Calistoga, Napa Valley, California, USA
opaque purple, prominent glass staining tears; aromatic, blackberry jam, fig, lavender, kiss of vanilla; dense, intense, sweet black fruit, slightly minty finish; full bodied, medium+ acidity, nice tannin/texture, 14.5% ABV; sourced from a single choice block of Larkmead Vineyard in Calistoga, 100% Olmo clone; drinking beautifully now
opaque purple, prominent glass staining tears; aromatic, blackberry jam, fig, lavender, kiss of vanilla; dense, intense, sweet black fruit, slightly minty finish; full bodied, medium+ acidity, nice tannin/texture, 14.5% ABV; sourced from a single choice block of Larkmead Vineyard in Calistoga, 100% Olmo clone; drinking beautifully now
Jul 24th, 2019
Let's get this back on track...warm chocolate ganache and fig on the nose. It's youth gives it a wild side with vibrant acidity-focused mouthful of French Roast Espresso, rock crushed blueberry and toasted oak. Back of the palate I get this vanilla and lavender notes. I like em' young and this one fits the bill!
Let's get this back on track...warm chocolate ganache and fig on the nose. It's youth gives it a wild side with vibrant acidity-focused mouthful of French Roast Espresso, rock crushed blueberry and toasted oak. Back of the palate I get this vanilla and lavender notes. I like em' young and this one fits the bill!
1 person found it helpfulJan 19th, 2017Pours purple and inky. Lots of young sweet black fruit with a hint of blue. Getting a hint of sweet tobacco on the finish. Really obtuse in the middle but doesn't go overboard. Pulls back right when it needs to! The balance and structure of this wine is quite good. A really dense, inky monster now but I think is quite capable of 96 in a few years.
Pours purple and inky. Lots of young sweet black fruit with a hint of blue. Getting a hint of sweet tobacco on the finish. Really obtuse in the middle but doesn't go overboard. Pulls back right when it needs to! The balance and structure of this wine is quite good. A really dense, inky monster now but I think is quite capable of 96 in a few years.
Jul 6th, 2019
Full fruit, velvety tannins; this drinks well today for the fruity, young wine lover. Personally I’m growing out of the style.
Full fruit, velvety tannins; this drinks well today for the fruity, young wine lover. Personally I’m growing out of the style.
Jun 9th, 2019
Good off the bat. Great after 2.5 hours in decanter
Good off the bat. Great after 2.5 hours in decanter
Feb 4th, 2017
