Kapyrick Wine

9.5

v12. Outstanding. Soft toasty nose. Fresh, rich, dark, black currant and cassis fruit. Velvety smooth chocolate finish. Seamlessly melds together as one. — 23 days ago

P Pelissero

9.0

It was lovely. Drank it at The Source Hotel Woods Restaurant. — 5 years ago

Timothy Lynch

9.2

Herr Peter Fisher has crushed it with this one! — 5 years ago

Ron R

9.5

Wifey and I concur with the score. May have approached this too early. Lacks the depth and complexity we have come to expect from this vineyard. Still very good. Hoping that bottle age brings a little more intensity, although it may just bring age.

Day 2 and this wine has has switched gears and developed more urgency. Much improved, so I’ll take the score up 2 pts. This reminds me of a quote “Instant gratification takes too long” - Carrie Fisher 😏 — 6 years ago

with Anne-marie

Shay A

9.3

I was surprised at how much better this was almost two hours from pop. The profile here is fairly light and bordeaux like. Initially it was mainly herbs de Provence, leather, underripe black cherries and even some tomato like notes on the nose with more of the same on the palate, but then it channeled some smoked meat, plum, and peppercorn characteristics as it opened alongside more bright red and black fruits. Really beefed up and drank younger than it is. I think this can still hold for a few more years, though it’s not getting better. Thanks @Keith Fisher . — 7 years ago

with Mark and Dan

Bryan Kesting

9.3

This is a continuation of the wines that were at the fourth Friday gathering in Fort Worth, TX. As @Shay A mentioned there were too many wines to taste them all. Here are a few other great ones that Shay did not post.

It was fun to drink a Marcassin Pinot with some age on it. Thank you @Keith Fisher — 7 years ago

with Shay

Shay A

9.3

This was fun to try next to my Cayuse Syrah, so I appreciate @Keith Fisher opening this. There is no way I would have called this cab dominant if tasting blind. It has Walla Walla like Syrah notes with the iron and olive tapenade on the nose but was very dense on the mid palate. Glycerin like with muddled blackberries and sweet boysenberries. This didn’t show much for the first hour, but really changed after an additional hour. Very cool. — 7 years ago

with Bill and Weston

JKT

9.1

Nicely balanced tasty full bodied Cali Chard — 10 months ago

Aravind A

9.2

@Joshua Fisher how's this look, haha. Happy Halloween. — 4 years ago

Shay A

9.2

I’m between a 92-93 here. This was by no means shut down but it was surprisingly tannic and a bit clenched. Poured next to a 2016 Fisher Syrah, this was significantly less pepper driven yet substantially more nimble and vibrant. 100% Grenache and 40% whole cluster (which is definitely evident). Plenty of ripe red fruit up front on the nose with underripe and crunchy black fruits, potpourri, garrigue, and herbal stemminess. Nervy acidity on the palate and while a touch thin on the mid palate, the finish here is quite beefed up with violet, cranberry and black currant wrapped tannins. It’s almost juicy, yet an herbal flair keeps it balanced. Enjoyed at pop and pour, I’d decant at least an hour if opening now. — 5 years ago

Robert McCall

9.2

Enjoyed this tonight. Medium plus weight with dark red/black fruit and a peppery/licorice accent. Savory and fruity with a still present tannic lift carrying its lengthy finish. Solid! — 6 years ago

Shay A

9.6

A few wines from last week’s 4th Friday event!

The sheer opulence of this is astounding. Obviously young, this was actually my first Realm BTK courtesy of @Keith Fisher . When thinking back to the last stunning 2016 BTK I had (MacDonald), where the MacDonald is more dusty, slightly more herbal and full of tightly coiled BTK power, this was an embarrassment of rich dark fruits, baking spices and sporting a creme de cassis like profile. Classic To Kalon power, with so much to unpack. Thank you, Keith! — 6 years ago

Shay A

9.7

July 4th Friday was a total blowout! Killer bottles one after another. Here are just a few of the bottles we all enjoyed!

En mag (as they only come en mag). Just a total knockout with heady aromatics. Compared against the ‘08 To-Kalon and the ‘12 T6, what separates this from the field is how pure and dense this is without overwhelming the senses. Decidedly dark fruit dominant...ripe blackberries and blueberries accompanied by licorice and Mexican vanilla/sandalwood notes. More powerful and compact than the others. Baking spices and dusty components. Velvet like tannins. A treat, @Keith Fisher . — 7 years ago

with joe, Dan and 2 others

Jose Lorenzo

9.5

Amazing find in the back of the restaurants cooler. — 6 months ago

Eric

9.3

@Joshua Fisher — 4 years ago

Shay A

9.6

After an epic lunch from @joe leatherwood , a few of us got together for a socially-distanced evening hosted by @Keith Fisher to keep the party going.

After the 2012 Harlan at lunch, Keith decided to continue with the theme with an ‘06. Unbelievably smooth and balanced while still retaining power. Aromatically it is very black fruit dominant...blackberries, cassis, sweet tar/pipe tobacco, graphite and channeling just a touch of bay leaf. Waves of flavor on the palate of smoked meat, creme de cassis, currant, mocha, baking spices and a supremely balanced finish. At this point in its evolution, it’s reminiscent of a high end bordeaux from a warm/ripe vintage. A total treat. — 6 years ago

with Jid, joe and 3 others

Shay A

9.5

Broken record, I know, but these wines are just mesmerizing and right up my alley. I’d say this is drinking close to its apex, and that the overwhelming funk you get when young has become more integrated. Olive tapenade, cherry jerky, soy, and peppercorn crusted rhubarb aromatics. Gorgeous floral lift on the palate showing whole cluster flair. Added notes of potpourri, herbs de Provence, smoked meat, mulberries and raspberries. So complex. Thanks @Keith Fisher . — 6 years ago

with Bill, Dan and 1 other

Shay A

9.4

Great pull by Keith. My first Relic. Up front, holiday baking spices, eucalyptus/Andes mint, and sandalwood aromatics. The palate was rich without being dense or flabby, showing chocolate dipped blueberries and blackberries, ripe jam over graham crackers, cocoa, and some sweet tobacco. Delicious. Thanks @Keith Fisher — 7 years ago

with Dan and joe

Shay A

9.6

July 4th Friday was a total blowout! Killer bottles one after another. Here are just a few of the bottles we all enjoyed!

An astounding Syrah, and one of the best I’ve ever come across. Didn’t even know Ovid made this wine. At 9yrs old, balance is perfect. To me, this brought in what makes all US Syrahs great...smoked meat, olive and savory notes (Walla Walla Syrahs), charcoal smoke and grit like finish (Paso Syrahs) and decadent red and black fruit (Napa Syrahs). At 9yrs old, this seemed to just be blossoming in to a stunner. Great bottle, @Keith Fisher . — 7 years ago

with Benjamin, joe and 2 others

Shay A

9.4

Fun afternoon at Classic with great company. Glad you could join us Bryan.

Basically a lighter version of the Fracture that it shared the table with tonight. Red, blue and black fruit. Chocolate. Less dense, but more lifted/higher acidity. There is a distinct graham cracker note showing sweetness on the finish. The nose on this is what makes it great. So much complexity. Another few years and everything will come together. Thanks for opening @Keith Fisher . — 7 years ago

with Dan, Mark and 1 other