There’s a photo on the wall for each bowler who’s scored 300 at Gold Country Lanes—and they’re all him. Bushy mustache, pleated khakis, with a beachball gut, he’s just failed to get the shoe attendant’s number and bumped into a rack of pearlescent eight-pounders. But god, you’ve never seen a more graceful four-step approach. And when his red-appleskin ball hits the pins, it’s an explosion of dried red fruit, dark chocolate, and candied cherry. Ripe fruit power and spicy poise in equal measure. You’re hanging another photo before he even hits the tenth frame.
94 Points, Jeb Dunnuck
The 2020 Milk & Honey (45% Tempranillo, 32% Syrah, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest Petit Verdot) has ample meaty, darker fruits as well as milk chocolate, cedary spice, and savory herb aromas and flavors. With full-bodied richness, it’s up-front, absolutely loaded with fruit, has integrated oak, and ripe tannins. Drink this any time over the coming 7-8 years or so.
