This is a huge wine with matching complexity and intensity. One quick whiff and i am picking up on blackberry, currant, and raspberry. A deeper pull brings out the leather, tobacco, cassis, cedar, and coffee. Plenty of vanilla all around. It all tastes beautifully integrated and complimentary alongside carefully constructed acidity and great tannic structure. Longgggg lasting finish. Superb. — a year ago
Super smooth — a day ago
Outrageously good and ready to drink now (late 2024) and still has time. Dark ruby color with a bounty of aromas that blast out of the glass. Earth and fruit. Dark chocolate, eucalyptus, vanilla bean, oak and lots of baking spices bleed together with rich cassis, blackberries, and dark cherries. It’s not super tight, well integrated tannins and strong but not overbearing acid structure. It is a big wine but not overwhelmingly so. — 6 months ago
A tasty Napa Bordeaux blend, well made, slightly high toned and pushing the acidic side of the spectrum. That’s said, was quite enjoyable, but there are certainly others that are at least comparable if not better at this price point. — 5 years ago
Going to need to hold these for a few more years, the 2019 still needs some time.
Graphite dominates the palate. Lots of tobacco and vanilla too. The fruit just isn’t there. Tannins are super strong, lots of English breakfast. Medium acidity. It’s really tasty, but I suggest letting it rest. — 6 months ago
Nice balance between fruitiness and spiciness. Nice breadth of flavor and tannin. — 3 years ago
Well balanced buttery chardonnay, With elegant notea of citrus and elegant oakiness.
Superb South African Quality — 4 years ago
Adam Kincaid
Staple for Newton RIP. :-( Pretty intense aromas, this one smells like it will be a heavy, rich wine. Roasted nuts, pear, citrus, and vanilla cream scents. Drinks with a good mineral-focus, some salinity, very concentrated. — 4 months ago