Translucent cold brew color, rather pungent citrus and roasted pecan nose. Yum already. Then medium sweet, deeply caramel more pecan on the palate. This wine feels like family and that’s not just my Austin-grandparent-pecan-picking nostalgia. It’s so friendly but capable of throwing you for a loop—how high is that alcohol? (19.5 abv)) but WHAT sort of kernel/nut elements are they and are they STILL judging where I went to school? These pecan-savvy questions fade as elegant smoky elements wave through to tell you it doesn’t matter so long as you graduated. It keeps you on your toes and keeps you looking towards more time together. — a year ago
This wine has defeated time and honestly being from a vintage no one has ever talked about highly it comes as such a surprise. I had it last time around 10 years ago and it just is at least as good as it was...betterlet me say.
Perhaps it is the explanation of when they say that time isn't a flat line, but a circling loop?!?!
It has intensity and that softness of an aged wine that you might identify with sweetness (but it is not). It's unforgettable and endless.
I reckon i deserved it somehow, it was meant for me now.
It comes always in huge decision making moment of my life.
Unfortunately i have no more..is that a sign?
Final decision?
Simply love it❤🙏 — 3 years ago
Loop me tasting — 5 months ago
Unscrewed and poured; no formal notes. These friggen Chardonnays from Margaret River. I’ve been blinded on them too many times to count and I never call it right. Instead, I always seem to call a high acid grape like Riesling of Sauvignon Blanc. The fruit is sometimes tropical, always with citrus and sometimes is shows green apple and always with awesome minerals. Acid is squarely in the high category. They are lovely wines that just seem to throw me for a loop. If Chablis, the Mosel and Sancerre had a love child. Drink now and through 2036 easy. A fabulous pairing with lamb massaman, larb and papaya salad. How can they hide the 100% new French oak so well?! — 6 months ago
Great blend. Dusty and earthy. Red plummy fruits. Paired well with some amazing Italian at Apolonia in the Deep South Loop of Chicago. — 2 years ago
Loop me tasting — 5 months ago
This was the February selection from a wine club that was a gift to me. This is a very pleasant surprise! Delicious! — 4 years ago
Jess
Pale ruby color.
Aromas of fresh cherry, raspberry, anise.
Dry. Flavors of cherry, raspberry, anise. Light, silky tannins.
Intensity: 4/5
Complexity: 2/5
Balance: 5/5
Finish: 4/5 — 2 months ago