4/25/13, 5:16 PM - I would agree with the 08 being better for long term storage, but I will say the 09 improved with the extended time open as well.
1/6/13, 10:55 AM - Easy, to me it was overly oaked and it tasted hot (ie high alcohol). To put into perspective this was an event where 30+ VA wines and ringers were tasted blind in a random order. The bottle could of been served at a higher room temperature then it should of been, but I can only rate the wine on what I tasted. This probably also has to do somewhat to personal preference to style of wine, but when I notice high alcohol and too much oak its a big turn off for me.
5/20/10, 5:27 PM - Great to see you branching out more into OR fwith Brick House and now with some of John Paul's bottlings. This is my favorite producer from the area and I have yet to be disappointed with any bottling. Plus the price is always right IMO. Been a while since we saw you or Darren over at WLTV, cheers.
5/6/10, 5:41 PM - I liked this wine, but good to know they need air. Reminded me a little of Joly's wines, but not as oxidized as they tend to be. Will be looking for more of these.
5/6/10, 5:38 PM - Will be holding mine other bottle for at least a little while, but since its my birth year wine I might pop it next year when I hit 30.
5/6/10, 5:37 PM - I know it was interesting to see it in a different form. We're going to try some newer 07's at our next tasting here in DC. Should be interesting.
4/9/10, 5:22 PM - Good notes, makes me want to pop one of the bottles I have to see how it is fairing 6 months after release.
3/27/10, 2:54 PM - That's exactly what I was saying, good wine, but later in the night I noticed the alcohol creep up and hadn't noticed any the first time around and that was on a fresh palate.
3/27/10, 2:52 PM - I'll probably let me other 2 sit for a while as well.
3/27/10, 2:49 PM - This was from a Pinot blind tasting so didn't really choose when to taste. There was an older 02 Smoke present and I couldn't even tell it was a Pinot as it was very Rhone like on the nose. Was kinda shocked as other 07's showed much better IMO.
3/26/10, 5:46 PM - Slave,You probably want to either decant this bottle or enjoy over multiple days. I would also reccommend ensuring it is under room temp so that the alcohol doesn't start to show.
3/8/10, 7:24 PM - Glad to see this is showing well right now as I plan on popping this against a Catena Single vineyard Nicassa from the same year just to see how they are doing and if there is that much difference.
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