Reviews

Rich, laced with black cherry, bitter chocolate and earth flavors, this red turns firm and lean by the finish. Just a little dry on balance overall.

A deft use of oak adds spice accents to the strawberry and raspberry favors without being heavy-handed. Balanced, this is more chunky than elegant.

Medium red. Slightly reduced aromas of candied raspberry, coffee and menthol accented by peppery herbs and spices. Leanish, slightly raw wine with juicy red berry and spice flavors framed by sound balancing acidity. Offers modest complexity and depth. Peppery herbs dust the finish, which displays subtle fruit and good energy. Not bad.

There’s a hard edge to this red, derived from the acidity, tannins and a firm, stony element. The flavors evoke currant and cherry, with a touch of spice and earth. Still closed on the finish. Best from 2016 through 2032.

The black cherry core is framed by vanilla and smoky oak notes in this powerful, beefy red. The tannins dominate the ripe fruit at this stage, contributing to a raw finish. The elements are all there, but this needs time to come together in the cellar. Best from 2017 through 2035.

This lean, sinewy red is marked by a tannic edge and a cedar note. There’s intensity to the cherry and berry fruit, finishing sweet, with a spicy accent.

An intensely floral nose of violets, lavender and lilac serves to add considerable elegance to the very fresh red pinot fruit that is substantially cut with wet stone and earth nuances. The large-bodied and imposingly structured flavors possess outstanding mid-palate density with an abundance of mouth coating and tannin-buffering dry extract, all wrapped in a textured, driving and built to age finish. This brooding and tightly wound effort will require close to 20 years to reach its apogee.