Good cherry and red fruit on the nose though the alcohol did come out a bit much. Lighter style with big cherry and berry fruit up front again heat comes through the fruit. Medium to short finish has some nice mineral notes. Lighter than expected, a little unbalanced but still enjoyable.
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Black raspberry and cherry forward. Oaky tannins and a little pepper. Good pinot texture, but a little lighter than i expected. Not sure i'd fork out the $s for this but got it as a gift.
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NOSE: slightly reductive at first ... blew away after 30 - 45 min.; baked cherries; sandalwood spice emerged after an hour or so.
BODY: superfine particulate matter suspended in the wine; ruby core, turning to burnt sienna at edges (this appears too brown for its age); medium bodied.
TASTE: a bit hot and tannic; cherry; spices emerged as it opened up ... also smoothed-out some with some air time. A little better than the '05 bottling.
B: 50, 4, 12, 15, 6 = 87
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Medium to light bodied pinot. More of an old-world style wine with earthiness up front followed by light notes of cranberry and cherry. Pleasant enough, but there are equally good pinots out there for $15 (instead of $25).
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Dusty cherry/berry nose. Burgundy style, restrained, minerally with decent but muted fruit. Good food wine as acids shine through but I wanted a little more fruit. There are better 2004s for the money.
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AD Trade show: Light and with decent fruit. Light tannins. A decent pinot, but rather boring. Not a lot of acids, which led me to feel like it was kind of flat.
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1/23/2010 - mpstamm wrote: 85 Points
Good cherry and red fruit on the nose though the alcohol did come out a bit much. Lighter style with big cherry and berry fruit up front again heat comes through the fruit. Medium to short finish has some nice mineral notes. Lighter than expected, a little unbalanced but still enjoyable.
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12/25/2009 - SFDoug wrote: 84 Points
Mild, easy-drinking Pinot. Might have been better if opened sooner. Some berry, cuurant. Moderate tannins on the finish.
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12/23/2009 - jbrater wrote: 86 Points
Black raspberry and cherry forward. Oaky tannins and a little pepper. Good pinot texture, but a little lighter than i expected. Not sure i'd fork out the $s for this but got it as a gift.
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1/23/2009 - grafstrb wrote: 87 Points
Tasting at Jen's Place (Santa Monica, CA): -- popped and poured --
-- tasted non-blind --
NOSE: slightly reductive at first ... blew away after 30 - 45 min.; baked cherries; sandalwood spice emerged after an hour or so.
BODY: superfine particulate matter suspended in the wine; ruby core, turning to burnt sienna at edges (this appears too brown for its age); medium bodied.
TASTE: a bit hot and tannic; cherry; spices emerged as it opened up ... also smoothed-out some with some air time. A little better than the '05 bottling.
B: 50, 4, 12, 15, 6 = 87
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4/13/2007 - ml1 wrote: 85 Points
Medium to light bodied pinot. More of an old-world style wine with earthiness up front followed by light notes of cranberry and cherry. Pleasant enough, but there are equally good pinots out there for $15 (instead of $25).
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12/14/2006 - pfrichar wrote: 86 Points
Dusty cherry/berry nose. Burgundy style, restrained, minerally with decent but muted fruit. Good food wine as acids shine through but I wanted a little more fruit. There are better 2004s for the money.
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12/8/2006 - zerhart wrote: 85 Points
Thinner pinot. Nice aroma with fruit at the front and a little floral going on. Peppery and cherry taste with a medium finish. A little bitter.
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10/19/2006 - hutch wrote: 84 Points
AD Trade show: Light and with decent fruit. Light tannins. A decent pinot, but rather boring. Not a lot of acids, which led me to feel like it was kind of flat.
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