Saved for a special evening, Thanksgiving 2020 and it was pretty f’n rune!!
Toasted nuts — 4 years ago
2014. One of the most accessible young petite sirahs in memory. Sleek, concentrated, balanced, and delicious. Juicy dark fruit, refreshing acids, fine soft tannins, and a savory finish that invites you back for more. Arizona? Yeah, Arizona. Some amazing stuff happening there. Check it out. — 7 years ago
Light red in Copenhagen at fiskenbaren with Carol — 9 years ago
Cab without the tannins, rich fruit, delicious with zesty shrimp — 4 years ago
Drinks like a Pinot. — 6 years ago
Great Cabernet Sauvignon that can be tasted blessed with the contemplation of the Rune that comes with it. Sacred flavor. — 8 years ago
RUNE - 2013 Viognier
Pillsbury Vineyard
Concise County
DELICIOUS! — 9 years ago
David T
Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator
Another excellent purchase from the Benchmark Bin Sale. I love these 15-20 year Heitz Napa Cabernets…97 the rule, not the exception. It had perfect storage and is at its peak and will hold for another 1-2 years and diminish over the following 3-5 years.
The nose is floral dark cherry kirsch. Both plums, blackberries, black raspberries, pomegranate, strawberry liqueur notes, steeped tea, red & dark cola/licorice, dark rich earth, sharp, dry herbs, black pepper, dry twig with dark & red fresh & slightly withering florals.
The palate is ripe fruits well balanced with earth. Perfect evolution & integration. Soft, elegant w/ nothing bitty. Dark currents with ripe, leaner, juicy, slightly liqueured; blackberries, black raspberries, late spring dark cherries, both plums, orange rune, raspberries & poached strawberries. Heavy Asian & Indian, dark spices, black licorice/cola, pure anise, steeped, black tea, touch of black olive, nutmeg, cinnamon stick, vanilla, dry tobacco, dry Provence herbs, barrel shavings, dry pipe tobacco/ash, some lead pencil, leathery, moist, grey, volcanic clay, crumbled limestone, dry crushed rocks, dry river stone, dry brush, grilled meats-Châteauneuf-du-Pape characteristics w/ ragging, withering florals that are dark, red, purple, rainfall acidity with excellent; structure, tension, balance, polished finish that does not end. Wire to wire consistency. Lucky to enjoy a well stored bottle of 97 with this age. — a year ago