84-86 / NA
Tasted by Mike Supple - 01 Apr 2008
Medium/dark ruby core with a ruby rim. Red currant, sweet plum and spicy anise aromas. Lush entry with a fair amount of new oak. Somewhat thin on the mid palate with slightly astringent tannins.
This wine is not yet released from the winery, thus it has no price or value grade.
87-89 / NA
Tasted by Mike Supple - 01 Apr 2008
Dark purple and black core with a ruby rim. Anise and dark plum aromas. Sweet cherry and oak on the palate. Nice mouthfeel, but fairly closed right now. Touch of chocolate on the finish.
This wine is not yet released from the winery, thus it has no price or value grade.
88-91 / NA
Tasted by Mike Supple - 01 Apr 2008
Medium purple and ruby core with a pink rim. Spicy plum, anise and black cherry aromas. Sweet boysenberry palate entry surrounded by dark chocolate. Nicely refined tannins.
This wine is not yet released from the winery, thus it has no price or value grade.
88-91 / NA
Tasted by Mike Supple - 01 Apr 2008
Medium purple/ruby core with a bright ruby rim. A touch of anise and black cherry with some green herbal and toffee aromas. Great entry onto the palate. Chewy dark blackberry and plum. A little thinner on the mid-palate, but good power and lingering fruits in the finish.
This wine is not yet released from the winery, thus it has no price or value grade.
90-92 / NA
Tasted by Mike Supple - 01 Apr 2008
Dark ruby in the glass. Very spicy aromas of ginger, nutmeg and anise over crushed rose petals. Fresh and balanced on the palate with rich, spicy fruits and a lingering finish.
This wine is not yet released from the winery, thus it has no price or value grade.
89-91 / NA
Tasted by Mike Supple - 01 Apr 2008
Inky and dark in the glass. Spicy cinnamon, plum and rich black cherry on the nose. Lush, sweet fruit in the mouth. Round and full through the finish. Blackberry, cassis and spicy anise.
This wine is not yet released from the winery, thus it has no price or value grade.
86-88 / NA
Tasted by Mike Supple - 01 Apr 2008
Purple and ruby in the glass. Smoky with rich toasted black fruit aromas. Graphite and roasted black fruits on the palate. Somewhat acidic on the mid-palate, but bold and spicy with an anise kick on the finish.
This wine is not yet released from the winery, thus it has no price or value grade.
91 / B+
Tasted by Mike Supple - 19 Aug 2008
Medium purple core with a soft ruby and pink rim. Blueberry and boysenberry fruit aromas jump out of the glass, supported by darker hints of earth and charred vanilla oak. Spicy crushed black pepper and dried anise with a touch of flint linger in the air. In the mouth this wine is impressively explosive yet retains an almost impossible elegance. Tons of black pepper spice up front are quickly joined by blackberry and raspberry fruits surrounded by orange zest. Ripe tannins provide excellent structure to support the fruit. The finish of minerals and berries is long and lingering.
91 / A+
Tasted by Mike Supple - 01 Dec 2007
Dark purple core with a fuchsia rim. Big fruit and spice on the nose - fresh anise surrounded by rich black cherry and raspberry with warm vanilla and nutmeg. On the palate it is smooth and full with very fine tannins. The flavors are rich and juicy without getting heavy or jammy. Dark fruits are surrounded by bright cinnamon spice. This is a powerful wine yet it remains very well balanced. A top quality Merlot.
Easily one of the best values to come out of Napa in the last decade or more. Forget the movie “Sideways” and drink this Merlot. It has everything you want in a wine: great smells, rich flavors and a bright, easy-to-remember package. While the grapes come from two of the best vineyards in Napa (Pritchard Hill and Diamond Mountain), the wine itself is made as a joint effort between a Californian and an Australian winemaker. Killer stuff that is great to drink on its own but will go with a variety of cheeses, meats (bbq ribs, hamburgers) and pasta dishes (particularly with tomato sauce).
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