Fully saturated dark red hues and active legs. Aromas of black cherries, tobacco/mulch, and white pepper. Dark fruits, ample but smooth tannins, well-balanced acidity, and overall a muscular interpretation of pinot. Not my preferred style, but unimpeachable in the execution. QPR doubtful due more to the P than the Q.
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Red berry and cherry, fairly prominent oak (at least for me and what I normally drink), some mushroom, slight spice. Medium body, medium acid, fine grained tannins, but they're still slightly drying in the finish. It's clean and well made but stylistically, I'm not a huge fan. The oak is bit heavy and kind of has that barrel room oak smell. Again, nothing wrong with it, but it's not really my thing (I also get some of what another taster noted as "old campfire" which is a great descriptor). Picked it up on sale at an upscale supermarket that was having a 30% sale on OPN several years ago. For the $28 I paid, I like it well enough and enjoy it even though it's not completely a style I like. For full retail of $40, I'd think twice. But again, my complaints are stylistic, not technical. It can a few more years, but is in a nice place right now.
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Clear medium garnet Nose buttery mushrooms, coffee, faint cherry blossoms On the pallet precise dark cherry, raspberry, pleasant wet leaves, a smooth mouthfeel with well integrated tannins, balanced acidity, and long finish.
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Yummy. Raspberry and cherry fruit, but mostly raspberry. Some spice and cinnamon adding to the character. A little brighter and fruitier than the 2015 version. Will be buying more of this tomorrow.
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4/29/2024 - Wine Poor Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very nice with roast chicken dinner
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3/23/2024 - dlu Likes this wine:
Fully saturated dark red hues and active legs. Aromas of black cherries, tobacco/mulch, and white pepper. Dark fruits, ample but smooth tannins, well-balanced acidity, and overall a muscular interpretation of pinot. Not my preferred style, but unimpeachable in the execution. QPR doubtful due more to the P than the Q.
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6/30/2022 - David J Cooper wrote: 91 Points
Clear medium nose. Intense cherry, berry and earth notes in the nose. Dry rich spicy cherry flavours and a nice medium length dry finish.
Impressive.
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3/11/2022 - Wine Poor Likes this wine: 91 Points
Enjoyed this with roasted chicken dinner.
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2/18/2022 - wlsch Likes this wine: 90 Points
Red berry and cherry, fairly prominent oak (at least for me and what I normally drink), some mushroom, slight spice. Medium body, medium acid, fine grained tannins, but they're still slightly drying in the finish. It's clean and well made but stylistically, I'm not a huge fan. The oak is bit heavy and kind of has that barrel room oak smell. Again, nothing wrong with it, but it's not really my thing (I also get some of what another taster noted as "old campfire" which is a great descriptor). Picked it up on sale at an upscale supermarket that was having a 30% sale on OPN several years ago. For the $28 I paid, I like it well enough and enjoy it even though it's not completely a style I like. For full retail of $40, I'd think twice. But again, my complaints are stylistic, not technical. It can a few more years, but is in a nice place right now.
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10/31/2021 - Muledog71 wrote: 87 Points
A bit green for me , came around some after an hour or two. Maybe needed 4 hour decant
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2/11/2021 - Morgton Likes this wine: 89 Points
Bright red fruit. Medium to short finish. Enjoyable with Spanish-spiced shrimp.
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5/31/2020 - emlef Likes this wine: 92 Points
Clear medium garnet
Nose buttery mushrooms, coffee, faint cherry blossoms
On the pallet precise dark cherry, raspberry, pleasant wet leaves, a smooth mouthfeel with well integrated tannins, balanced acidity, and long finish.
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1/3/2020 - Rudolph Schmidt Likes this wine:
Red fruits, touch of oak, old campfire, soft tannins. It's complex as well.
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12/27/2019 - Wine Poor Likes this wine: 92 Points
Yummy.
Raspberry and cherry fruit, but mostly raspberry.
Some spice and cinnamon adding to the character.
A little brighter and fruitier than the 2015 version.
Will be buying more of this tomorrow.
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