Pretty deep ruby garnet with garnet , terracotta . Quite sweet , spiced , dried fruit nose , slightly volatile nose . On the palate this is better , meaty and rich spiced dried dark fruits, plum , fig. Quite grippy tannins and balanced acidity . Good density and rich meaty finish , a little porty, pretty good length . Dense and rich , much more than expected . Still dense and really quite young, held up well in the glass , this would probably continue at this level for a further 5-10 years . — 4 months ago
Basic but solid. — 3 years ago
Dark plum, blackberry, wet earth, and a himt of tobacco, very polished tans, easy drinking with surprising complexities — 3 months ago
Nice full bodied with slightly mild peppery finish. — 8 months ago
Last bottle of this. It has steadily transformed into something amazing. I would have loved to have inserted this in to a tasting of 2009 classified growth Bordeaux. Color is showing some maturity. Nose is open and complex, with cedar, sandstoney gravel, roasted peanut, and lovely blackcurrant. Soft in the mouth, with concentrated flavors but in a balanced frame. Ripe fruit, acids, and tannins in balance. So good. — a year ago
Very smooth! I don’t typically go for whites but this one had a lovely, almost refreshing flavor! — 3 months ago
Deep ruby in color; blackberries, tabacco, and red pepper flakes on the nose; high acidity; medium tannins; tastes like red plums, blueberries, and clay pots with a long finish. — 6 months ago
A beautiful Ron Yates wine out of the TX Hill Country, cellared and bottled by Ron Yates in Hye, TX — a year ago
Medium gold; medium intensity aromas of baked yellow apple, apple blossom, quince, yellow plum, cinnamon; dry , medium plus acid, low but firm tannins, low alcohol, medium body, medium plus intensity flavors consistent with aromas and including apple skin; very good — 3 years ago
Jason Muniz
A lot of dark notes, berry flavor — 8 days ago