Wait for it... Still opening up. Tobacco, leather, and ripe blackberries. I would suggest another 5 years before it is in the zone. You know when it is 17 years old.
Wait for it... Still opening up. Tobacco, leather, and ripe blackberries. I would suggest another 5 years before it is in the zone. You know when it is 17 years old.
Jun 10th, 2018
Classic! Lean and balanced.
Classic! Lean and balanced.
Nov 22nd, 2017
A bit riper than expected, showing extreme youthfulness and tight tannins. Great acid but doesnt have the pyrazines i enjoyed so much in other bottles. Just a tad ripe/flashy for me. Excellent nonetheless it is terrific.
A bit riper than expected, showing extreme youthfulness and tight tannins. Great acid but doesnt have the pyrazines i enjoyed so much in other bottles. Just a tad ripe/flashy for me. Excellent nonetheless it is terrific.
Jan 27th, 2017
Spice cake, meaty bacon, chocolate, leather and a hint of menthol very rich and bold, great acidity really yummy
Spice cake, meaty bacon, chocolate, leather and a hint of menthol very rich and bold, great acidity really yummy
Feb 23rd, 2016
Drinking great right now. Beautiful nose. Smooth and elegant.
Drinking great right now. Beautiful nose. Smooth and elegant.
Dec 19th, 2015
Firing on all cylinders. Perfumed, layered, textured, structured, elegant with an off-the-hook finish.
Firing on all cylinders. Perfumed, layered, textured, structured, elegant with an off-the-hook finish.
Sep 23rd, 2015
WOW! That is all.
Aug 7th, 2015
Coming into its own. No bricking. Full, but a bit austere. Drank with Christmas Eve beef stew.
Coming into its own. No bricking. Full, but a bit austere. Drank with Christmas Eve beef stew.
Jan 3rd, 20262006 vintage.
Raspberry and herbal notes on the nose.
Rich and round dark fruits flavours.
Dark plums, raspberry and cherry with sage and thyme.
Tannins are smooth and well developed.
This wine has aged beautifully.
We hade Ribeye steaks from Iwate in northern Tohoku, Japan
2006 vintage.
Raspberry and herbal notes on the nose.
Rich and round dark fruits flavours.
Dark plums, raspberry and cherry with sage and thyme.
Tannins are smooth and well developed.
This wine has aged beautifully.
We hade Ribeye steaks from Iwate in northern Tohoku, Japan
Dec 26th, 2025
Tasted like it was a 2013. So much life left. Zero tanins with lots of vanilla and supple oak
Tasted like it was a 2013. So much life left. Zero tanins with lots of vanilla and supple oak
Oct 30th, 2019
Napa Valley, California, USA
