Ken Z

9.3

Drank 12 /7/23.

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas!

Scents of plum, blackberry, currant, and chocolate. Flavors are similar, with blackberry, plum sauce, and soil. Tannins are still firm, but, well integrated and mix with black fruits on the long finish. This one goes on for over a minute. Drinking well now, but showing no signs of slowing down. This should last another 10 plus years, but is in a nice place now.

4/22/8/4/5 +50 = 93 pts.

Great with a NY strip, but even better with the balsamic glaze that complimented it. This pairs wonderfully with sweet dark fruit flavors. — a year ago

Ken Z

9.4

Drank 10/6/23. Tasting event.

Nose is a bit closed at this time. Black fruit, cedar, tobacco. Black cherry, plum, tobacco, earth. We'll balanced. Long finish.

3/23/9/5/4 +50 = 94 pts. — a year ago

Ken Z

Drank 10/6/23. Tasting event.

Shoe polish, black fruit on the nose. Blackberry, earth, and black pepper.

4/21/7/3/4 + 50 = 89 — a year ago

Ken Z

9.1

Drank 10/24/23.

Nice black and purple fruit on the nose with a bit of earth and funk that mostly blows off after 30 min. Similar palate with dusty tannins. This was better a few years ago, but it is still quite good. Drink now.

4/21/8/4/4 + 50 = 91 pts. — a year ago

Ken Z

9.0

Drank 10/6/23. Tasting event.

Scents if Black fruit, earth. On the palate, similar to the ornellaia, but lacking some of the structure and intensity.
3/21/8/4/4 +50 = 90 pts. — a year ago

Ken Z

9.1

Drank 10/6/23. Tasting event.

Scents of coffee dominate. Strawberry, cherry, and a bit of earth. Well balanced. Generally amarone is not my cup of tea, but this is quite nice.

4/22/7/4/4 +50 = 91 pts. — a year ago

Ken Z

9.3

Drank 10/6/23. Tasting event.

Cherry, leather, tobacco, and earth scents. Elegant and well balanced. Red and black cherry, with earth. Long finish with dry, but well integrated tannins.

4/22/8/5/4 +50 = 93 pts. — a year ago

Ken Z

9.1

Drank 10/6/23. Tasting event.

Dark cherry, earth, floral nose. Black fruit with cherry, plum, tar, leather. Drying tannins, long finish, with nice balance. Give it some time to age. 2020 vintage

3/22/8/4/4 + 50 = 91 pts — a year ago

Ken Z

9.4

Drank 10/6/23. Tasting event.

Ripe berry, herb, on the nose. Generous red and black fruit with earth and underbrush. Long finish.

4/23/9/4/4 + 50 = 94 pts. — a year ago

Ken Z

9.5

Drank 10/6/23. Tasting event.

Delicious flavors of chocolate, fruitcake, intense, long finish

3/24/9/5/4 + 50 = 95 pts — a year ago