PnP through Nuance Wine Finer. Cherry and a hint of spice on the nose. Slightly tart cherry on the palate, a little herb. Nice finish. Really went well with grilled pork chop. 90+ pts. Aloha!
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Some VA on nose Tart cherry flavors Rose petals Medium acid Great balance Comes together with some aeration Very nice, delicate wine with good remaining structure and good balance
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21 months later this has improved. Initially some tart red fruit but opened with some time to reveal cherry, raspberry, spice and a little secondary flavors. Not bad for $21 / bottle. I think even better with some more time /bottle age (or a good decant)
We tried this with a variety of foods. It was best with Atlantic salmon on toast with Old Bay spice (paprika, etc) but also very good with the wild and long grain rice with chicken broth and with grilled Atlantic salmon. Not as good with our New Zealand Ora King salmon nor with the pork sausage with fennel.
Probably even better with Mamoun’s or with Indian
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Excellent cool vintage pinot, just on the upside of interesting secondary nuances. Raspberry fruit with herbs and mushrooms. Drinks well now but I believe it will get even more interesting.
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Stunning! At that great middle-age place where primary fruit is evident but enhanced by maturing aromatics. Splendidly crisp yet elegant with raspberry fruit and spice. Needs an hour of decanting to fully open.
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This wine is really coming into its own. I have had two other bottles over the past year, and drinking now and for the next few years is ideal. The tertiary earth, mushroom, tobacco and black tea are fabulous. I wish I could buy another case, but for now I have three bottles left! I'll be interested to try the next bottle in another 6 months and I'm sure it will be even better.
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This was fabulous. On the nose, creamy cherry, with baking spice and cola notes. Palate is all RRV fruit -- cherry, a hard candy note, some bubble gum, and a long, spicy finish. (I didn't get the tartness noted by other tasters below). Nice acidity, with some tannin in the background. Improved over the course of several hours.
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Took this over to a dinner party and everyone loved it. It had elegant fruit, good acidity and a lingering finish. A great red for late afternoon/early evening to sip without food, or would pair well with poultry or salmon.
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Wow was this wine tart! Was it bottle shock or does it really need that much time? Lots of tart red fruit (cherry, currants) and needs some time to settle down. [Note: the wine did arrive the day before we tried it. We'll have a Coravin taste to reconfirm or revise impressions]
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Medium(-) ruby, clear with some legs forming, 13,8% abv. Medium aromas of red berries, dry leaves, hints of tar and caramel or butterscotch. Dry, medium(+) acidity, medium(-) sliky tannin, medium-medium(+) alcohol, medium body. Medium flavors of red cherries, red berries, spots of pepper, with some tertiary and earthy flavors in the mid-palate like, slight mocha notes. Balanced, structured, this wine hangs. Good length with fruit-driven focussed finish. Well-defined and clean-cut, very elegant PN, feminine and seductive.
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I was disappointed in the wine for the money. I find it a bit thin. Fine for swirling, but I have much better at under $20. One more bottle to go. No more for my cellar.
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The wine looks ruby colored. The legs are slow. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like raspberry, lemon, cherry, dust and honeysuckle. It tastes like strawberry, lemon, cherry and dust. The body is light/medium. The wine has angular texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has low acidity.
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The wine looks ruby colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like dust, mineral, light toast, lead pencil, rose, violet and vanilla. The body is medium. The wine has silky texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has low acidity.
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9/6/2020 - bg3034 wrote: 90 Points
PnP through Nuance Wine Finer. Cherry and a hint of spice on the nose. Slightly tart cherry on the palate, a little herb. Nice finish. Really went well with grilled pork chop. 90+ pts. Aloha!
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3/19/2020 - GraffCellar Likes this wine: 91 Points
Some VA on nose
Tart cherry flavors
Rose petals
Medium acid
Great balance
Comes together with some aeration
Very nice, delicate wine with good remaining structure and good balance
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2/8/2020 - TashNYC wrote: 90 Points
At Kai and Cathy’s party. I didn’t have the wine but it disappeared quickly and seemed popular.
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1/20/2018 - TashNYC wrote: 90 Points
21 months later this has improved. Initially some tart red fruit but opened with some time to reveal cherry, raspberry, spice and a little secondary flavors. Not bad for $21 / bottle. I think even better with some more time /bottle age (or a good decant)
We tried this with a variety of foods. It was best with Atlantic salmon on toast with Old Bay spice (paprika, etc) but also very good with the wild and long grain rice with chicken broth and with grilled Atlantic salmon. Not as good with our New Zealand Ora King salmon nor with the pork sausage with fennel.
