Muddy truck tire. Baked blueberries and blackberries. Green peppercorn. Opaque almost black in the middle with a mm of dried blood red at the edge. Dirty. Huge. Full bodied. The densest 2011 I've had. low acid, really high alc (16.1%!). Extracted, astringent and tannic. A little Brett and a little VA. Note: I tasted with 5 other professionals and none of them came close to liking it. The in-your-face and rustic-ness gives the wine an unmistakable charm.
Muddy truck tire. Baked blueberries and blackberries. Green peppercorn. Opaque almost black in the middle with a mm of dried blood red at the edge. Dirty. Huge. Full bodied. The densest 2011 I've had. low acid, really high alc (16.1%!). Extracted, astringent and tannic. A little Brett and a little VA. Note: I tasted with 5 other professionals and none of them came close to liking it. The in-your-face and rustic-ness gives the wine an unmistakable charm.
Sep 16th, 2018
Hai had this 11 years ago
Hai had this 11 years ago
1 person found it helpfulMar 9th, 2014
Cocoa nib, leather, stewed fruits. Paired great with ribeye and blue cheese gnocchi
Cocoa nib, leather, stewed fruits. Paired great with ribeye and blue cheese gnocchi
Jul 26th, 2015
Tight wine... Stringent...good wood on the nose...2009
Tight wine... Stringent...good wood on the nose...2009
Mar 5th, 2015
This is from York creek vineyard on spring mountain
This is from York creek vineyard on spring mountain
Jan 29th, 2014
From Gerhard Reisacher’s now defunct Delectus winery (actually, the winery might still be active, but he’s long gone and has his own excellent eponymous label out of Knight’s Valley), this is drinking quite well!
From Gerhard Reisacher’s now defunct Delectus winery (actually, the winery might still be active, but he’s long gone and has his own excellent eponymous label out of Knight’s Valley), this is drinking quite well!
Jan 27th, 2021
Excellent.
Oct 28th, 2019Really impressive given its age, this is old school. Great fruit on the nose with hints of leather, this wine might be 17 years old, but I’d bet its got another 5 years easy given its tannic backbone. Very cool.
Really impressive given its age, this is old school. Great fruit on the nose with hints of leather, this wine might be 17 years old, but I’d bet its got another 5 years easy given its tannic backbone. Very cool.
Apr 20th, 2019
Fantastic
Jun 3rd, 2018
Full body for a Petite Sirah. Pallet of fruit and smooth finish.
Full body for a Petite Sirah. Pallet of fruit and smooth finish.
Mar 24th, 2018
Spring Mountain District, Napa Valley, California, USA
