Starting to get festive and made a nice accompaniment to putting up the tree. Did a bottle decant with a full glass poured and waiting, sat for about an hour and a half. Intriguing color, dark garnet with an ever so slight brown tint giving to a little brick. Its fun to swirl and look at. The nose is just lovely, wafts of dark cherry, boysenberry, cola, vanilla, a little pine tar and earth, some smoke. I spent 10 minutes just inhaling it. Front leads off with black cherry cola and vanilla. Crossing the middle, the acidity pipes up and those notes of boysenberry surface. Well balanced, well integrated. Silky tannins kick in and just coast with the fruit for a lengthy finish. Its one of the best bottles I've popped of late, a great ride, and fortunately I have a few more laying down. You can enjoy this now or let sit a bit longer to roll the dice and see what happens. Its got weight and the structure and I don't sense its legs giving out any time soon.
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took some time to open up even after. the vinturi. this has plenty of acidity and could have held for a good time longer before drinking. lovely cherries and rose petals on the front of a well balanced wine. will see how tomorrow holds for the remainder.
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11/22/2020 - LotionInTheBasket Likes this wine:
Starting to get festive and made a nice accompaniment to putting up the tree. Did a bottle decant with a full glass poured and waiting, sat for about an hour and a half. Intriguing color, dark garnet with an ever so slight brown tint giving to a little brick. Its fun to swirl and look at. The nose is just lovely, wafts of dark cherry, boysenberry, cola, vanilla, a little pine tar and earth, some smoke. I spent 10 minutes just inhaling it. Front leads off with black cherry cola and vanilla. Crossing the middle, the acidity pipes up and those notes of boysenberry surface. Well balanced, well integrated. Silky tannins kick in and just coast with the fruit for a lengthy finish. Its one of the best bottles I've popped of late, a great ride, and fortunately I have a few more laying down. You can enjoy this now or let sit a bit longer to roll the dice and see what happens. Its got weight and the structure and I don't sense its legs giving out any time soon.
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2/22/2017 - D3S Likes this wine: 91 Points
Nice nose, fruit, spice and balance with a medium finish. Drinking well.
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11/24/2016 - D3S Likes this wine: 92 Points
Nice nose, excellent fruit, balance and finish.
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10/4/2016 - D3S Likes this wine: 91 Points
Drinking well but did benefit form time to open up.
Nice aromatics, fruit and balanced tannins with medium finish.
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1/24/2016 - sophiesmom wrote: 93 Points
took some time to open up even after. the vinturi. this has plenty of acidity and could have held for a good time longer before drinking. lovely cherries and rose petals on the front of a well balanced wine. will see how tomorrow holds for the remainder.
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2/16/2015 - sophiesmom wrote: 92 Points
excellent big blackberry filled CA pinot noir. vinturi and poured...really good now.
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3/23/2014 - NTR wrote: 92 Points
Quick note only. Very nice Pinot. Good nose and a solid Pinot flavor. Next one will be more detailed but this ain't no 90 wine...92
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7/4/2013 - Uglypinga wrote:
deep dark nose of ripe cherries and blackberries. the palate is deep and smooth with simple but delicious dark fruit. tasty..
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4/30/2013 - Uglypinga Likes this wine:
Big and brawny palate. Smoke and beef. The palate is this, dense and a little chewy. Lots of mid palate fruit. I loved this.
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