Probably even better with Mamoun’s or with Indian
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11/25/2017 - Neecies Likes this wine:
Excellent cool vintage pinot, just on the upside of interesting secondary nuances. Raspberry fruit with herbs and mushrooms. Drinks well now but I believe it will get even more interesting.
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2/22/2017 - Neecies Likes this wine:
Stunning! At that great middle-age place where primary fruit is evident but enhanced by maturing aromatics. Splendidly crisp yet elegant with raspberry fruit and spice. Needs an hour of decanting to fully open.
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11/13/2016 - Missys904 Likes this wine: 94 Points
This wine is really coming into its own. I have had two other bottles over the past year, and drinking now and for the next few years is ideal. The tertiary earth, mushroom, tobacco and black tea are fabulous. I wish I could buy another case, but for now I have three bottles left! I'll be interested to try the next bottle in another 6 months and I'm sure it will be even better.
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8/14/2016 - tjtrot Likes this wine: 92 Points
very balanced on the palate; minimal bouquet with very clean cherry vanilla finish; nice wine ! drink now,,,not enough backbone to age.
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6/21/2016 - Jmac56 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Wonderful cherry nose and front palate taste, followed by a nice acidic finish.
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5/27/2016 - JOJ wrote: 93 Points
This was fabulous. On the nose, creamy cherry, with baking spice and cola notes. Palate is all RRV fruit -- cherry, a hard candy note, some bubble gum, and a long, spicy finish. (I didn't get the tartness noted by other tasters below). Nice acidity, with some tannin in the background. Improved over the course of several hours.
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4/3/2016 - vinovoyager Likes this wine: 90 Points
Took this over to a dinner party and everyone loved it. It had elegant fruit, good acidity and a lingering finish. A great red for late afternoon/early evening to sip without food, or would pair well with poultry or salmon.
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4/1/2016 - TashNYC wrote: 87 Points
Wow was this wine tart! Was it bottle shock or does it really need that much time? Lots of tart red fruit (cherry, currants) and needs some time to settle down. [Note: the wine did arrive the day before we tried it. We'll have a Coravin taste to reconfirm or revise impressions]
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3/16/2016 - Jmac56 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Medium bodied but nice fruit and cherry.
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11/18/2015 - WineSteeler wrote:
Better the longer it is open
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11/5/2015 - WineSteeler wrote:
Was nice to drink. Definitely smells like a Pinot, but was enjoyable and easy drinking.
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8/1/2015 - Barolo Raymond Likes this wine: 90 Points
Medium(-) ruby, clear with some legs forming, 13,8% abv. Medium aromas of red berries, dry leaves, hints of tar and caramel or butterscotch. Dry, medium(+) acidity, medium(-) sliky tannin, medium-medium(+) alcohol, medium body. Medium flavors of red cherries, red berries, spots of pepper, with some tertiary and earthy flavors in the mid-palate like, slight mocha notes.
Balanced, structured, this wine hangs. Good length with fruit-driven focussed finish. Well-defined and clean-cut, very elegant PN, feminine and seductive.
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4/20/2015 - Wine Box wrote: 88 Points
I was disappointed in the wine for the money. I find it a bit thin. Fine for swirling, but I have much better at under $20. One more bottle to go. No more for my cellar.
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2/13/2015 - MRD Colorado Likes this wine: 90 Points
The wine looks ruby colored. The legs are slow. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like raspberry, lemon, cherry, dust and honeysuckle. It tastes like strawberry, lemon, cherry and dust. The body is light/medium. The wine has angular texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has low acidity.
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2/12/2015 - MRD Colorado wrote: 92 Points
The wine looks ruby colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like dust, mineral, light toast, lead pencil, rose, violet and vanilla. The body is medium. The wine has silky texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has low acidity.
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6/18/2014 - Herbs48 Does not like this wine:
Unpleasant bite to this bottle. Not sure it is representative. Unlike GF wine. Very dry and off in some way.
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6/10/2014 - ddemetri wrote: 93 Points
Really great! Not crazy exciting but I like it.
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4/7/2014 - ppaqoo wrote:
- Ruby color. It's in total harmony with a medium/full body with a long finish - exellent!!
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