Good stuff

The 2008 Biserno shows faded primary fruit with more emphasis on dry spice

2004 and 2005 Monfortinos

very focused and very precise on the finish

stone and extract of red pinot fruit

Cayuse, Cerise Syrah Vintage:2018 Good stuffHealthy dark red. Musky, Old World scents of bloody steak, minerals, olive tapenade, wild herbs and soy sauce. Densely packed and sweeter in the early going than the En Chambertin, with notes of spices and peat moss that reminded me of a Cte de Nuits wine. Pliant in texture but still quite reserved and not at all a sweet style. The tannins are a bit youthfully tough and a bit less noble than those of the 2012 version, but this distinctly savory wine