Gooseberry, grassy aromatics. Acacia adds spicy, clove nuance. Good density and weight. — 4 years ago
It's a monster. Still very youthful. Great acidity and structure. Roast meat, Drum tobacco. Yowser! — 8 years ago
Blair had this 8 years ago
Rich, ripe, black olive, tamarillo, smoked meat, blackberry, garrigue spice. Red meat, winters night drinker — 3 years ago
2019 Vintage. Not your typical NZ SB. Match stick, flinty reductive nose. Lemon, lime, grapefruit. Great weight, viscosity backed by firm acidity. Great stuff — 4 years ago
Rich, ripe, black plum, black current, savory, supple tannins with acidity to support rich fruit weight. — 8 years ago
Grapefruit, wet wool reduction giving way to honeyed wax/melon with a slight flintiness and saline quality. Medium weight with nicely balanced acidity. — 3 years ago
Starting to show some nice bottle aged notes, brûlée, white flower, honey suckle. Good oak int. Framed with good acidity. — 8 years ago
Lovely hint of flinty reduction, lime, lemon grass, cashew nut. Great tension and acidity. — 8 years ago
Blair Trathen
Some wet wool reduction that sort of blows off. Lemon, nuttiness falls a little short — 2 months ago