Jay Kline

9.4

Popped and poured. The 2018 “C. Corbett Family Vineyard, Hillside Blocks” pours a brilliant ruby color with a deep but transparent core; medium+ viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is youthful with notes of bright Morello cherry, cassis, tobacco, some light pyrazines, dried dusty earth, and soft baking spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannins and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes form the nose. The body is firm and lithe; more like a welterweight. Think Bud Crawford rather than Muhammed Ali. The finish is long and has some real bounce in the step! For me, this is not so much a Bordeaux wannabe as much as a classically-styled California Cabernet that reminds me of the way wines were produced 40+ years ago. Whatever Tynan is trying to do with this wine, I want more of. This is so easy to love. Drink now through 2043. — 9 months ago

Lateesha Harper

9.4

Delicious! Very sweet like juice, so probably people who know a lot about wine will hate it. — 10 years ago

Carrie Groff

9.9

Delicious cherry & dark chocolate notes! — 10 years ago

Paul T HB

9.7

Parker 94 when it was released, its improved since then 🥩 recommended I was saving this until I found some more available, Tynan just released more of these one off 2012 today. This is a nice bottle 👍🏼. Not a fruit bomb pop & pour, I’ll take this over 3/4 of $100.00 bottles out there.
Winery notes-
It has an opaque inky black center with dark and deep ruby edges. A concentrated and layered perfume of cassis, smoked cardamom, black licorice, black fig, old cabinet, and chocolate ganache leap from the glass. The Petit Verdot lends crushed black pepper and incense aromas. This young wine is loaded with gobs of silky supportive tannin that build on the entry and carry all the way through to fleshy and gorgeous finish.

This wine is a "one-off" of sorts. Unfortunately, the vineyard was replanted soon after 2012, so I was only able to make one vintage. It's composed from a steep hillside block just 200 ft below the Meleagris Vineyard. Planted to Clone 6 and named Chiquito by its then owner and farmer, Cornelius Corbett, this steep east facing hillside is planted on deep rocky Aiken loam. The well-drained soils provide a perfect spot for growing Cabernet. A bit of Petit Verdot from the Stagecoach vineyard was co-fermented with the Cabernet to add a touch of richness and complexity. The Stagecoach Vineyard is across the valley atop the red clay and volcanic soils near Pritchard Hill. Together, the two varietals provide a synergistic layered darkness that is both brooding and inviting.

95% Cabernet Sauvignon
5% Petit Verdot
pH 3.85
Alcohol 14.4%
TA 5.2 g/L
124 Cases Produced
Unfined -- Unfiltered

— 5 years ago

Edmond Bordelon

9.3

My thanks to Bryon Corbett for brining this lesser known wine last night at an amazing speakeasy in Atlanta. An Abreu cuvée with a nice complexity. Decanted for at least an hour certainly helped. It continued to develop in the glass to expose dark berry and coffee. Could still stay in the bottle for many years. — 5 years ago

Johnlepeer

9.1

Great sit at home drinking wine and great for spritzers — 10 years ago

Bill Fish

8.9

Drinkin' it from a box but very good with Mahi Mahi.
— 10 years ago