If you mention the Scholium Project to any wino in San Francisco odds are you'll see their eyes light up as they will know you are part of the "in" crowd. The Scholium Project is the epitome of a cult wine with the wines being the passion project of Abe Schoener, Johanna Jensen, Graeme MacDonald and friends and interns.
On to the wine! I found this bottle in my cellar a few weeks ago as I was doing inventory of my wines. It had been 2-3 years since I last checked them and I was very surprised about the wines I had. This wine is a blend of cabernet sauvignon and syrah. This is the first time I've ever heard of this blend, which is why I bought it years ago. First thing I noticed was how high the alcohol content was (15%). I'm one glass in and I already feel loopy. There are big tannins with plumb and blackberry notes. I tasted more syrah than cabernet, but this was a solid bottle. Lastly, I'm very curious to see how this wine drinks tomorrow!
4 out of 5 corks
