Wulf Losee

9.4

Every so often you encounter a wine from a familiar grape or from a familiar AVA that defies categorization. This is one of those wines. Mint, allspice, cinnamon, and wild blackberries on the nose—with just a hint of upland pine forests. The blackberry fruit I taste on the front of the tongue immediately transitions into a conveyor belt of sensations. Its medium-bodied tannic structure delivers high notes of vanilla and low notes of dark chocolate, and it finishes with the softness of milk chocolate—which would potentially be cloying, except it’s offset by some herbal high notes (maybe cumin?). This is a fabulously sophisticated wine. The mouthfeel reminds me of a Médoc from a good vintage year, but it’s sensorium is like no other Cab I’ve had. Really really lovely and unique! I was a fool not to buy a case of this
— 9 days ago

Wulf Losee

9.4

Sage and mint and a hint of allspice on the nose. And from what it’s nose nose told me, I was prepared for this wine to be kind of raw. But it has a lovely silky tannic structure that begins on the tip of the tongue and follows through, all the way to the back of the palate, into a very long finish. At first taste this wine feels like a medium- bodied Rhône varietal, but it releases all its complexity and body midway into the swallow. There’s a light taste of cherries on the front, but that’s it for the fruit in this wine. (Fuck fruit. It’s overrated.) Mid palate it displays notes of cola and dark chocolate, and it ends with a lot of high mineral notes (calcaire) at the back of the palate. Did I mention the long finish? You probably don’t want to pair this wine with any sort of food. Otherwise it will hide that delicate finish — that goes on and on and on until it slowly fades away. A beautiful and unique wine. — 2 months ago

Wulf Losee

9.0

Wulf had this 3 months ago

Wulf Losee

8.5

Disappointing. Earthy barnyard notes on the nose. A hint of apricots on the front. Medium tannic structure with lots of bitter high notes on mid-palate. It finishes with an insubstantial watery ending. The ending is sort of refreshing though, because it clears out the bitter mid-palate flavors. Although there are some faint mineral flavors that linger on the back of the mouth for a minute or so after swallowing, the finish is pretty lame for a 2014 vintage Bordeaux. — 15 days ago

Wulf Losee

8.5

This is a one-dimensional wine. Chocolate and earth notes on the nose, but a big blast of tannic astringency on the front ruined whatever hopes I had. I can’t detect any fruit on the front of the palate, but maybe the tannins overwhelm the subtleties of fruit. And, instead of dissipating, this tannic sour ball reaches of crescendo of astringent high notes at the mid pallet. A slightly mineral finish helps to balance out the rawness. But it’s a short finish. Not enough to redeem this wine. — 2 months ago

Wulf Losee

8.3

2016 opened March 2020. Ouch! This is pretty bad. I remember liking it in the tasting room last year. The bottle has an intact cork. Rhubarb and citrus on the nose. Not much happening on the front, and lots of puckery high notes on the mid palate, and it finishes with a sour taste. I’m going to do the classic French move, and recork this wine, minus the little that I drank, and I’ll revisit it tomorrow afternoon after its had a chance to unclench it’s angry little fist. UPDATE: I recorked the bottle and let it sit for 24 hours. The following evening it became quite pleasant to drink after letting it unwind for a day in the bottle. 8.0 out of the bottle, and an 8.5 after it mellows for a day. Glad I didn’t have to pour this one down the drain. — 3 months ago

Wulf Losee

9.1

2017 opened 2020. Mint, lavender, and allspice on the nose. Cab fruit on the front, but the tannic structure has the silkiness and medium body of a Rhone-blend. Leather and a refined calcaire at the top of the palate. Soft mineral notes at the end. Some of the reviewers have recommended a long decanting time for this wine. Frankly, I think this one is more interesting 10 or 15 minutes out of the bottle then it is after an hour in the carafe, because a lot of those interesting high notes in this wine dissipate fast. — a month ago

Wulf Losee

9.0

Butterscotch and orange blossoms on the nose. In the glass it’s a dark ruby red wine, almost black! Boysenberries on the front of the palate. Lots of calcaire on the mid palate, with pepper and allspice on the finish. All held together with a medium tannic structure that accentuates but doesn’t dominate. — 2 months ago

Wulf Losee

9.2

Still very tight after 10 years in the bottle! But this wine will reward you if you let it unwind. Leather, mint, and blackberries on the nose. Soft red fruit on the front of the pallet, Then it’s tannins hit you mid palate. I wouldn’t call them smooth. Indeed they’re sort of raw, with lots of earth tones and minerality that carry through to a very looonnnngggg finish that releases some pleasantly soft middle timbre notes. Don’t be deceived by drinking this wine too quickly, because the artistry of this wine is in the very long finish that offsets the powerful mid-palate tannic structure. It’s probably worth putting this wine down for at least another 10 years if you’re a sissy. :-) — 3 months ago

Wulf Losee

8.0

True Sauvignon Blanc fans may love this wine, but I found it not very appealing.Yes, its nose is absolutely lovely— pineapple and citrus floating around in your nostrils, rising up your sniffer, and proclaiming to your brain stem that this will be yummy. But this wine betrays your nose. It is tart on the front of the palate, tart on the middle of the palate, and bitter and tart on the finish. Much too raw for my delicate sensibilities! I have a confessional make. After the first glass, I ended up pouring a dollop of Lillet Blanc into mix to take the edge off — afterwards this tipple became quite nice. Sorry, but otherwise I would have dumped this down the drain — along with $33 I shelled out for this bottle. — 3 months ago