Wine Reviews

There’s plenty to like about this wine. Well extracted color, deep core, slight fade at the edge of the glass, slight haziness indicates minimal filtration, expressive, well-defined, lifted aromatics, dark fruit, dark roast coffee, cracked pepper, star anise, cardamom, mid weight on the palate, accessible style, with no overt oak character, round, harmonious, very good front and mid palate presence, balanced, soft finish with ripe tannins. Wine with an artisanal feel. 97% Syrah, 3% Viognier (co-fermented).

Deep and shadowed, with espresso, black olive, and graphite. Along with these savory characteristics, it maintains a juicy flow of blackberry and toasted oak.

Ripe dark fruit such as blueberry and blackberry, a bit of prune with green bell pepper, vanilla, black pepper, and dark chocolate. The richness of the palate of the cooked fruit complements the secondary flavors of baking spices and butterscotch.

This Zinfandel-based blend is a collaboration between Dave Matthews and winemaker Grayson Stewart. Aged in American oak, it also carries percentages of Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah, and Petit Verdot. With a crushed velvet mouthfeel, this juicy red shows ripe strawberry, sandalwood, and red tea.

This wine makes a strong statement. With its deep, dense core, and pronounced aromatics, it shines with dark fruit notes. Blackberry, cassis, boysenberry, black licorice, dried herbs are robust and weighty on the palate, with well-integrated oak. Ripe, with alcohol tipping in at 15.1%, yet the structure of the wine can support it well; the tannins are evident, but soft, with an extended plush finish.

Teeth-grabbing notes of dusty plum are centered in layers of mocha java and graphite. Powerful, with taming notes of ripe blackberry and black olive.

Deep, dense, well-extracted, with good aromatic intensity and range. Black fruit and dark cherry, along with savory spice, roasted coffee notes, and dark chocolate. Plush, ample volume, weighty, round, well integrated oak, aged 16 months in French oak 50% new. Follows through well to the back palate with supple tannins. A wine with considerable structure, and well balanced.

Deep, dense core with pronounced ripe black fruit, savory spice, and dark roast coffee notes. Robust, full bodied, solid, and concentrated, in a layered style with good palate weight. Moderately long finish with ripe tannins, developed well with some aeration.. Aged 18 months aged in oak, a combination of French and American, with 25% new oak.