Youthful ruby, especially for a wine an almost 30 year old! Classic cab aromas, and could even pass for old world, with cigar box, menthol and bell pepper. Creamy, interesting, sweet palate of figs, plums, and dried herb. Possibly even the illegal kind. Not that I would know from first hand knowledge. Even, [...]
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2001 Turley Charbono Tofanelli Vineyard
Quite dark and youthful. Smells something in the neighborhood of Brunello. Roasted scorched earth and pine. Full, thick and earthy, with complex mocha, bakers chocolate and blueberry. Long finish. Rough and tumble and not at all polished, but interesting. I was turned onto Charbono from Bob Foley’s version and [...]
2010 Sandhi Pinot Noir Santa Rita Hills
Deep dark ruby. Clean fruit aromas of an enchanted evergreen forest, wild blueberry, and some tarragon. Palate tends to the redder fruits. Its got the pinot sap that drives me nuts. Even finish. Drinking well right now. There’s a quote from Henri Matisse on the back label “What I dream of is an art of [...]