Dirty brick red. Mashed up strawberry plants, spice, and cedar nose. Medium bodied, raspberries, slightly sour cherries, abundant yet not dominant tannins, cola, and a warm, leathery medium length finish. A very nice Cali Pinot.
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An improvement on the SRH bottling. Sage, cherry and baking spice on the nose. The palate is rather full bodied and fruit forward. A bit flabby, however, though not as dull and flat as the SRH. Somewhat candied flavors on the finish. A bit over-oaked and/or too young. Well-made and clearly varietal Pinot, but missing some earth and freshness for my taste.
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I thought it was very nice. I'm interested to try its sister, the Pinot Noir not from Fiddlestix, but this was a perfectly good wine. I had a few sips before (after letting it sit a bit), but I had most of it with a nice lamb and sweet potato dinner. Good with or without food.
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Not as bold as I'd expected, and very pleasant on the finish, but with a strong acidic taste throughout. Probably needs significant time to air out, first glass from the bottle was < 30 min from opening.
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Character is the key ingredient in this wine. Textbook pinot noir. Exemplary color, dark enough, not too viscous, but not light, with slight, slight brick edge. Very nice dark cherry juice, organic flavor, wet soil, with good complexity and acidity towards the end. Good quality fruit. Do not cellar this wine; drink now. There is some heat in this wine that I think will never tone down. That will make this wine far from perfect, but what I enjoyed about this wine is its varietal character, and also its ease of drinkability. Pair it or enjoy it on its own.
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Very nice wine, still needs a little time to age but letting it sit for about 25 minutes it opened up nicely. Rich aromas of berries and cherries. I really enjoyed this bottle of wine
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7/22/2012 - Wicked Panda wrote: 88 Points
Good initial nose, berries with some earthy notes. Gentle on the tannins, should drink now.
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7/8/2012 - NEwino wrote: flawed
Bad Cork with signs of seepage so I knew it probably wasn't going to be good!
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1/14/2011 - merryberry wrote: 90 Points
Dirty brick red. Mashed up strawberry plants, spice, and cedar nose. Medium bodied, raspberries, slightly sour cherries, abundant yet not dominant tannins, cola, and a warm, leathery medium length finish. A very nice Cali Pinot.
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1/12/2010 - bkarney wrote: 87 Points
funky on the nose, earth on the palate. Finish turns a bit astringent/bitter. dark chocolate, dark cherry, strawberry on the nose. not too shabby.
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12/26/2009 - Cabfrancophile wrote: 87 Points
An improvement on the SRH bottling. Sage, cherry and baking spice on the nose. The palate is rather full bodied and fruit forward. A bit flabby, however, though not as dull and flat as the SRH. Somewhat candied flavors on the finish. A bit over-oaked and/or too young. Well-made and clearly varietal Pinot, but missing some earth and freshness for my taste.
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10/29/2009 - cmkjbs wrote: 85 Points
Still very young wine, tannins a bit harsh, and heated. Bright cherry. Probably better with food.
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10/18/2009 - qwerty2 wrote: 87 Points
I thought it was very nice. I'm interested to try its sister, the Pinot Noir not from Fiddlestix, but this was a perfectly good wine. I had a few sips before (after letting it sit a bit), but I had most of it with a nice lamb and sweet potato dinner. Good with or without food.
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10/7/2009 - mreed911 wrote: 83 Points
Not as bold as I'd expected, and very pleasant on the finish, but with a strong acidic taste throughout. Probably needs significant time to air out, first glass from the bottle was < 30 min from opening.
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8/23/2009 - Capt M wrote: 86 Points
Character is the key ingredient in this wine. Textbook pinot noir. Exemplary color, dark enough, not too viscous, but not light, with slight, slight brick edge. Very nice dark cherry juice, organic flavor, wet soil, with good complexity and acidity towards the end. Good quality fruit. Do not cellar this wine; drink now. There is some heat in this wine that I think will never tone down. That will make this wine far from perfect, but what I enjoyed about this wine is its varietal character, and also its ease of drinkability. Pair it or enjoy it on its own.
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7/4/2009 - kstoddard wrote: 86 Points
Bright red color. Cherry nose. Black cherry and cola. Earthy finish. 11 months in French Oak 40% new. 750 cases produced.
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11/24/2008 - chefdupont wrote: 90 Points
Very nice wine, still needs a little time to age but letting it sit for about 25 minutes it opened up nicely. Rich aromas of berries and cherries. I really enjoyed this bottle of wine
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5/26/2008 - kstoddard wrote: 88 Points
Strawberry, cherry, cola and earth. Great balance. Soft finish. A very well made wine in a style that I do not prefer.
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