One of the best wines I've ever tasted. Garnet/brick in color, purple rim, medium legs. Decanted 3 hours. Nose opened up with a strong black cherries, black raspberries, and Logan berries, with a background of smoke and old growth forest floor. Dark fruits on the palate, with sufficient acidity to provide a crisp and bright pinot. Tanins were silky-smooth, with a lingering fruit and smoke finish. Drank father's day with BQ salmon. Terrific wine; well worth waiting for.
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Violet red. Huge, beautiful nose of violets, blue fruit and spice. Very beguiling aromatics. Tannins are completely rsolved, but acidity still holds the wine together. Very elegant on the palate, with dark Shea ftuit and spice, perhaps a hint of more ripeness than I care for, however the remaining acidity holds it together. Medium finish. Definitely time to drink up. Not a complex wine, but very enjoyable with a meal nonetheless.
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I purchased this wine on winebid.com and tasted it last night. It's lost it's fruit and has essentially lost any complexity whatsoever. Very bland tasting very watered down. The risk of winebid.com.
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A little past its prime but if you like wines after the fruit has faded a bit this is still very elegant. Spicy and long in the mouth and nice acidity. The mid palate lacke verve but on the whole very elegant. Drink up!
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Agreed with previous taster and note. expressive shea fruit comes out of the glass, of cherry and spice, beautiful color. a nice example of older new world pinot. however, will not be improving. drink if you got any.
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Cork and capsule in perfect condition. Nice ruby color with lightening towrads the rim. Primarily red fruits on the nose, some hints of leather and cola. On the palate, red cherry and cola again. Fine tannins, acidity slightly shrill. Medium to short finish. Not as good as the "Reserve" bottling for this vintage. Perfectly acceptable, but nothing special. Unlikely to improve, drink up.
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6/21/2015 - 422dbowlsby Likes this wine: 96 Points
One of the best wines I've ever tasted. Garnet/brick in color, purple rim, medium legs. Decanted 3 hours. Nose opened up with a strong black cherries, black raspberries, and Logan berries, with a background of smoke and old growth forest floor. Dark fruits on the palate, with sufficient acidity to provide a crisp and bright pinot. Tanins were silky-smooth, with a lingering fruit and smoke finish. Drank father's day with BQ salmon. Terrific wine; well worth waiting for.
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11/27/2013 - 422dbowlsby Likes this wine: 90 Points
Still holding up well. Aromas and palate filled with dark fruits, smoke and forest floor, tanins softened by age.
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2/25/2010 - paulyp wrote:
This wine was vibrant and still full of fruit and had enough grip left to avoid being overly round.
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12/7/2007 - Mallards wrote: 90 Points
Hardy, lush, losts of dark fruits. Exhibits how well 98 Oregon Pinots continue to hold up.
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9/1/2007 - cfe wrote: 88 Points
Violet red. Huge, beautiful nose of violets, blue fruit and spice. Very beguiling aromatics. Tannins are completely rsolved, but acidity still holds the wine together. Very elegant on the palate, with dark Shea ftuit and spice, perhaps a hint of more ripeness than I care for, however the remaining acidity holds it together. Medium finish. Definitely time to drink up. Not a complex wine, but very enjoyable with a meal nonetheless.
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4/1/2007 - BWebb wrote: 79 Points
I purchased this wine on winebid.com and tasted it last night. It's lost it's fruit and has essentially lost any complexity whatsoever. Very bland tasting very watered down. The risk of winebid.com.
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3/23/2007 - bmauger wrote: 87 Points
A little past its prime but if you like wines after the fruit has faded a bit this is still very elegant. Spicy and long in the mouth and nice acidity. The mid palate lacke verve but on the whole very elegant. Drink up!
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2/11/2007 - terroirgeek wrote:
Dark red with purple tint. Intriguing floral nose. Mouthwatering acidity, but the fruit is nearly gone. Past it's prime, I'm afraid.
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2/3/2006 - BobS wrote: flawed
Down the drain.
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8/21/2005 - thomasj wrote:
Agreed with previous taster and note. expressive shea fruit comes out of the glass, of cherry and spice, beautiful color. a nice example of older new world pinot. however, will not be improving. drink if you got any.
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8/7/2005 - teekayfl wrote: 89 Points
Cork and capsule in perfect condition. Nice ruby color with lightening towrads the rim. Primarily red fruits on the nose, some hints of leather and cola. On the palate, red cherry and cola again. Fine tannins, acidity slightly shrill. Medium to short finish. Not as good as the "Reserve" bottling for this vintage. Perfectly acceptable, but nothing special. Unlikely to improve, drink up.
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