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• mlawren1 wrote: 91 points

  February 8, 2019 - Bit on the sweet side with strawberries and and raspberries. Finishes with a little chocolate.

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• Meembo Likes this wine: 90 points

  July 25, 2013 - Left in glass for about 30 minutes while letting it come up to temperature. Was expecting to get a huge whiff of the '08 AV fire, but surprisingly got very little smoke on the nose, which is showing cranberries and strawberries with a hint of vanilla. There's also a note of dustiness with green bell pepper.
  
  On the palate, the smoke shows more prominently, but is almost complemented by generous vanilla. The fruit is hidden behind savory herb (like thyme), but of what's there I get plum and strawberry. The relatively high alcohol shows.

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• brian przyzycki wrote: 88 points

  June 15, 2013 - I agree with Jasonh. This wine has transformed poorly over the past 4 years. Almost undrinkable for the first hour. Smoke and black tea flavors dominate with no fruit. After an hour in the decanter it tamed down but the fruit never came to the forefront. In summary, I think these are past their prime. I really enjoyed this bottle 3 years ago. Not so much tonight. Served with copper river salmon. UPDATE****i left a glass on the countertop overnight and drank it the following day with lunch. No oxidation at all. In fact, it drank better than the night before. I plan to sit on my remaining bottles for a few more years as this might just be going through a very awkward stage.

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• jasonh Does not like this wine:

  June 9, 2013 - Is this a joke. I had this a few years ago and the smoke was fairly smokey but I could choke a glass down when focusing on the fruit. Now this is just basically a smoked porter with acid. Gross! Took about 30 minutes and a meal to get the taste out of my mouth.

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• emdub wrote: 89 points

  May 27, 2013 - Drank next to a 2009 Roar and thought this was much more balanced. Still big fruit, but had some smokey notes and was more structured from the beginning to the finish.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2008
• Type Red
• Producer Black Kite
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation Kite's Rest
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion North Coast
• Appellation Anderson Valley

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• In Cellars 40 (23%)
• Consumed 134 (77%)

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