Simply put, this is drinking beautifully and cannot imagine it improving from here. From the wonderful nose to the full mouth feel everything is a beautiful symphony of not over the top California Pinot.
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Pop and pour. Aromas of smoke, dried cherry, dried strawberry and root vegetables. Flavors of dried cherry, strawberry, clove and touch of root beer. Ends with a long finish of 35 seconds with notes of clove and dried cherry. Drinking very well right now.
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Took a glass using my Coravin dispenser. A nice RRV Pinot that drinks on the heavy end of the spectrum. Goes well with aged cheese and cured meats.
Update May 23/18: pulled the cork on this last night to finish off the bottle 1 month after pouring another couple of glasses from Coravin. With these last 2 experiences we found that giving it some time to breath really helped, giving a much better tasting. Or could it be bottle variation ? (top to bottom). Haha. But seriously, it’s great to be able to enjoy a bottle over a 3 month period like this. Helps stretch the wine cellar.
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just a tad past prime as it lacks the acidity to push this into higher territory - but the ingredients are there - sweet cranberry, asian spices, fuller body - this is a more masculine pinot...
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Pnp - loved this style of wine back when I was on the list and purchased these, but currently find this big, lush, dark fruited style of pinot too heavy. Dark color, black fruits coexisting with the red fruits - perhaps a touch of syrah blended in here?? On the palate the fruit is married with some acidity, so balance is there but the wine drinks heavy for me. Again our guests really enjoyed this one, so I think it all depends on your preferred style.
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Nose of dark cherry, blackberry and cedar. Very complex on the palate, with prunes, leather, forest floor and stony flavors added to the mix. Nice mouthfeel. Tannins still evident - seems like this has many years of life left in it. Finish slightly marred by alcohol heat, but otherwise this is a classic RRV Pinot.
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Decanted for an hour before service. In the glass, dark violet-red. On the nose, muted aromatics of nutmeg and crushed stone fruit. On the palate, black cherries, nutmeg, cinnamon, and a slightly reductive note of prunes, with an unctuous smooth texture and a long finish. If you like your RRVs, you'll love this one.
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This Pinot rocks! Cherry, strawberry, Dr. pepper, minerals; an enticing and smooth Pinot with plenty of heft. My only criticism would be a hint of alcohol heat on the finish.
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hard to drink this right after the kosta browne 2009 sonoma coast but it more than held its own. it needs more time to open than the kosta. beautiful cherry and cola notes with nice acidity. needed more time to open but then we moved onto the bordeauex for our main course. seems like it could age another 2 years and be fine - has a bit more heft and weight and complexity than the kosta.
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Stills needs some time to open, and I don't think we gave it enough time (although we did run it through a vinturi). Subtle but beautiful nose of sassafras and some cherries. The root beer / sassafras notes are also present on the front palate. The finish has moderate tannins and a some bitterness that I didn't mind, but some others thought detracted from the wine.
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8/14/2023 - jshufelt wrote: 93 Points
14 years old and still remarkably consistent. Wish I had a few more bottles of this.
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1/22/2023 - tgkswine Likes this wine: 94 Points
Simply put, this is drinking beautifully and cannot imagine it improving from here. From the wonderful nose to the full mouth feel everything is a beautiful symphony of not over the top California Pinot.
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4/16/2022 - Wine Poor Likes this wine: 92 Points
Delicious.
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4/16/2020 - jshufelt wrote: 93 Points
Consistent with previous tasting note.
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12/18/2019 - slywka7 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Pop and pour. Aromas of smoke, dried cherry, dried strawberry and root vegetables. Flavors of dried cherry, strawberry, clove and touch of root beer. Ends with a long finish of 35 seconds with notes of clove and dried cherry. Drinking very well right now.
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2/24/2018 - Wine Poor wrote: 90 Points
Took a glass using my Coravin dispenser. A nice RRV Pinot that drinks on the heavy end of the spectrum. Goes well with aged cheese and cured meats.
Update May 23/18: pulled the cork on this last night to finish off the bottle 1 month after pouring another couple of glasses from Coravin. With these last 2 experiences we found that giving it some time to breath really helped, giving a much better tasting. Or could it be bottle variation ? (top to bottom). Haha. But seriously, it’s great to be able to enjoy a bottle over a 3 month period like this. Helps stretch the wine cellar.
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10/15/2017 - winelover1808 wrote: 90 Points
just a tad past prime as it lacks the acidity to push this into higher territory - but the ingredients are there - sweet cranberry, asian spices, fuller body - this is a more masculine pinot...
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9/7/2017 - retired_and_roving Likes this wine:
Pnp - loved this style of wine back when I was on the list and purchased these, but currently find this big, lush, dark fruited style of pinot too heavy. Dark color, black fruits coexisting with the red fruits - perhaps a touch of syrah blended in here?? On the palate the fruit is married with some acidity, so balance is there but the wine drinks heavy for me. Again our guests really enjoyed this one, so I think it all depends on your preferred style.
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7/18/2017 - elodin wrote: 93 Points
Nose of dark cherry, blackberry and cedar. Very complex on the palate, with prunes, leather, forest floor and stony flavors added to the mix. Nice mouthfeel. Tannins still evident - seems like this has many years of life left in it. Finish slightly marred by alcohol heat, but otherwise this is a classic RRV Pinot.
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2/4/2017 - jshufelt wrote: 93 Points
Decanted for an hour before service. In the glass, dark violet-red. On the nose, muted aromatics of nutmeg and crushed stone fruit. On the palate, black cherries, nutmeg, cinnamon, and a slightly reductive note of prunes, with an unctuous smooth texture and a long finish. If you like your RRVs, you'll love this one.
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3/22/2015 - winejnky wrote: 93 Points
This Pinot rocks! Cherry, strawberry, Dr. pepper, minerals; an enticing and smooth Pinot with plenty of heft. My only criticism would be a hint of alcohol heat on the finish.
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12/30/2013 - PinotPaul wrote: 94 Points
Probably one of best Pinots I've ever had. Wonderful nose. Great depth and fabulous finish. Wish I had more. Drinking very well.
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12/28/2013 - winelover1808 wrote: 92 Points
hard to drink this right after the kosta browne 2009 sonoma coast but it more than held its own. it needs more time to open than the kosta. beautiful cherry and cola notes with nice acidity. needed more time to open but then we moved onto the bordeauex for our main course. seems like it could age another 2 years and be fine - has a bit more heft and weight and complexity than the kosta.
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9/8/2013 - Scharin wrote: 93 Points
Stills needs some time to open, and I don't think we gave it enough time (although we did run it through a vinturi). Subtle but beautiful nose of sassafras and some cherries. The root beer / sassafras notes are also present on the front palate. The finish has moderate tannins and a some bitterness that I didn't mind, but some others thought detracted from the wine.
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12/19/2012 - ataraxy wrote: 93 Points
Still too young
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5/9/2012 - CoopGolfWine wrote: 95 Points
Very nice and will only get better. Was drinking very nice 3 hours after opening
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