Time! Must give this wine time! It is so tight straight from the bottle that judging it then is unfair. After hours it opens into a beautiful Sangiovese: cherry, tobacco, and violets. — a month ago
Glorious. Nose is ripe strawberries with some raspberry in the background. Strawberries stay on the palate and linger into slight tar, cedar, and rose petals. Long finish. Moderate tannins. — 2 months ago
Not sure I even would have ID’d it as a Cab blind. Was fine for eating with steak, but didn’t have that +1 flavor profile a California Cab usually brings. Too generic red. — 24 days ago
Great wine but I did expect even more. Decanted for 3 hours. Still a little tight. Cherry and plum. Earthy (chalk/slate). Some violets. Just a hint of something more herbaceous like tobacco. Finishes shorter than it should. Tannins medium. — 25 days ago
Solid but didn’t open like I expected. Typical dusty sangiovese with ripe fruit and tannins on the gums. Strong but nothing super special. — 3 months ago
Good value for a classic style. Marlborough typicity through and through. Bright pear and tropical flowers. — 24 days ago
Loved it. Excellent with lemon pasta and chicken. Rounded. More floral and green than fruity. Creamy body with long finish. — 25 days ago
Great value at $22. Dark fruits and leather. Wild brushy herbs on the nose. Almost an olivey depth. Rich. — 2 months ago
Excellent. A fruitier vin santo — 3 months ago
Chip Habegger
Juicy Merlot. Lots of cherry leading into traditional oak, vanilla, and some spice. Layered fruit hints toward cocoa towards the finish. Square tannins. Solid example of the style. — 18 days ago