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David Paris (dbp) wrote:

Saturday, April 2, 2011 - Pinot Noirs from Around The World (BLIND!): Strange macerated berry component... this smells like Pinot Noir a few days into fermentation. Weird. I also get this strange honey covered barn aroma. Really funky and different. This doesn't even smell like wine to me, really... it smells more like a honey or woody maple syrup. I also got this menthol aroma on the night off that has fully disappeared the next day. Really big and fruity on the palate; more like fruit jam than wine. Really large in scale, with some funky hay covered in strawberry glaze and seaweed. Tannins build, but the 14.5% alcohol isn't all that intrusive. Lots of caramel here too. Wow, the finish initially attacks with a surprising caramel apple component. Pretty sweet throughout, I bet that this wine has some residual sugar. An interesting wine, but a strange wine. Definitely not what I would reach for when I wanted a nice contemplative Pinot Noir... it feels more like desert. * Leslie likes this.

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