My first of 4 bottles. Fruit faded quickly from the first sip resolving to a watery almost fruitless glass of wine in just minutes. This wine has been cellared at 55 since purchase. I would drink amongst a group of 3 or 4 in a mature wine type glass to hold the fading fruit. Based on this one bottle it appear past its prime.
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Great aromatics on the nose (smells so yummy I don't even want to drink it!!) at 13 yrs beginning to brown around the edges, light/medium color. On the palate, it's balanced and smooth with a savory bent (as opposed to a strawberry/raspberry) but enough fruit to tie it all together. Wonderful bottle. Drink up, I think it's about as ready as it ever will be.
And no, I didn't realize that these guys made a Pinot either! Go figure.
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Nice Burgundian-style PN, but probably not price appropriate. Medium- tannins, with good acidity, plus earthy, mushroom, and cherry pit flavors. Weak-ish finish. Good with grilled salmon and other lighter fare. Probably wouldn't hold up to a full-throttle steak.
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Very Burgundian in style, which is fine by me. Nice cherry and cherry pits with mushroom, dirt, and funk aspects. Good acidity (for food) and resolved tannins. Hard to say whether this is price appropriate, as similar quality Burgundy is so overpriced. I've had village level Burgs, and 1er cru Burgs, at this price point, so the wine is probably Burgundy in both style and pricing. Hard to score this, knowing that it's Italian masquerading as Burgundy.
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Purchased from a bargain bin at a local wine shop. Nothing special, nothing wrong with it either. I drank it over 4 days on Zoom calls. The last day it was oxidized, but before that, it was fine for drinking with friends in front of my computer screen. I don't think I would purchase it again.
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Bought on Garagiste as a mystery Pinot. Like others, quite disappointed. for the $40 price tag. Would have been satisfied at $20. Bit funky and lacking in fruit.
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No nose -- either on open or with 30 min of air. Bland palate over 2 glasses. Rest of the bottle down the drain. Didn't taste corked, just thoroughly unenthusing. Will give my other bottles some time before I open another.
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Black and red cherry on nose and palate comes across as moderately ripe with faint spice. Good depth here, but not really complete right now. I will hold my other bottle for a few years to see if it achieves better harmony.
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Garagiste mystery buy - and one I'd rather not have bought. Alcohol sticks out and the finish is rather coarse. There are some pleasant and powerful 'tuscan pinot fruit' scents and flavors in there, but the package as a whole is disappointing.
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I'll be honest I would never have considered buying an Italian pinot noir. I suppose I am a classic type person and I look to Italy for sangiovese, nebbiolo, and the occasional odd grape; pinot noir however I'll pass. This happened to a "mystery" wine on garagiste described as a high quality European pinot noir so I rolled the dice hoping for Burgundy. Such is life. Overall this is not a bad wine. The nose is nice with red fruit, spice, fennel, and just a hint of cola. The palate is ripe, structured, and lacks some energy. I would probably have guessed this blind as a Sonoma Coast pinot noir. Overall I would not buy this again (and still probably won't buy any Italian pinot noir) but it is an interesting wine to try. That being said, I will likely be more careful with mystery purchases as overall this is still a significant disappointment.
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11/6/2023 - Winojunko Does not like this wine: 85 Points
My first of 4 bottles. Fruit faded quickly from the first sip resolving to a watery almost fruitless glass of wine in just minutes. This wine has been cellared at 55 since purchase. I would drink amongst a group of 3 or 4 in a mature wine type glass to hold the fading fruit. Based on this one bottle it appear past its prime.
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8/29/2023 - ddingley Likes this wine: 90 Points
This was still fresh and vibrant, although a light bodied Pinot which made it a very good accompaniment to earthy but lighter food.
