Colin Cahoon

8.6

Dark cherry, vanilla, burnt coconut, and stewed strawberries on the nose. More of the same on the palate along with rhubarb, cinnamon, cedar, and tertiary notes of molasses, prune, and raisins. High alcohol, medium acid, medium tannins, and medium finish. The tertiary and oxidative notes say drink now. — 17 days ago

Colin Cahoon

8.9

Interestingly I had this wine with a bottle of 2019 Saint Josephs from Domaine Remizieres. The Mesa Del Sol was a bit more oxidized with a bit more acid, and the Rhone wine was a bit more complex, but they were very difficult to otherwise distinguish. Good job. — 2 months ago

Colin Cahoon

8.9

Tart strawberry bomb. Reminds me of a beaujolais, and probably some carbonic maceration going on. High acid, medium alcohol, and medium finish. — 2 months ago

Colin Cahoon

9.0

A rose sparkler. Prodigious medium course bubbles. A bit of funk on the nose. The palate features tart underripe strawberries, cranberries, grapefruit, white pepper, with a bit of gunpowder appearing late. Medium plus acid, medium alcohol, bone dry, medium finish. — 20 days ago

Colin Cahoon

8.9

Ruby red grapefruit, white pepper, pomegranate, cinnamon, racy acid, and medium finish. — a month ago

Colin Cahoon

9.0

Grapefruit, lemon, pineapple, oak, kiwi fruit, and flint. Medium alcohol, medium plus acid, light bodied white with a medium finish. Less reductive than the 2021. This is a very pleasant and refreshing white that would be a good summer sipper and match with white fish or salads. — 2 months ago

Colin Cahoon

8.9

Candied cherry, tobacco, oak, cedar, tar, plum, clove, and black pepper. A big, dark, sultry merlot. Full body, medium plus tannins, high acid, high alcohol, and medium plus finish. — 3 months ago

Colin Cahoon

8.9

Cranberry, oak, and strawberry on the nose. Same on the palate with cinnamon and clove. Recommend decanting, as it opened up as I drank it. High acid, medium finish, medium alcohol, medium minus tannins. — a month ago

Colin Cahoon

8.5

Lot’s of tertiary and oxidative notes. Prune, raisin, dark cherry, ripe banana, vanilla, and tomato. Medium alcohol, medium plus acid, medium tannin, medium finish, medium body. Either this is a wine intended to be drunk young, or this particular bottle was cooked. Guessing the former, so stick to young bottles. — a month ago

Colin Cahoon

8.8

Cranberry, heavy French oak, dark cherry, pomegranate, cinnamon, clove, tobacco, and cedar. Medium plus tannin, high acid, high alcohol, and medium finish. — 2 months ago