A friend of mine bought a bottle at auction and opened tonight . This baby is still alive and kicking. Really great wine, California Pinot can definitely age.
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Drinking great right now !! At peak !! Perfect cork after a decade in the bottle. Consumed over two days. Fruit burst on the first day and on day two this wine became a little flabby; more dried fruit, less fresh. Deep ruby color with little to no oxidation, clarity medium. Aromas of pomegranate and strawberry. Flavors of black cherry cola and raspberry with a hint of forest floor. This Pinot Noir has a medium to long finish. A balanced and flavorful Pinot Noir. This age worthy wine has more years of life left. My last bottle of this vintage. A great Pinot Noir at peak and a great winemaking effort.
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Opened, poured into a decanter, and enjoyed with food and then on its own. Saved half under vacuvin and refrigerated. Deep ruby garnet color. Nose shows dark fruits and an herbal sandalwood note. Good dark fruited flavor or with a tangy dried orange peel note. Good acidity. Lots of depth. Slight leather note on the mid-palate and then finished with pomegranate and thay orange peel note. Enjoyable.
Cork broke when opening but extracted without disintegration. 13.6% abv.
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I opened this up with a group of food and wine lovers. I made them taste it blind. It was the WOTN for 2 ppl (versus 2009 DuMOL Syrah and 2006 Quilceda Cab). Everyone thought it was young (less than 6 yrs old). They were all shocked that it was 13 years old. Nose is huge, there are layers of velvety cherry fruit in the mouth, delicious spice and a long finish. Radio Coteau has proven to be one of my best aging wines. It’s consistently excellent.
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Deep ruby color, big bouquet of ripe red fruit, the wine still packs a ton of fruit with a long excellent and delicious finish. Drinking great right now.
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Opened a bit weird or funky but resolved into a very, very nice subtle glass of winey flavors. I find it very impressive. One of the best wines this year.
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- Ruby color with slow forming legs and aromas of cherry, dusty and rose. It's balanced and has flavours of cherry, strawberry and black pepper with a medium body. Smooth texture with a medium finish - Decanted one hour. Graphite on the nose too. Tarter finish than before, almost slight cranberry. The wine is ready to drink now.
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PnP'd - Consumed over 3 nights. Dark dense color. Nose is dark fruited with some earth and cola. Very dark fruits on the palate with some tannins and astringency on finish.
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Decanted half a bottle first night and again on night 2. Definitely opened up and smoothed out with some air. Strange thing is I totally thought this was syrah. Pulled the bottle from the fridge without actually looking at it - and assumed it was the R-C syrah that was in there. Was not until I tossed the bottle that I looked and saw it was pinot noir. This tasted nothing like pinot noir, but syrah absolutely. The color was dark ruby. Nose had a pleasant floral cola character to it. Still quite fruit forward, but darker fruits with prominent acidity and some grippy tannins. A bit astringent on the finish. Okay but the only distinctive thing to me is that I was shocked it was pinot.
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Nice nose, great mouth, and a good, extended length. Rich..., no signs of drying or agedness in this bottle. Still seems young with much structure to go for some time.
Rich, jammy, plummy/cherry fruit. Some wood notes, a bit of earth... maybe.
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Juicy and ripe, but seems to be drying out a little. There is nice tart cherry and strawberry fruit, more cherry on the nose. Nice long finish, just drys out at the end. I would say drink up.
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Austere, nose of cranberry at first; decanted for nearly 2 hours before trying again. Burgundian in style, very nice and focused with red fruit dominant. Big crowd pleaser.
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Blind wines (very brief notes) (Granby, CT): I enjoyed this more than the Anthill, though that may have been a minority opinion. Quite young, with time needed to let the tannin settle, but very good, with dark cherries, spice, herbs.
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Medium ruby color. Initially, some orange peel on the nose, which blew off as the temperature increased from cellar temp. Then, aromas of raspberry, hints of strawberry, rose petal, spice, some herbs, brown sugar and vanillin oak. Similar flavors, except the brown sugar is absent. Tannins are not yet resolved, leaving a notable acidic sting across the top of the tongue. Not real big fruit, but an appreciable wine in its own right. A lot better with food. A medium slightly tannic finish. I expected more, given Tanzer's eval. Hopefully, the wine may show better when the tannins become more resolved. Needs more time for development.
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missus loved it and when mama's happy....I would have given it a 91 but bumped it the extra point for mama. orange notes dissipated somewhat on 2nd night
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Slow-O 4 hours, served non-blind. Much more akin to a SV Rochioli than a KB, which was a very welcome surprise. My first time with this wine, but hopefully not my last. Medium (+) garnet, clear. Beautifully full aromas of raspberry, cherry, clove, tomato leaf and brown spices. Light, but powerful with an attractive mid-palate and very fresh acids. A rather complete package and one that caught the attention of all at the dinner. If you're a fruit bomb lover, stay away. Classy, and highly recommended, 13,6% abv, drink thru 2020
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There's a lot here to like but the orange peel aromas and flavors were overly dominant for me at this point which makes it hard to go nuts about the bottle I tasted from.
