Ron Siegel

9.4

Dark berry fruit, spice, meat, pepper, mineral & violet — 3 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Black fruits, sweet earth & spice with graphite & tobacco — 2 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

Youthful that you can approach now showing black fruits, currant, savory spice, licorice, menthol & tobacco — 17 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.3

Dark, inky with its red & black cherry, berry fruit, lots of meat, blood, iron, spice, graphite & violets — a month ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

This was surprisingly open & expressive with rich dark fruits, sweet on the palate, savory spice, meat, pepper mineral & violet — 8 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.5

Another great one that was suave, polished, showing a perfumed nose of dark cherry, berry fruits with notes of licorice, spice, crushed rock mineral, graphite, tobacco & violets. — 9 days ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Double decanted two nights before service. The 2006 pours a deep, slightly hazy garnet color with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with light staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is vinous with a mix of desiccated fruit and funky umami notes: bruised and desiccated strawberry, red rope licorice, nori, Cherry Dr. Pepper, cracked black pepper and leather. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is forever long and saline; it just hangs around forever. Initially, this came across as bit backward but it really gained power and character the more time it spent in the glass. Drink now with patience and through 2036. — 15 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

Dark cherry, berry fruit with an elegant, floral mouthfeel showing sweet, savory spice, pepper, mineral, leather & violets — 23 days ago

Ron Siegel

9.4

This had black fruits, cassis with cedar, leather, graphite, dried herbs, sweet spice & tobacco — 3 days ago

Tom Garland

9.3

+1 hour decant(decent chunky/fine sediment). A splendid dark ruby red color. On the nose: Intoxicating/intense nose of black fruit, dark currants, worn leather, forest floor, coffee grounds, minty dark chocolate. Taste: smooth, satiny, structured, balanced wine with chocolate covered brambly blackberry, tobacco, earth, cedar, black pepper, and a herbal licorice long finish. A medium body old world style wine that shows well right now and should continue to provide more years of enjoyable sipping. — 9 days ago

with Brenda