Napa Valley, California, USA
Vendor dinner, with work colleagues.
Damn glupable, solid vintage does help!
Vendor dinner, with work colleagues.
Damn glupable, solid vintage does help!
Classic Napa comfort food. After hours of heavy traffic driving into the western sun and over the bay bridge... I picked up this old friend at Safeway with dinner. A bit of vanilla, oak, cocoa powder, dark cherry, smooth tannins... and I am recovered! (Substitute Rutherford dust for the cocoa).
Classic Napa comfort food. After hours of heavy traffic driving into the western sun and over the bay bridge... I picked up this old friend at Safeway with dinner. A bit of vanilla, oak, cocoa powder, dark cherry, smooth tannins... and I am recovered! (Substitute Rutherford dust for the cocoa).
Nov 7th, 2019
Raisin, cocoa, leather and baking spices on the palette. Definitely needs time to breathe. Felt somewhat unbalanced. Lengthy finish. Wouldn’t race out to buy this one again.
Raisin, cocoa, leather and baking spices on the palette. Definitely needs time to breathe. Felt somewhat unbalanced. Lengthy finish. Wouldn’t race out to buy this one again.
Jul 15th, 2019
BV grapes, first planted back in 1900, by founder Georges de Latour. A Rutherford beauty, complex aromas of fruit, spice and earth. On the palate blackberry & cherry flavors with cacao, oak and leather. Firm fine tannins, balanced, lingering ending with tons of fruit, oak and earthy mineral. Nice!
BV grapes, first planted back in 1900, by founder Georges de Latour. A Rutherford beauty, complex aromas of fruit, spice and earth. On the palate blackberry & cherry flavors with cacao, oak and leather. Firm fine tannins, balanced, lingering ending with tons of fruit, oak and earthy mineral. Nice!
Feb 14th, 2019
A solid Rutherford expression. Mint with sweet, plush dark fruits, baking spices, and dried flowers.
A solid Rutherford expression. Mint with sweet, plush dark fruits, baking spices, and dried flowers.
Jan 31st, 2020
V15. Very nice wine. Toast and cedar nose. Fruit bomb, juicy black currant with plum hints fruit. Smooth, slightly chewy and tight finish. Nice food and entertaining wine.
V15. Very nice wine. Toast and cedar nose. Fruit bomb, juicy black currant with plum hints fruit. Smooth, slightly chewy and tight finish. Nice food and entertaining wine.
Dec 25th, 2019
Notes of cherry, cassis and raspberry with hints of oak. A bite of tannins on the finish.
Notes of cherry, cassis and raspberry with hints of oak. A bite of tannins on the finish.
Oct 16th, 2019On the nose sweet, ripe red and black fruits with molasses, cedar, and cooling eucalyptus. On the palate jammy with Christmas spices and a rustic essence of musk/earth/dust. Mildly obtuse tannins that should mellow out in a few years.
On the nose sweet, ripe red and black fruits with molasses, cedar, and cooling eucalyptus. On the palate jammy with Christmas spices and a rustic essence of musk/earth/dust. Mildly obtuse tannins that should mellow out in a few years.
Mar 24th, 2019
