Kapyrick Wine

9.0

v18. Very good. Soft , smokey, crushed grape nose. Juicy, rich, black cherry fruit. Smooth peppery and earth finish. — 22 days ago

David Kline

9.5

Midnight black with an espresso hood that fades to impenetrable darkness. Leaving trails of fallen stars for lacing, cueing fiery gas dragons of unctuous mirage. Black molasses and treacle coil about sticky cherry reductions, curled claws of darkest chocolate and shadowy espresso. Warm smoke of charred barrel pops from the gooey depths of this imposing cauldron. Alas the treat! Dark, pure chocolate with a spike of candied cherry turns bitter and evasive as it storms headlong into the ashes of the night on a broomstick of gnarled oak imperial; fire spitting cinders in its billowing wake. Black arts at play!


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Eric Egan

9.3

A different kind of beast. Slow-ox for 3 hours and decanted for 2 it was jut starting to come out if it's shell. Wound like a coil, it gradually eased into life and had just got to a very happy stage, exhibiting some fantastic aromas of spicy tomatoes, strawberries with black pepper, and a hint of dark, fertile farm soil, when the last glass was empty.

Underestimate this at your peril! — 7 years ago

Gabe Flores

10

This is as close to heaven as I've found on this mortal coil — 8 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.1

1998 | Red Blend

Quite vegetal and austere after a few hours of decant, couldn't drink it. Shuffled aside, after almost two weeks it finally shed its mortal coil and reminded us of the beauty of Tapestry. Our finale of the BV 1998's in the cellar. — a year ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.5

Wonderfully balanced, elegant and intensely aromatic. Layered with black raspberries, roasted herbs, game meats, hints of black pepper and exotic spices. The finish is long, focused and precise with silky resolved tannins. Happy the heat did not cause it to coil up. A beautiful showing. ✨ — 4 years ago

Eric L.

9.3

Big, tasty Pinot. — 8 years ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Popped and poured; enjoyed over a several hour period. No formal notes. I figured this would be a baby and it certainly was. At this point, everything is wound up into a tight coil. The nose is loaded with dark crunchy fruits, green bell pepper, tobacco, dried Italian herbs, aromatic wood and light baking spices. On the palate, the fruit is super fresh. This comes across elegant however the structure is pretty significant; the acid in particular with the tannin being a bit more on the sneaky side. I drank alongside the 2018 Beta “Maus” and while the nose on the San Leonardo was a bit more exotic, these shared a lot of similarities from a body, texture and structure standpoint. I expect this will begin to show better after 2026 however, I have no plans to touch my remaining bottle until after 2030. Patience will be handsomely rewarded. — 2 years ago

Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

8.9

Felicia Woytak/ Grandes Dames. WIW. My 5th, group 5th. Citrus, pale,
Juicy. Tart. Lively, dry — 3 years ago

Matt

9.6

Chave cherry popped tonight. Dense and wound up. So young. Behind the tight coil there was a tease of what it will become. Complex and layered. Smoked meat, crushed rock, iron, violet, black tea, leather, animal hide, cracked pepper, and this super savory/umami character I can't get out of my head. Structured and firm but still displaying a considerable finesse to the tannins. Textural juxtapositions abound. This wine has so much soul. — 8 years ago