Starven Marven

9.2

Not bad for the chemical company that makes mace. — 2 years ago

Ian Hamel

9.2

2022/7/9-10 with chicken with white wine and tarragon, Kenji Lopez-Alt’s roasted potatoes, etc. This was an interesting bottle; as Jasper Morris notes, there’s a bit of intentional CO2 spritz present even after all these years. On day 1, that added a bit of an edge to things, but at the core there is a lovely nose of spiced (mace, vanilla) cookies, buttery caramel and various fruit tarts. The palate really did better on day 2, which revealed a more relaxed, integrated, spherical whole. Overall, the nose was the star - but considering that this improved after opening, I’d love to see how it is with even more time. — 2 years ago

Ian Hamel

9.3

2020 fall. This might be my favorite (at least for immediate enjoyment) among the wines guzzled on our recent Rioja binge. It’s open-knot, with lots of red fruit and spices like mace, but also has typical mature notes - that mushroom and cheese thing. At the same time, it doesn’t feel overly developed - it’s just layered. — 4 years ago

Jake Hajer

9.1

Blackberry, spicy: ginger, five spice, mace, black pepper. Lavender. This is nice and will be beautiful with some age. — 2 years ago

Daron Watson

9.5

been six years since I tired this last ~ hasn’t faded much!

barnyard funk quickly blew off revealing menthol, mulled berries, carob and suede

a core of crunchy berry fruit was piercing ~ cherry lozenges and liqueur, cassis, cranberry, raspberry candy ~ JUICY ~ some star anise and mace on the finish — 3 years ago

Gor

9.3

Beetroot, red currant, cotton candy, menthol, black cherries, pork fat on the nose. Full body with high alcohol but offsetting freshness and acidity that lingers. Almost seems like it went thru a semi carbonic mace ration. — 3 years ago

Emily Kresie-Harrington

9.1

2018 vintage. Dry, textured, and spicy. Poached pear, yellow apple, green fig, quite salty, lots of mineral (both black and white rocks), chamomile, linen, dandelion green, mace. Good complexity and length. — 5 years ago

Daron Watson

9.2

So fragrant ranging from red fruits and roses to forest floor, leather, clove and mace

Luxardo cherry, kirsch, Chambord, and strawberry preserves w baking spices on very focused and sharp palate w good length — 2 years ago

Daron Watson

9.2

earth, truffle, and reconstituted mushroom and suede aromas briefly turn to cherry cordial, blackberry, and kirsch before turning to pine, rosemary, tobacco and treacle

add flavors of bourbon soaked red cherries, Razzles, plum, crushed granite, mace, and licorice root to the palate — 3 years ago

Lauren Smith

9.3

Beautiful golden color. Nose of (well toasted) brioche slathered in honey butter. Star fruit and mace. Pear tart with vanilla custard and almond crust. Bead fell off rather quickly. — 3 years ago