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7/27/2023 - UpfromtheCellar wrote: 91 Points
Great aromatics on the nose (smells so yummy I don't even want to drink it!!) at 13 yrs beginning to brown around the edges, light/medium color. On the palate, it's balanced and smooth with a savory bent (as opposed to a strawberry/raspberry) but enough fruit to tie it all together. Wonderful bottle. Drink up, I think it's about as ready as it ever will be.
And no, I didn't realize that these guys made a Pinot either! Go figure.
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4/20/2021 - kend707 Likes this wine: 88 Points
Light and fruitful. Represents the Pinot Noir grape well.
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3/27/2021 - Francophile Likes this wine: 91 Points
A very smooth Pinot Noir
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3/3/2021 - pinoteer Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nice Burgundian-style PN, but probably not price appropriate. Medium- tannins, with good acidity, plus earthy, mushroom, and cherry pit flavors. Weak-ish finish. Good with grilled salmon and other lighter fare. Probably wouldn't hold up to a full-throttle steak.
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6/12/2020 - pinoteer Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very Burgundian in style, which is fine by me. Nice cherry and cherry pits with mushroom, dirt, and funk aspects. Good acidity (for food) and resolved tannins. Hard to say whether this is price appropriate, as similar quality Burgundy is so overpriced. I've had village level Burgs, and 1er cru Burgs, at this price point, so the wine is probably Burgundy in both style and pricing. Hard to score this, knowing that it's Italian masquerading as Burgundy.
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3/30/2020 - SMHalps wrote: 88 Points
Purchased from a bargain bin at a local wine shop. Nothing special, nothing wrong with it either. I drank it over 4 days on Zoom calls. The last day it was oxidized, but before that, it was fine for drinking with friends in front of my computer screen. I don't think I would purchase it again.
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2/10/2020 - 1961Vintage Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very well done. Needs a bit of air then pow!
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3/23/2019 - brinko99 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Interesting and fun... Solid structure, grippy but fine tannins, refreshing acids. Slate under linear red fruits and rose. Clean, no brett.
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2/24/2019 - jnewman77 wrote:
Not great; tasted next to a nice Chambolle this seemed more new world on the nose, yet thin on the palate. Would not buy again.
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2/22/2019 - bspahn wrote: 89 Points
Bought on Garagiste as a mystery Pinot. Like others, quite disappointed. for the $40 price tag. Would have been satisfied at $20. Bit funky and lacking in fruit.
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2/7/2019 - LoireFan wrote: 92 Points
Loved, would buy another six or more.
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11/18/2018 - Shesmu wrote:
No nose -- either on open or with 30 min of air. Bland palate over 2 glasses. Rest of the bottle down the drain. Didn't taste corked, just thoroughly unenthusing. Will give my other bottles some time before I open another.
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10/2/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: 87 Points
Black and red cherry on nose and palate comes across as moderately ripe with faint spice. Good depth here, but not really complete right now. I will hold my other bottle for a few years to see if it achieves better harmony.
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8/1/2018 - nectar14 wrote:
Garagiste mystery buy - and one I'd rather not have bought. Alcohol sticks out and the finish is rather coarse. There are some pleasant and powerful 'tuscan pinot fruit' scents and flavors in there, but the package as a whole is disappointing.
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6/23/2018 - jnewman77 wrote:
I'll be honest I would never have considered buying an Italian pinot noir. I suppose I am a classic type person and I look to Italy for sangiovese, nebbiolo, and the occasional odd grape; pinot noir however I'll pass. This happened to a "mystery" wine on garagiste described as a high quality European pinot noir so I rolled the dice hoping for Burgundy. Such is life. Overall this is not a bad wine. The nose is nice with red fruit, spice, fennel, and just a hint of cola. The palate is ripe, structured, and lacks some energy. I would probably have guessed this blind as a Sonoma Coast pinot noir. Overall I would not buy this again (and still probably won't buy any Italian pinot noir) but it is an interesting wine to try. That being said, I will likely be more careful with mystery purchases as overall this is still a significant disappointment.
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