Joe Lucca

9.5

A veritable monster. Deep, dense black fruits all the way; blackberry, black plum, black raspberry, black currant. Graphite, charcoal, brown sugar, and warm baking spices. Perfectly balanced between fruit and acidity. This will go the distance and get better. 6 hr decant; still pretty much a baby though. 15s should be hidden away for a while. — 2 days ago

with Diana

Joe Lucca

9.4

Thanks to @David L , I’m a believer. Loads of ripe melon, lemon zest, white grapefruit, lemongrass, and tropical fruits of all kinds; green guava, pineapple, kiwi. This is better with lots of air and closer to room temp. Jesse Katz is doing some really fun wines right now, and this stands out. I think this will age really nicely. Extremely interested to learn more about the oak treatment. When I heard Haut Brion Blanc barrels, my ears perked up. Check out @Greg Ballington ‘s post. — 5 days ago

with Diana

Joe Lucca

9.2

2016 vintage strutting it’s stuff. Meyer lemon, chalk, wet river stones, and cara cara orange. — 6 days ago

with Bob and ADAM

Joe Lucca

9.4

Sensual nose; campfire, pen ink, roasted herbs, jerky, toasted oak, blueberry tart, cooked blackberries, Asian spices, puff pastry. The palate is nicely layered. All the same flavors of the nose along with red currants, bramble berry, and white pepper. In a really nice place right now. — 2 days ago

with Diana

Joe Lucca

9.4

Lime zest, underripe pineapple, grapefruit pith, and tropical fruits. A solid core of minerality drives everything forward. Really loved this with oysters and shrimp cocktail. — 4 days ago

with Diana

Joe Lucca

9.2

Briar berries, dried herbs, beautiful minerality. A pure and clean merlot. — 6 days ago

with Bob and ADAM

Joe Lucca

9.0

Bright, tart cherries, fresh cracked rocks, crushed dried leaves, cinnamon stick, white mushroom and pink peppercorn. Very solid for the price point which is par for the course with Mikulski. Give this an hour or two to open up. The fruit dominates on pop n pour. The secondary flavors need some air to surface. — 6 days ago

with Diana

Joe Lucca

9.6

Wow. This is really showing well. Decanted about 90 minutes. The nose is intoxicating; black cherry, black raspberry, cola, rich black soil, charcoal. A solid, intense core of fruit yet very well balanced. Really great stony minerals and firm tannins provide awesome structure. This will continue to get better with additional age. — 4 days ago

with Diana

Joe Lucca

9.2

Andy Erickson doing some great things at blue chip Mayacamas. Really nicely balanced. It’s light on its feet, not a fruit bomb. Great acidity and freshness. Red berries, fresh savory herbs, with a core of minerals. — 6 days ago

with Bob and ADAM

Joe Lucca

9.3

Last vintage produced, this is now replanted to Cabernet. Really lovely and not showing any signs of age yet. Really bright and round. Citrus, wax, and fresh cut flowers. — 6 days ago

with ADAM and Bob