3.0. Dark purple Bordeaux, up-front fruitiness but a bit flat on the palette, with pretty smooth finish. On sale for $9.99!, regularly $12.99. — 5 months ago
100% Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. Dark red/purple color. Beautiful aromas of black cherry/currant, black tea and leather. Fruit forward palate features black cherry, blackberry, blueberry, dark chocolate, black licorice and Asian spices. Perfect touch of smoky vanilla and minerals on the long and lingering finish. Powerful, complex and rich, but in perfect harmony. Nicely integrated tannins and beautifully structured. Thank you Petey P. for sharing this incredible bottle. — 3 months ago
Clean and crisp. Great for a hot summer evening. — 9 months ago
Blend of 85 % Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, deep Ruby with aromas of black fruits and pepper spice. On the palate flavors of ripe blackberry and black cherry with cacao, espresso and spicy herbal notes. Lively acidity, firm tannins, medium+ finish ending with fruit, cacao and spicy oak. — 7 months ago
Shay A
@Delectable Wine : This is the new Roy Piper Sanford & Benedict Pinot noir. I didn’t see it in the database.
After snagging one of these, I’ve been looking for a reason to open, so when a buddy asks, we opened a 2016 Piper cab next to it and enjoyed some beautiful wines from Roy.
I didn’t have the opportunity to decant ahead of time, but air is this wine’s friend right now. Poured half in to a decanter and consumed over two hours. The other half was left in bottle and consumed later in the evening.
Gorgeous translucent ruby in the glass. No dominant notes of oak or over-extraction. Bright floral notes alongside some citrus, herbs, spiced cranberries. Elegant yet commanding on the palate…the fruit has some pomegranate upfront before it turns darker in profile with black cherries providing a sweet crunch at the finish. Nervy acidity and excellent structure. Style wise, this leans toward a Cobb style but no whole cluster…loads of flavor and structure wrapped in a delicate and pretty profile.
The remaining wine from bottle later in the evening showed the citrus/pomegranate notes pick up with some black pepper and an earth/forest note reminiscent of certain OR Pinots. Definitely made in the Burgundian style Roy was going for…mission accomplished. Loads of upside. — 17 hours ago