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I feel like this needs some bottle time. Lots of tension and a distinct orange note. Overall love the style of Pinot here and look forward to exploring this producer. 91-93 pts.
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Popped and poured. Bright ruby. Beautiful sweet nose of red and dark berries, flowers and spice. Juicy and sweet but well delineated. Typical cali pinot fruits including strawberry and black raspberrywith notes of vanilla, flowers and exotic spice. Very nice persitent finish. Best california pinot i have had in some time.
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9/16/2023 - Jhalpern27 Likes this wine: 93 Points
A friend of mine bought a bottle at auction and opened tonight . This baby is still alive and kicking. Really great wine, California Pinot can definitely age.
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3/16/2023 - bdhanna Likes this wine: 92 Points
Drinking great right now !! At peak !!
Perfect cork after a decade in the bottle. Consumed over two days. Fruit burst on the first day and on day two this wine became a little flabby; more dried fruit, less fresh. Deep ruby color with little to no oxidation, clarity medium. Aromas of pomegranate and strawberry. Flavors of black cherry cola and raspberry with a hint of forest floor. This Pinot Noir has a medium to long finish. A balanced and flavorful Pinot Noir. This age worthy wine has more years of life left. My last bottle of this vintage. A great Pinot Noir at peak and a great winemaking effort.
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3/6/2022 - t_moderne wrote: 94 Points
Opened, poured into a decanter, and enjoyed with food and then on its own.
Saved half under vacuvin and refrigerated.
Deep ruby garnet color.
Nose shows dark fruits and an herbal sandalwood note.
Good dark fruited flavor or with a tangy dried orange peel note.
Good acidity.
Lots of depth.
Slight leather note on the mid-palate and then finished with pomegranate and thay orange peel note.
Enjoyable.
Cork broke when opening but extracted without disintegration.
13.6% abv.
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2/5/2022 - NY Wino wrote: 96 Points
I opened this up with a group of food and wine lovers. I made them taste it blind. It was the WOTN for 2 ppl (versus 2009 DuMOL Syrah and 2006 Quilceda Cab). Everyone thought it was young (less than 6 yrs old). They were all shocked that it was 13 years old. Nose is huge, there are layers of velvety cherry fruit in the mouth, delicious spice and a long finish. Radio Coteau has proven to be one of my best aging wines. It’s consistently excellent.
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1/8/2021 - NY Wino Likes this wine: 92 Points
Drinking beautifully. Big bouquets of ripe cherries, the wine has excellent red berry fruit, good acidity and a long delicious finish.
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5/15/2020 - NY Wino Likes this wine: 93 Points
Deep ruby color, big bouquet of ripe red fruit, the wine still packs a ton of fruit with a long excellent and delicious finish. Drinking great right now.
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3/27/2020 - davudvl Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very tasty fruit forward. Good acidity.
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12/20/2018 - jbaron wrote: 94 Points
Opened a bit weird or funky but resolved into a very, very nice subtle glass of winey flavors. I find it very impressive. One of the best wines this year.
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8/27/2018 - ey1294 wrote: 90 Points
- Ruby color with slow forming legs and aromas of cherry, dusty and rose. It's balanced and has flavours of cherry, strawberry and black pepper with a medium body. Smooth texture with a medium finish - Decanted one hour. Graphite on the nose too. Tarter finish than before, almost slight cranberry. The wine is ready to drink now.
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11/20/2017 - jbaron wrote:
Seems distinctively RRV. A bit thin. Smelly though.
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3/19/2017 - jbaron wrote: 91 Points
Less of a wine than my note of last year. Tighter and tarter. Less forgiving.
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10/29/2016 - short and confused wrote: 94 Points
Still youthful and delicious. I love this wine. Ditto on my note of 6/7/2011. I am in agreement with Josh Raynolds on this one.
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10/20/2016 - ogres3 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Not the greatest of wines but did benefit from about two hours of air. Average red and blue fruit. A bit of acid on the midtongue at the finish.
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8/22/2016 - retired_and_roving wrote:
PnP'd - Consumed over 3 nights. Dark dense color. Nose is dark fruited with some earth and cola. Very dark fruits on the palate with some tannins and astringency on finish.
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6/30/2016 - retired_and_roving wrote:
Decanted half a bottle first night and again on night 2. Definitely opened up and smoothed out with some air. Strange thing is I totally thought this was syrah. Pulled the bottle from the fridge without actually looking at it - and assumed it was the R-C syrah that was in there. Was not until I tossed the bottle that I looked and saw it was pinot noir. This tasted nothing like pinot noir, but syrah absolutely. The color was dark ruby. Nose had a pleasant floral cola character to it. Still quite fruit forward, but darker fruits with prominent acidity and some grippy tannins. A bit astringent on the finish. Okay but the only distinctive thing to me is that I was shocked it was pinot.
