Starts with a nose of bing cherry, lush plum, mineral notes of iodine. Palate starts with ripe cherry, and acidic ripened plum. Mid palate is intense fruit with iron soil minerals. Finishing with dark cherry
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Unfortunately I don't share the high accolades like most of the other reviews. The pleasant dark cherry fruity nose ends there. Dark garnet color, no tannins or finish. Dull flat taste. No vibrant perky structure, only boring. Not corked, but perhaps closed, or perhaps got overheated at some point. Drank over 2 days & no improvement. I posted comments for the 2018 Cap's Crown Vineyard. It's night and day with Durell. I have a 2nd bottle and will open in a year and see where it is.
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medium ruby cherry red, lots of clarity, silvery hue Nose: plum, black cherry, cola, bitter greens, stem, black pepper, touch cassis, touch oak Pal: plum, black cherry, cola, tobacco, minerals, bitter greens, stem, green pepper, tannins, touch oak Feel: medium, tart, acidic Finish: medium T7C6 acidity is a bit unbalanced
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It took just about everything I had to not rip through my Three Sticks Pinot Noir Durell Vineyard 2017
As their flagship wine (my words not theirs, but I doubt they’d argue), I wanted to be patient and wait for at least a year before trying the wine. Not that I expected it to be less than optimal, just that with a Pinot with this much structure and finesse it would be better served with at least another year in bottle.
Not just their flagship wine but from their Durell vineyard, representing the birthplace for Three Sticks, the vineyard being purchased in 1997, this wine marks the 20th Anniversary of their beginning, commemorating the occasion with a special black artwork label, a throwback to their origins.
I also thought that this would be advantageous timing as their 2018 Vintage has just been released. Maybe I’ll wait a year to review that wine as well.
There is nothing to dissuade me from exclaiming the awesomeness of the wine. Beginning with “sous bois” aromas (fancy name for forest floor) that comingle with dark fruit leading to those same qualities upon tasting. Dried dark cherry notes that, while still in their infancy, are touched by both the whole-cluster fermentation of 27% of the fruit and the 15 months aging in 100% French Oak barrels comprised of 40% new oak, to add a rustic element emulating some of the finest Burgundy wines. Spice notes on the finish serve to elongate the experience to allow you to settle in and delight in the wine.
From all accounts, 2018 should be as good, if not even a touch better, so contact the winery to secure an allotment before it sells out just as the 2017 vintage did.
Cheers
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Light strawberry nose. Bright cherry/strawberry fruit, soft spice notes. Soft tannins, good acidity and balance. The wine sits lightly on the palate. Finishes moderately long, light, lingering and pleasant with red fruits. Nice bottle of wine, but I'd drink this earlier than later, perhaps over the next 2 to 3 years.
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14.6% alcohol by volume, but despite its brobdingnagian proportions the wine somehow maintains its poise. Good pinot-y nose. Though exuberant and very new world in style, the fruit character is not overwrought. Strawberries and cherries predominate on palate, with a bit of spice. Some oak sweetness. Acidity is very good, but there is no discernible tannin. No earth either. Soft. This wine is good now, and I would dissuade you from holding it for more than a few years. The structure just isn’t there.
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2/19/2024 - Scottlmatthews Likes this wine: 91 Points
Starts with a nose of bing cherry, lush plum, mineral notes of iodine. Palate starts with ripe cherry, and acidic ripened plum. Mid palate is intense fruit with iron soil minerals. Finishing with dark cherry
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2/2/2024 - wcf1946 Does not like this wine: 82 Points
Unfortunately I don't share the high accolades like most of the other reviews. The pleasant dark cherry fruity nose ends there. Dark garnet color, no tannins or finish. Dull flat taste. No vibrant perky structure, only boring. Not corked, but perhaps closed, or perhaps got overheated at some point. Drank over 2 days & no improvement. I posted comments for the 2018 Cap's Crown Vineyard. It's night and day with Durell. I have a 2nd bottle and will open in a year and see where it is.
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8/21/2021 - austinwineguy Likes this wine: 89 Points
Needed more time to age. Wine was much better on second day
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8/3/2021 - Frijole wrote:
medium ruby cherry red, lots of clarity, silvery hue
Nose: plum, black cherry, cola, bitter greens, stem, black pepper, touch cassis, touch oak
Pal: plum, black cherry, cola, tobacco, minerals, bitter greens, stem, green pepper, tannins, touch oak
Feel: medium, tart, acidic
Finish: medium
T7C6
acidity is a bit unbalanced
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8/13/2020 - Hi.its.Don.4.Wine Likes this wine: 94 Points
Patience is a Virtue . . Sometimes Even in Wine
It took just about everything I had to not rip through my Three Sticks Pinot Noir Durell Vineyard 2017
As their flagship wine (my words not theirs, but I doubt they’d argue), I wanted to be patient and wait for at least a year before trying the wine. Not that I expected it to be less than optimal, just that with a Pinot with this much structure and finesse it would be better served with at least another year in bottle.
Not just their flagship wine but from their Durell vineyard, representing the birthplace for Three Sticks, the vineyard being purchased in 1997, this wine marks the 20th Anniversary of their beginning, commemorating the occasion with a special black artwork label, a throwback to their origins.
I also thought that this would be advantageous timing as their 2018 Vintage has just been released. Maybe I’ll wait a year to review that wine as well.
There is nothing to dissuade me from exclaiming the awesomeness of the wine. Beginning with “sous bois” aromas (fancy name for forest floor) that comingle with dark fruit leading to those same qualities upon tasting. Dried dark cherry notes that, while still in their infancy, are touched by both the whole-cluster fermentation of 27% of the fruit and the 15 months aging in 100% French Oak barrels comprised of 40% new oak, to add a rustic element emulating some of the finest Burgundy wines. Spice notes on the finish serve to elongate the experience to allow you to settle in and delight in the wine.
From all accounts, 2018 should be as good, if not even a touch better, so contact the winery to secure an allotment before it sells out just as the 2017 vintage did.
Cheers
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4/14/2020 - PinotPaul Likes this wine: 92 Points
Wonderful
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4/7/2020 - PinotPaul Likes this wine: 92 Points
Excellent Pinot. Big fruit with nice complexity.
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2/7/2020 - Charlie C Likes this wine: 92 Points
Light strawberry nose. Bright cherry/strawberry fruit, soft spice notes. Soft tannins, good acidity and balance. The wine sits lightly on the palate. Finishes moderately long, light, lingering and pleasant with red fruits. Nice bottle of wine, but I'd drink this earlier than later, perhaps over the next 2 to 3 years.
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1/31/2020 - colorflavorlocking Likes this wine: 88 Points
14.6% alcohol by volume, but despite its brobdingnagian proportions the wine somehow maintains its poise. Good pinot-y nose. Though exuberant and very new world in style, the fruit character is not overwrought. Strawberries and cherries predominate on palate, with a bit of spice. Some oak sweetness. Acidity is very good, but there is no discernible tannin. No earth either. Soft. This wine is good now, and I would dissuade you from holding it for more than a few years. The structure just isn’t there.
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12/22/2019 - Deutsch Likes this wine: 92 Points
Really drinking nicely. Still a little young but with a little air, it is very good. Full-bodied Pinot with a lot of strawberry.
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10/19/2019 - alimack Likes this wine: 95 Points
Can’t wait to taste my other one in a few years.
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9/13/2019 - Darjeeling Likes this wine: 91 Points
Originally very RRV type Pinot. It opened up after an hour and became more approachable and solid little more lively Pinot.
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