Love this style of Pinot from Carneros. On the nose, the aromas are of black cherry, strawberry with a little cinnamon. This is medium bodied with flavors of pomegranate and black raspberry with a smooth spicy finish. One of my favorite Pinots for sure.
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Nice wine, Dark fruit and spice on the nose. Medium bodied with good structure and body. In a good place today, should last a few more years before declining. Solid 91 points.
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The highest rating I think I have given a wine. Superb. Floral notes hit first with cherry and vanilla in the background Was given this as a birthday present in May 2019. Paired with grilled pork loin, sun chokes, and trumpet mushrooms flavored with coriander seed, hot pepper flakes, and apple butter.
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Light garnet and ruby in color. First nose of smoke, barn wood, and black cherry. Second nose opens up with red fruits, raspberry, and aged cedar. Aggressive on the plate with bright red fruits, but light, and finishes dry with tannins.
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Incredibly drinkable. I hate to use the word smooth but this has it written all over it. Tannins are basically non-existent but the fruit and medium (minus?) acidity hold it together. There's just something so awesome about drink-ability and this wine's got it.
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Plush, fruity, and open knit in style. There's plenty of plump, black cherries, with touches of licorice, root beer, and baking spices. The oak is obvious it's well integrated and melds nicely with the rest of the wine.
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Violet to ruby in color. First nose of dark fruit, leather, and wet stone. Second nose of more of the same and brightness. Flavors of strawberries and cherry. Smooth on the palate.
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Popped and poured wine had a bit of tartness which I attributed to not breathing enough or being too young. Wine is interesting and potential appears to be there will have to revisit in a few years....
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really easy to drink..got this for $35 at Safeway....good complexity and density...still young but easy to drink. right amount of tart, cherry, fruit and sour pinot mixture
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Very primary and new world nose: raspberry, blackberry, spice, some sweet oak? A bit of heat and maybe some VA? Definitely a bit hot. Lots of fruit, some wood, some spice. There is definitely more tart flavors, maybe the fruit is abut roasted. The finish shows fruit, spice, wood and heat. Nose - 4.5/6, palate - 4/6, Finish - 4/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 0.5/2 = 13/20.
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Quite nice and light. Light acid and fruity notes. Very drinkable; not so robust to oxidation. Fine to drink now, but possibly better with another year or so.
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Nice and juicy with sharp acidity fading away after 30 minutes. Fresh strawberry, raspberry, vanilla, and minerals (almost metallic). Very nice for the price.
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12/19/2023 - Casablanca77 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Love this style of Pinot from Carneros. On the nose, the aromas are of black cherry, strawberry with a little cinnamon. This is medium bodied with flavors of pomegranate and black raspberry with a smooth spicy finish. One of my favorite Pinots for sure.
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11/20/2023 - TashNYC wrote: 92 Points
Red fruit, cherry, dark fruit, spice and some vanilla.Delicious.
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11/26/2022 - sastewart wrote: 91 Points
Nice wine, Dark fruit and spice on the nose. Medium bodied with good structure and body. In a good place today, should last a few more years before declining. Solid 91 points.
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1/30/2021 - RMapou Likes this wine: 92 Points
The highest rating I think I have given a wine. Superb. Floral notes hit first with cherry and vanilla in the background Was given this as a birthday present in May 2019. Paired with grilled pork loin, sun chokes, and trumpet mushrooms flavored with coriander seed, hot pepper flakes, and apple butter.
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9/30/2020 - Mh33 wrote: 92 Points
Deep but accessible, delicious.
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9/11/2020 - sstein19 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Light garnet and ruby in color. First nose of smoke, barn wood, and black cherry. Second nose opens up with red fruits, raspberry, and aged cedar. Aggressive on the plate with bright red fruits, but light, and finishes dry with tannins.
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3/21/2020 - AB63 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Light fruit - raspberry and dark cherry but light with earthy tones mixed in and a medium finish and medium tannins.
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6/23/2019 - danielphall26@gmail wrote: 89 Points
Incredibly drinkable. I hate to use the word smooth but this has it written all over it. Tannins are basically non-existent but the fruit and medium (minus?) acidity hold it together. There's just something so awesome about drink-ability and this wine's got it.
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6/1/2019 - richshoes Likes this wine: 92 Points
Drinking really well... maybe missing some depth and complexity...but went down easy.
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5/31/2019 - Baron Slick wrote: 90 Points
Plush, fruity, and open knit in style. There's plenty of plump, black cherries, with touches of licorice, root beer, and baking spices. The oak is obvious it's well integrated and melds nicely with the rest of the wine.
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4/28/2019 - scotty_b wrote: 89 Points
Tart wild cherry and strawberry.
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3/22/2019 - sstein19 Likes this wine: 86 Points
Violet to ruby in color. First nose of dark fruit, leather, and wet stone. Second nose of more of the same and brightness. Flavors of strawberries and cherry. Smooth on the palate.
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3/11/2019 - junetoaugust Likes this wine: 88 Points
Popped and poured wine had a bit of tartness which I attributed to not breathing enough or being too young. Wine is interesting and potential appears to be there will have to revisit in a few years....
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2/17/2019 - richshoes Likes this wine: 94 Points
really easy to drink..got this for $35 at Safeway....good complexity and density...still young but easy to drink. right amount of tart, cherry, fruit and sour pinot mixture
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2/16/2019 - MTC2 Does not like this wine: 86 Points
Nose is all Carneros, but the palate disappoints. No complexity and short finish. Meiomi-like.
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12/31/2018 - Seth Rosenberg wrote: 86 Points
Very primary and new world nose: raspberry, blackberry, spice, some sweet oak? A bit of heat and maybe some VA? Definitely a bit hot. Lots of fruit, some wood, some spice. There is definitely more tart flavors, maybe the fruit is abut roasted. The finish shows fruit, spice, wood and heat. Nose - 4.5/6, palate - 4/6, Finish - 4/6, Je ne Sais Quoi - 0.5/2 = 13/20.
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11/18/2018 - mnakamr1 wrote: 85 Points
Quite nice and light. Light acid and fruity notes. Very drinkable; not so robust to oxidation. Fine to drink now, but possibly better with another year or so.
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10/16/2018 - MAXIMUM SATISFACTION wrote: 92 Points
Nice and juicy with sharp acidity fading away after 30 minutes. Fresh strawberry, raspberry, vanilla, and minerals (almost metallic). Very nice for the price.
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9/23/2018 - jrhonda160 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Great bottle at dinner.
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