Densely packed with wild red fruit, tea and savory herbs, with firm tannins. The 09 was also bone dry but with heady wooded aromatics, and it seems this vintage saw extended skin contact far less American oak (70% French, 25% American. 24 months) but well seasoned. It's an ambitious, mountain grown wine with the fruit and structure to age.
Densely packed with wild red fruit, tea and savory herbs, with firm tannins. The 09 was also bone dry but with heady wooded aromatics, and it seems this vintage saw extended skin contact far less American oak (70% French, 25% American. 24 months) but well seasoned. It's an ambitious, mountain grown wine with the fruit and structure to age.
1 person found it helpfulJan 31st, 2014
2010 vintage - dense, minty, nice use of oak. Drinking well now but can easily go another 10.
2010 vintage - dense, minty, nice use of oak. Drinking well now but can easily go another 10.
Oct 11th, 2015Dry, racy, cool, and incredibly aromatic. there's a lot going on... Plum/fig, vanilla bean, tobacco/cedar, herbs. Finish is concise and quite dry, with fine tannins.
Dry, racy, cool, and incredibly aromatic. there's a lot going on... Plum/fig, vanilla bean, tobacco/cedar, herbs. Finish is concise and quite dry, with fine tannins.
Mar 9th, 2013
Well crafted, excellent fruit & a nice heap of oak, without overshadowing some round, chewy berry notes. Pretty yummy.
Well crafted, excellent fruit & a nice heap of oak, without overshadowing some round, chewy berry notes. Pretty yummy.
Dec 14th, 2013
Sonoma Mountain, Sonoma County, California, USA
