Mark Mannebach

9.4

15 years later still has fruit up front with red cherry & boysenberry tones. Some earth and mineral towards end. — 9 months ago

Kurt Schuster

9.0

Costco find. Opened up very much with petrol and diesel on the nose and mouth. But it turned beautifully into a floral and crystalline expression of fruit. Not much depth but good acidity to balance out the sweetness. Eminently quaffable even with a very hearty moose curry. — 2 years ago

Larry Damore

8.9

A bit on sweet side. Not a ton of depth  — 4 years ago

Paul T HB

9.5

Bottle 59 of 60.
This one didn’t have the stuffing my last ones had. Slight sour taste on the finish — 5 years ago

Jody Wycech

9.3

An interesting primitivo. The fruit is a bit more subdued favoring light kisses of plum and currant. The cognac barrel stands out prominently. I get cocoa powder and a bit of vanilla, maybe a touch of tobacco. It's full bodied that balances out a tannic and alcoholic finish. Still has the intangibles of a primitivo but makes me want some brandy. Creamy mouthfeel, touch of slate. Would love to have again. — a year ago

with Ethan, Peter and 1 other

Turd Ferguson

8.9

Pretty rich but nicely balanced. Fun with the little bit of age on it. Pair with truffle butter’d moose knuckle — 3 years ago

Vitaly Domnenko

8.9

Bm. Tm. Am. Fm. — 4 years ago

Kurt Schuster

9.3

Disturbed that spare vegetative nose, and a flavor to it. However, I had made a seared, medium, rare, moose tenderloin, having on the salt and fresh black pepper with sprigs of thyme and butter. Eating that and then take a drink of this opened up everything. The lien mean spartan winds only become alive of flavors Herbs in the fat mixing in with the wine to make spiced fruit versus regular. Excellent structure and tendons that played well against the lean meat. Definitely goes well with venison, definitely goes well with medium rare game.  — 2 years ago

with Denise

Tom Glocer

9.3

Great with our moose dinner — 3 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.5

Tasted this at the property & bought three & three of the 14 Moose. It is even better than I envisioned at this stage and will only continue to evolve to something even more grand.

The nose shows a little paraffin wax at first with gentle, beautiful, elegant floral, ruby, ripe, fruits of; blackberries, dark cherries, black plums, black raspberries, plum, baked strawberries & hints of raspberries. A weave of faint; molasses, brown sugar & dark chocolate, some of the sexiest, gently layered baking spices of; cinnamon, clove, even lighter cinnamon & vanillin, hints of sweet tarriness, blossoming tree sap with a touch of bark, melted caramel, amazing, caressing, Marilyn Monroe, mid, dark spice, steeped fruit teas, limestone volcanics, a little dry, crush rocks, black licorice with gorgeous, candied, ruby, florals that are fresh & slightly withering; dark, red, blue that are set in violets & quiet lavender.

The body is wet, supple, rich and as good as it gets. She is flat out gorgeous with perfect viscosity. A little paraffin wax with gentle, beautiful, elegant floral, ruby, ripe, fruits of; blackberries, dry dark cherries, black plums, black raspberries, plum, baked strawberries & dry cranberries & hints of raspberries. A weave of faint; molasses, melted, brown sugar & dark chocolate, some of the sexiest, gently layered baking spices of; cinnamon, clove, even lighter cinnamon & vanillin, hints of sweet tarriness, blossoming tree sap with a touch of pine bark, melted caramel, dark cola, amazing, caressing, Marilyn Monroe, mid, dark spice with perfect, soft heat, steeped fruit teas, haunting here & there fresh herbaceousness, understated eucalyptus & mint, Christmas pudding over a touch of Christmas fruit cake, limestone volcanics, a little dry, crush rocks, black licorice with gorgeous, candied, ruby, florals that are fresh & slightly withering; dark, red, blue that are set in violets & quiet lavender. The acidity is simply insane. The finish falls into fantasy. It’s; sexy, gorgeous, elegant, round, rich, the definition of balance that persists for minutes falling on to a spice ending.

Most interesting Pinot of the year(s).

This will add a couple of points in 5 years.

The one is another bottling of Christmas Magic. Shots around the house on Christmas Eve-Eve. Yup, I even have a Wine Santa to enjoy wine with my Wine Snowman.

Merry Christmas Eve-Eve. 🎄🎁🎅❄️🌟⛄️

@Jason and Jennie Thank you for the introduction to DR Stephens. The 14 Moose is still better & will further stun one day but, their 15 Pinot is outstanding now. We will hold our other two bottles of their 15 another 3-5 years before opening. The first 14 Moose in 2026.

12/23/20 — 4 years ago