Still showing well for its age but I don't think additional bottle aging will improve this wine, especially considering the relatively lower acidity. Overall good fruit, structure and balance for a 10+ year ripe Napa Pinot. 92+pts. PJP 2020.
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Still drinking well with plenty of heft and a touch of spice. Fruit and acidity in check and a touch of tannin and earth. Not a lightweight PN for sure. Will likely hold my last bottle for another year or so. 92-93 pts. PJP 2017.
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First bottle of a six pack. PnP. Cherry, peppercorns, leather, earth notes. An initial acidity blew off and it continued to evolve over the hour we drank it. Well integrated, very smooth, great 15 second finish. Should drink well for years and has some upside. A short decant would have helped.
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Lovely wine but needs more time. This is a tasty wine, with great fruit notes of raspberry, strawberry, violet. Vanilla and some spice. It had a lovely nose but will be more showy, IMHO, with another 1-2 years of bottle age. Good now with grilled salmon and mushrooms.
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Really enjoyed this. Not your typical CA pinot. Definitely not subtle, but lots of lovely earthtones to go along with the usual rasberry/strawberry strains.
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Appearance: Clear, cherry, medium intensity and extract, pale color to edge. A&B: cherry, strawberry, rose, violet, leather, pencil, oak, spice. No funk. Adequate intensity of fine character. Taste: med dry, smooth, lively acids, full flesh, med full body, generous alcohol and balanced , moderate tannins. Powerful flavor intensity of pleasant quality. Overall - correct-to-bold with pleasant, long aftertaste. A very good wine, pleasant with food and simply as a sipper.
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- Purple color with a medium body. Satin-Like texture with a medium finish - This is an exceptional wine. Love this style of Pinot. Nice fruit, elegant in presentation. Wonderful mouth feel.
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My last bottle of this outstanding Pinot. Not quite clear garnet. Nose of black cherry, cinnamon, smoke, and vanilla. Ripe juicy palate of cherry, strawberry, cola, spice, and vanilla. Excellent length. Bright, delicious acidity. Mild tannins. LOVE it.
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My last bottle. Served to Jeannine and Dee. Dark garnet with brick/tea tint. Nose of spice, vanilla, and dark fruit. Spicy, ripe palate of dark brooding Pinot fruit. Excellent length. Delightful, delicious California Pinot Noir that skews toward the dark fruit end of the spectrum.
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Clear garnet. Nose of black cherry, fig, spice, dust, and vanilla. Wonderful, balanced palate of red cherry, fig, spice, and minerals. A note of salinity. Superb length. Bright, refreshing acidity. Subtle oak treatment.
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Opened 1.5 hours prior to dinner (grilled mahi-mahi tacos). Dark cherry / cranberry/ earthy nose - more Burgundy than USA. On palate, very bright morello cherry flavor profile - gained weight with air time and high acids and medium length finish. Needs time. 91+
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3/19/2020 - ppaluszewski Likes this wine: 92 Points
Still showing well for its age but I don't think additional bottle aging will improve this wine, especially considering the relatively lower acidity. Overall good fruit, structure and balance for a 10+ year ripe Napa Pinot. 92+pts. PJP 2020.
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7/26/2019 - JGinMO wrote: 90 Points
Still quite lively at this age, but also fairly one-dimensional. Not seeing much evolution.
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11/11/2017 - ppaluszewski wrote: 93 Points
Still drinking well with plenty of heft and a touch of spice. Fruit and acidity in check and a touch of tannin and earth. Not a lightweight PN for sure. Will likely hold my last bottle for another year or so. 92-93 pts. PJP 2017.
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8/27/2017 - HOS Likes this wine: 93 Points
First bottle of a six pack. PnP. Cherry, peppercorns, leather, earth notes. An initial acidity blew off and it continued to evolve over the hour we drank it. Well integrated, very smooth, great 15 second finish. Should drink well for years and has some upside. A short decant would have helped.
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7/14/2015 - oenophilemoose wrote:
I could not get past the gunpowder aromas and flavors. I do not enjoy this iteration of Pinot Noir, therefore will not rate.
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11/24/2014 - TashNYC wrote: 90 Points
Lovely wine but needs more time. This is a tasty wine, with great fruit notes of raspberry, strawberry, violet. Vanilla and some spice. It had a lovely nose but will be more showy, IMHO, with another 1-2 years of bottle age. Good now with grilled salmon and mushrooms.
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11/1/2014 - JGinMO wrote: 91 Points
Perhaps a hard comparison to Cristom. Bigger and more disjointed.
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9/6/2014 - ppaluszewski Likes this wine: 93 Points
Awesome. Big fruit, supple tannins, and spicy. PJP 2014.
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4/14/2014 - JGinMO wrote: 92 Points
Really enjoyed this. Not your typical CA pinot. Definitely not subtle, but lots of lovely earthtones to go along with the usual rasberry/strawberry strains.
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4/5/2014 - creno Likes this wine: 89 Points
Appearance: Clear, cherry, medium intensity and extract, pale color to edge.
A&B: cherry, strawberry, rose, violet, leather, pencil, oak, spice. No funk. Adequate intensity of fine character.
Taste: med dry, smooth, lively acids, full flesh, med full body, generous alcohol and balanced , moderate tannins. Powerful flavor intensity of pleasant quality.
Overall - correct-to-bold with pleasant, long aftertaste.
A very good wine, pleasant with food and simply as a sipper.
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7/11/2013 - Bloms wrote: 95 Points
- Purple color with a medium body. Satin-Like texture with a medium finish - This is an exceptional wine. Love this style of Pinot. Nice fruit, elegant in presentation. Wonderful mouth feel.
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7/2/2013 - Wink Likes this wine: 93 Points
My last bottle of this outstanding Pinot. Not quite clear garnet. Nose of black cherry, cinnamon, smoke, and vanilla. Ripe juicy palate of cherry, strawberry, cola, spice, and vanilla. Excellent length. Bright, delicious acidity. Mild tannins. LOVE it.
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5/23/2013 - Cuellar's Cellar wrote: 93 Points
This is by far the best Pinot I have had! Great nose, with a fantastic finish!!
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1/10/2013 - Wink wrote: 92 Points
My last bottle. Served to Jeannine and Dee. Dark garnet with brick/tea tint. Nose of spice, vanilla, and dark fruit. Spicy, ripe palate of dark brooding Pinot fruit. Excellent length. Delightful, delicious California Pinot Noir that skews toward the dark fruit end of the spectrum.
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11/3/2012 - Wink wrote: 93 Points
Clear garnet. Nose of black cherry, fig, spice, dust, and vanilla. Wonderful, balanced palate of red cherry, fig, spice, and minerals. A note of salinity. Superb length. Bright, refreshing acidity. Subtle oak treatment.
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5/21/2012 - CWilliam wrote: 91 Points
Opened 1.5 hours prior to dinner (grilled mahi-mahi tacos). Dark cherry / cranberry/ earthy nose - more Burgundy than USA. On palate, very bright morello cherry flavor profile - gained weight with air time and high acids and medium length finish. Needs time. 91+
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