I have never heard of this winery but I got a couple of these on close-out for ~ $20 each. I opened the first one a couple of years ago and was impressed.
I’ve been eying it and so decided to pop it this weekend. Tight at first, within 30 minutes it exploded. A big nose of spice, cinnamon and cloves, black fruit. Still somewhat tannic, it’s dense and full bodied with rich, rich flavors of spice, eucalyptus, smoke, ripe blackberry and black pepper. What a nose! The next night it had softened some but the aromas were even more pronounced. It ended with a 30 second aftertaste. The empty glass was a delight to smell.
Really a delight of a wine and perfect with a rare sirloin.
From a vineyard planted in 1911 at 1800’ feet on a steep southeastern slope. Yields of 1 ton/acre.