Kit H

An exceptional wine, and that’s what it is, an exception. White flowers and, orange and herbs on the nose, but distinctly savory. The palate is unctuous, almost “oily” but not quite. It has weight but gets lift from the remarkable acidity. (It is remarkably like drinking kefir in terms of apparent texture and acidity) Flavors of orange marmalade and kaffer lime and a squeeze of lemon. Lengthy finish. A mind-bending experience that I really enjoyed. — 7 years ago

Kit H

07/14dd / I had expected a larger-scaled wine. This one was disjointed at first and became more composed with air. A very fine bead. Citrus, lime over an underlying layer of peanut brittle. Returning, honey and biscuit. Strong acid kept things in check. — 7 years ago

Kit H

Ripeness and perceived sweetness balanced by insane acidity. How can something with such a rich texture come from such poor, gray slate soils? This has the ampleur/gras of slate over clay. I’m sure I’m wrong, but that’s how it tastes to me. — 7 years ago

Kit H

Well this was striking. Brochet wines of this bottling are consistently excellent but this was a real surprise that totally exceeded my expectations. V12, dd06/16. Perfect harmony here. @Austin Ferrari said it best with peach skin as that captures both texture & flavor. Acid and tannins across the mid-to-back palate. A sublime wine and my WOTN — 7 years ago

with Austin

Kit H

This was good to go right after popping, but I opted to decant and wait about 2 hrs given Syrah’s reductive qualities it paid off nicely. Gave a fine nose of black olive, dried rosemary, hot gravel and bright raspberry fruit with a cut of brooding purple fruit in the background. The nose was pleasant, though I wouldn’t have minded a bit less carbonic character. Dusty tannins at the teeth and front of the mouth. — 7 years ago

Kit H

Oh so, so good. Freshness, ripeness and drinkability. This took awhile to open, then it reached glory and came back to earth feeling fresh, ripe and served with a slice of toast and an autolytic, rice lager-esque aftertaste. An interesting experience because, when tasting analytically, it doesn’t give much, but this gives hedonistic pleasure like none other. — 7 years ago

Kit H

Tight upon opening but air worked wonders. Opened to sweet blackberry, picked at just the right moment on a warm day. The standard note of bacon fat to be sure, but this memory stands out to me. On palate tannins are medium-fine and across the entire mouth, lingering in the front quarter of the tongue and back of the lips. Medium acidity that has the impression of increasing with a long finish. — 7 years ago

with Austin

Kit H

structure: very fine tannins that hit the gums and inside of the lips. refined, soft. Acidity hits back of palate. Aromatics/flavor:enormous bacon fat here. Hint of mint. Black olives, rosemary. Autumn leaves. Sweetness of fruit (cherry) increased with air, as did my perception of acidity. Swirling does not benefit this wine. Granite. Because of its delicacy, I do not recommend decanting. It was firing on all cylinders at the start and then shut down. Opened up again 1.5hrs in. A good wine with which I fell in and out of love. — 7 years ago