Nearly 14 years since the last CT notes so how’s it going ? Actually pretty well. Still plenty of life and fruit left with quite a bit of richness. Relatively deep in colour and a slight brown hue but plenty of life left with a sweet core. Good energy still and will surely last several years left surely. Good stuff
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I love this style of Pinot! Medium red colour showing a little fade at the rim. Beautiful nose of cherries, cloves, earth and building some secondary nuances. Elegant medium body, this wine is as silky as any pinot. Open knit and expressive, starting to show complexity, this wine is at peak drinking and should remain at this plateau of maturity for at least another 5 years. Elegant and classy.
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Popped and poured at a restaurant. Great nose of candied blackberries, asian spice dark cherries and a touch of smoke. Initially very very tight, but came around in the glass with some coaxing and as the bottle sat open over dinner. Unfortunately, the meal that we had was one of the worst restaurant experiences of my life, but this was the one saving grace. So all the credit to Au Bon Climat for giving me peace as I chewed out the manager for their terrible and waaaaay overpriced food.
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Bottle was still extremely tight. After 20 minutes the cherries started to come out but the body and finish never ended coming out much. This wine has good oak to it and is very Burgundian in style. Nice wine but the Clendenen family Pinot expresses better.
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I loved it at the start, then I disliked it, then I was unsure. It seemed stuck between earth and fruit and never quite declared itself in a way I could appreciate. All in all, a positive, but not perfect experience.
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Agree completely with mmurry about the "funk" at the beginning. Strawberry, rose petals, pomegranite, cranberry, red cherries. Quite nice but doesn't blow your socks off.
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Decanted about 4 1/2 hours. The nose showed lots of funk mixed with cherry, strawberry, and rose petals. The palate was silky smooth, with cherry and forest floor, followed by some spice and floral notes. It had a very good and long finish.
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World class bottle, weighs a ton! This wine has a nice darker ruby color, with so so legs. Aroma was a bit stingy and the first taste was bitter. After 20 minutes, this settled down and the wine was quite pleasant but unremarkable.
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1/21/2024 - Mbad77 wrote: 92 Points
Nearly 14 years since the last CT notes so how’s it going ?
Actually pretty well. Still plenty of life and fruit left with quite a bit of richness. Relatively deep in colour and a slight brown hue but plenty of life left with a sweet core.
Good energy still and will surely last several years left surely.
Good stuff
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7/17/2010 - Stirling wrote: 93 Points
I love this style of Pinot! Medium red colour showing a little fade at the rim. Beautiful nose of cherries, cloves, earth and building some secondary nuances. Elegant medium body, this wine is as silky as any pinot. Open knit and expressive, starting to show complexity, this wine is at peak drinking and should remain at this plateau of maturity for at least another 5 years. Elegant and classy.
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4/29/2010 - jhannah27 wrote: 90 Points
Popped and poured at a restaurant. Great nose of candied blackberries, asian spice dark cherries and a touch of smoke. Initially very very tight, but came around in the glass with some coaxing and as the bottle sat open over dinner. Unfortunately, the meal that we had was one of the worst restaurant experiences of my life, but this was the one saving grace. So all the credit to Au Bon Climat for giving me peace as I chewed out the manager for their terrible and waaaaay overpriced food.
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3/19/2010 - pagejshawjr wrote: 89 Points
Bottle was still extremely tight. After 20 minutes the cherries started to come out but the body and finish never ended coming out much. This wine has good oak to it and is very Burgundian in style. Nice wine but the Clendenen family Pinot expresses better.
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1/3/2010 - ikar111 wrote:
Blackberry, cherry notes. Some earthy bitterness mid-palate. Had it with a rabbit stew after 5 hours of decanting. 90 points
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8/2/2009 - Wyattgwyon wrote: 90 Points
I loved it at the start, then I disliked it, then I was unsure. It seemed stuck between earth and fruit and never quite declared itself in a way I could appreciate. All in all, a positive, but not perfect experience.
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5/28/2009 - sawira wrote: 90 Points
Basic, good pinot. Nothing special, but nice.
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5/26/2009 - jcasey555 wrote: 90 Points
Typical Pinot nose very smooth flavor on the palette
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5/25/2009 - jcasey555 wrote: 90 Points
Nose typical Pinot but very smooth on the pallet, lingers and smooth lasting finish.
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7/9/2008 - zimmy07 wrote: 88 Points
ripe red fruits, sour cherry, and some nice spice on this. Floral tones with a nice mid palate balance
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11/10/2007 - Kellious wrote: 89 Points
Agree completely with mmurry about the "funk" at the beginning. Strawberry, rose petals, pomegranite, cranberry, red cherries. Quite nice but doesn't blow your socks off.
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6/4/2007 - dale1038 wrote: 86 Points
Average. great nose, but a lousy finish.
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5/14/2007 - mmurry wrote: 90 Points
Decanted about 4 1/2 hours. The nose showed lots of funk mixed with cherry, strawberry, and rose petals. The palate was silky smooth, with cherry and forest floor, followed by some spice and floral notes. It had a very good and long finish.
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4/25/2007 - Winefish wrote: 87 Points
World class bottle, weighs a ton! This wine has a nice darker ruby color, with so so legs. Aroma was a bit stingy and the first taste was bitter. After 20 minutes, this settled down and the wine was quite pleasant but unremarkable.
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