Wulf Losee

9.5

2019 opened September ‘24. Unusual nose — briars and turmeric. The light red fruits on the front are quickly subsumed by a complex wave of tannins. I detect dark chocolate in the base notes. Orange zest in the high notes. There’s some other stuff happening in the initial tannic rush that I can’t identify, but they’re yummy. These desperate elements are held together by an initially soft tannic structure — but a stronger mineral component starts at the back of the mid pallet and it provides a long tasty finish.

Personally, I think it was best right out of the bottle. After the first glass, I let it open up for an hour, and it got a little less interesting as some of the.subtleties disappeared — but still very tasty! That suggests to me that it might not hold up to a long cellaring, but I am a bit perverse in that I like my wines young. — 2 days ago

Karyn Fricke

9.0

Random pick, went very well with vegetable marinara cannelloni. Violet and herb nose. Definitely a food wine. Light lingering finish. — 14 days ago

Michael Chelus

9.2

Cherry, raspberry, currant, blackberry, eucalyptus and oak. Full-bodied and soft tannins. — a month ago

Shuhui Ng

9.1

Huge potential. Needs decanting about 2-3 hours at least. Deep ruby, medium bodied, nose is strong of chilli, black pepper, dark fruits, peppermint. Strong tannins, strong acidity… bouquet opens to blueberries, goat cheese, herbs. — 4 days ago

Kirsten Kelley

9.1

Did net at capital grille - great! — 13 days ago

Samantha I.

9.0

9/15/2024: Light and sparkling — 8 hours ago

Samantha I.

10

9/15/2024: Very good and sweet — 8 hours ago

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.1

Perfect Summer wine. All red fruit with some rose petals. Emptying our second barbecue magnum. — a month ago

Samantha I.

10

9/15/2024: Surprisingly sweet. Not sparkling? — 8 hours ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.4

Blend of 38% Merlot, 17% Cabernet Franc, 22% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Petit Verdot and 8% Other Red Grapes, deep Ruby color with aromas of dark fruits with herb and toasty oak notes. On the palate flavors of blackberry and cherry with smoke, tar and sweet herb spice. This is a full-bodied red that wraps thickly over the palate, showing rich density and concentration along the way. Fine tannins, long finish ending with ripe fruit and toasty earthy oak character. — a month ago