Wulf Losee

9.1

I don’t think this is the vintage that delectable pulled up for me. This is the Adelaida Cabernet Sauvignon/Syrah blend, 2016. Adelaida vineyards puts out so many different vintages and blends from year to year that I’m sure delectable has trouble keeping track of them.

anyway, this has leather and dried leaf mulch on the nose. Slightly sour cherries on the front. A very heavy tannic matrix. Velvet smooth until the end when a lot of bitter notes create a long tart finish. This wine fades fast after opening and it turns into a soft red velvet mush. Lots of very fine oxalic acid crystals are suspended in the wine. Decanting didn’t seem to remove them, but I admit I didn’t leave it in the decanter for over 15 minutes – because the wine began to fade. Right out of the bottle I’d give it a 9.1. After it opens up, I’d give it an 8.7. — 2 hours ago

Wulf Losee

8.8

2019 opened Feb 2025. Boysenberries on the nose with a hint of sage. Dark fruit on the front of the palate. Medium tannic body with cool earth notes on the mid palate. Tart mineral finish that’s rather long. Very drinkable, but not memorable. — 4 months ago

Wulf Losee

9.1

2018 opened Xmas Eve 2024. This wine has some weaknesses, but it’s still a pleasant tipple. Heavy tobacco on the nose. Sour cherries on the front. Medium light tannic structure. Cabernet on top of a calcaire backbone gives this wine a softer texture on the mid palate — but it doesn’t fully override the initial sour fruit. The long mineral finish that explodes after swallowing is what makes this wine shine. If you’ve got the 2018, drink it now. I don’t think it will develop any further. — 5 months ago

Wulf Losee

9.0

2019 opened May 2025. Freshly tan leather on the nose. Black cherries on the front. Medium tannic structure. Nice mix of mineral high notes and dark chocolate low notes on the mid palate and the back palate. Short finish. Adequate, but this is probably the best you can get in the $50 price range in the US. — 19 days ago

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8.6

2019 opened 2025. Someone mentioned brambles on the nose. Definitely brambly along with some blackberries in the bouquet. Ripe cherries on the front. The somewhat watery tannic structure fails to hold this wine together, though. Tart high notes overwhelm the mid-palate. Short Bitter finish. Not a very pleasant wine, but It would probably pair well with BBQ. — 3 months ago

Wulf Losee

9.0

2023 (probably). This is a very intense white. Probably better for summer’s afternoon but it warms me on a winter night. Grapefruit and apricots on the nose. Same on the front. Surprisingly intense tannins — silky mouthfeel — and they offset Its Bitter and mineral finish. All around intense but refreshing!

I’ve rated this before. I think it was the 2022. Anyway this vintage is distinctly more robust and tingly. — 4 months ago

Wulf Losee

9.6

Damn, that’s good!

i’ve rated this wine before – this exact vintage – and I gave it lower ratings. I don’t know if this wine is just improving with age or my taste buds are changing, but this is among the top Pinots I’ve ever had. I’m giving it a 9.6 this time around. This is the best that Willamette has to offer. And it’s better than 99% of the other Pinots I’ve tasted. If you like tight pucker-arsed Pinots this is NOT for you. Absolutely luscious! — 5 months ago

Wulf Losee

9.3

2021 opened April 2025. This is a luscious wine, but I can’t help but nitpick. All the individual components are very one-dimensional. That’s not to say they all don’t work together well to make a great wine – but there’s nothing challenging on the palate about this vintage. If you like the monolithic cabs produced by Opus 1, then this wine is for you. However, I’d prefer a little more quirky individualism in my tipples.

The nose is overwhelmingly tobacco. The front is heavy with red fruit. The tannic structure is heavy, smooth, and silky. It has a medium long finish with hints of volcanic minerals. This wine is so perfect that it’s boring. If you like perfect perfection then up my score to 100 points, but I like the little challenges that quirky vintages give me. — a month ago

Wulf Losee

8.0

2023 tasted Feb 2025. Grapefruit and lemon zest on the nose. Clean and crisp on the front, then an astringency kicks to create a long finish. Its acidity is a little off putting. — 4 months ago

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8.7

2020 opened January 2025. Red fruit and wood smoke on the nose (not surprising because there were wildfires in Paso Robles in 2020). The smoke that I detected in the nose doesn’t carry over onto the palate. But this wine is front loaded with jam — cherries and cassis — but the tannic structure can’t support the fruit. Nothing to balance it. A faint hint of calcaire on a very short finish. Disappointing because I expect better from Law. — 5 months ago