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4/18/2016 - clutj wrote:
316 cases; cherries, good fruit
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2/28/2016 - pjhr Likes this wine: 92 Points
As delicious as the last bottle!
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2/23/2016 - jbaron Likes this wine: 93 Points
Nice nose, great mouth, and a good, extended length. Rich..., no signs of drying or agedness in this bottle. Still seems young with much structure to go for some time.
Rich, jammy, plummy/cherry fruit. Some wood notes, a bit of earth... maybe.
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2/10/2016 - pjhr Likes this wine: 92 Points
As youthful as the last bottle. Delicious tart red cherry and raspberries on the nose and palate with spice notes finishing with vibrant acidity.
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8/5/2015 - gesusser wrote: 90 Points
Short splash decant which did not help,this open up, agree with last post tarts cherry on one but shallow and a dry finish...drink up
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8/2/2015 - thebonnydooner wrote: 90 Points
Juicy and ripe, but seems to be drying out a little. There is nice tart cherry and strawberry fruit, more cherry on the nose. Nice long finish, just drys out at the end. I would say drink up.
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4/19/2015 - gesusser wrote: 92 Points
One hour decant 1 st nite allowed this to open and enjoy a glass...on 3rd night we finished bottle, smooth fruity Pinot that went very well with food
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1/23/2015 - pjhr wrote: 92 Points
Delicious tart red cherry and raspberries on the nose and palate with spice notes finishing with quite vibrant acidity.
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12/6/2014 - DougLee wrote: 88 Points
a bit cloying
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10/14/2014 - huevosconvino Likes this wine:
Austere, nose of cranberry at first; decanted for nearly 2 hours before trying again. Burgundian in style, very nice and focused with red fruit dominant. Big crowd pleaser.
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7/25/2014 - Lakewine23 Likes this wine: 92 Points
amazing Pinot!!
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2/15/2014 - Chainthroer wrote: 91 Points
Similar to my note of 1/13/2014.
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1/16/2014 - indiscriminate palate wrote:
Blind wines (very brief notes) (Granby, CT): I enjoyed this more than the Anthill, though that may have been a minority opinion. Quite young, with time needed to let the tannin settle, but very good, with dark cherries, spice, herbs.
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1/13/2014 - Chainthroer wrote: 91 Points
Ditto my note of 12/24/2013 re the aromas and flavor. But, I got a lot more intensity and richness in the fruit this time. Possible, bottle variation.
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12/24/2013 - Chainthroer wrote: 89 Points
Medium ruby color. Initially, some orange peel on the nose, which blew off as the temperature increased from cellar temp. Then, aromas of raspberry, hints of strawberry, rose petal, spice, some herbs, brown sugar and vanillin oak. Similar flavors, except the brown sugar is absent. Tannins are not yet resolved, leaving a notable acidic sting across the top of the tongue. Not real big fruit, but an appreciable wine in its own right. A lot better with food. A medium slightly tannic finish. I expected more, given Tanzer's eval. Hopefully, the wine may show better when the tannins become more resolved. Needs more time for development.
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3/13/2013 - crazedmountainbiker Likes this wine: 92 Points
missus loved it and when mama's happy....I would have given it a 91 but bumped it the extra point for mama. orange notes dissipated somewhat on 2nd night
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2/15/2013 - Tim Heaton Likes this wine:
Slow-O 4 hours, served non-blind. Much more akin to a SV Rochioli than a KB, which was a very welcome surprise. My first time with this wine, but hopefully not my last. Medium (+) garnet, clear. Beautifully full aromas of raspberry, cherry, clove, tomato leaf and brown spices. Light, but powerful with an attractive mid-palate and very fresh acids. A rather complete package and one that caught the attention of all at the dinner. If you're a fruit bomb lover, stay away. Classy, and highly recommended, 13,6% abv, drink thru 2020
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12/10/2011 - pkbackman wrote: 89 Points
Very good, but expected a more vibrant flavor profile. It was solid though, just not a lot of pizazz for the price
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12/4/2011 - RobertDwyer wrote: 91 Points
There's a lot here to like but the orange peel aromas and flavors were overly dominant for me at this point which makes it hard to go nuts about the bottle I tasted from.
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12/3/2011 - jtinto Likes this wine: 92 Points
I feel like this needs some bottle time. Lots of tension and a distinct orange note. Overall love the style of Pinot here and look forward to exploring this producer. 91-93 pts.
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7/6/2011 - short and confused wrote: 95 Points
Popped and poured at a dinner with lively conversation. No formal notes but just as good as before.
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6/7/2011 - short and confused wrote: 95 Points
Popped and poured. Bright ruby. Beautiful sweet nose of red and dark berries, flowers and spice. Juicy and sweet but well delineated. Typical cali pinot fruits including strawberry and black raspberrywith notes of vanilla, flowers and exotic spice. Very nice persitent finish. Best california pinot i have had in some time.
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