.
— a month ago