Very good Pinot Noir and surprising for California. The cool weather of Marin certainly assists. While overly fruity when young this has mellowed into a well rounded wine. I suspect more years would be of further benefit. We will see.
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Wow, is this the same wine that I tasted and scored 18 months ago?? This bottle was an oak bomb from the first whiff through the finish. The dark fruit is sufficient but it gets overwhelmed by the oak. It actually paired just fine with every dish we had but was not at all what I was expecting. Very unusual for a D-G wine.
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Decanted into a tall one about 45 minutes before drinking, that worked well. This didn't evolve noticeably over the 2+ hours it was drank, which was without food. It showed with a medium purple color. Had a nice body heft that wasn't too much. On the nose and palate it was more dark-fruited than red with blueberries, blackberries, hints of sous boi, and brambles. The acid had settled nicely integrated into the fruit and tannins such that this didn't bite. It seemed like it was peaking, but will probably still drink very well for at least another 2-3 years before beginning to fade. Great stuff!
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Nice. 13.5 abv, right up my alley. Medium ruby color, translucent. Modest nose. Juicy and fruity on palate. Overall nicely balanced. Drank this on PG&E blackout apocalypse! Love Marin wines!
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The wine looks ruby colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like raspberry and blackberry. It tastes like strawberry, raspberry, strawberry jam, cherry and lychee. The body is light/medium. The wine has smooth texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has low acidity.
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Always on Halloween, always great! This bottle was part of a three-year vertical that we did for Halloween dinner. Excellent as always, but the prize for the night went to the '15.
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8/17/2021 - gingerbreadman Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very good Pinot Noir and surprising for California. The cool weather of Marin certainly assists. While overly fruity when young this has mellowed into a well rounded wine. I suspect more years would be of further benefit. We will see.
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11/26/2020 - capriowine Likes this wine: 90 Points
A little spicy, dark fruits, smooth tannins, mostly dry, slight notes on herbs on the finish.
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8/8/2020 - alexlb06 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Medium to full bodied, fruit forward, but not red ripe fruit, no sweetness. Went great with filet mignon
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8/6/2020 - BoulderWine wrote:
Wow, is this the same wine that I tasted and scored 18 months ago?? This bottle was an oak bomb from the first whiff through the finish. The dark fruit is sufficient but it gets overwhelmed by the oak. It actually paired just fine with every dish we had but was not at all what I was expecting. Very unusual for a D-G wine.
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5/30/2020 - wine247365 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Decanted into a tall one about 45 minutes before drinking, that worked well. This didn't evolve noticeably over the 2+ hours it was drank, which was without food. It showed with a medium purple color. Had a nice body heft that wasn't too much. On the nose and palate it was more dark-fruited than red with blueberries, blackberries, hints of sous boi, and brambles. The acid had settled nicely integrated into the fruit and tannins such that this didn't bite. It seemed like it was peaking, but will probably still drink very well for at least another 2-3 years before beginning to fade. Great stuff!
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3/20/2020 - joet626 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Liked this a lot. Plums and baking spices
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10/26/2019 - blaine Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nice. 13.5 abv, right up my alley. Medium ruby color, translucent. Modest nose. Juicy and fruity on palate. Overall nicely balanced. Drank this on PG&E blackout apocalypse! Love Marin wines!
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4/6/2019 - Winepedler wrote:
Love love love this Pinot!
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3/16/2019 - BoulderWine Likes this wine: 94 Points
Gorgeous, perfumed fruit. An absolutely wonderful bottle of wine.
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2/10/2019 - RustyI Likes this wine: 90 Points
The wine looks ruby colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like raspberry and blackberry. It tastes like strawberry, raspberry, strawberry jam, cherry and lychee. The body is light/medium. The wine has smooth texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has low acidity.
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10/31/2018 - Terramare Likes this wine: 91 Points
Always on Halloween, always great! This bottle was part of a three-year vertical that we did for Halloween dinner. Excellent as always, but the prize for the night went to the '15.
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12/2/2017 - CJM wrote: 91 Points
Clear, pale garnet. Graphite, violet, black cherry medium acids, medium tannins. Toasted oak. Medium balanced finish. Tasting room.
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7/1/2017 - tcbrown wrote: 90 Points
Some green notes, pleasant now but will improve with a bit more time.
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