decanted for 2 hours. nose has earthy/barnyard notes but not objectionable. The tannins and acidity stand out, with not much fruit. could be at the end of its shelf life.
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Popped and Poured ... Day 1, little to no fruit, nothing but barnyard. Day2: starting to open up. Good aromatics, balance of fruit and ancillary flavors. Day 3: Only one glass left, but the best one yet. Everything balanced and in tension. Could use a longer finish, but still left me wanting another glass.
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I had this alongside Tandem 2007 (same winemaker and year). This wine was clearly inferior to the Tandem. Tasted of cola, tart cherry (fruit isn’t as ripe as I would like for Sonoma), some black pepper on the finish, but the finish is short. Also notes of olive, rhubarb, smoke and tea. Not as silky as Tandem. I’d pay $20 for this, but not too much more.
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Half of us detected a barnyard funk odor, the other did not. Otherwise aromas of earth and red berries. The wine was relatively simple, with a shorter finish. However, it was an easy and enjoyable drinker.
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Needs time to open up to allow the fruit to show. Even then a bit shallow on the palate with a bit more acid than fruit. Notes of cola, some earth and black currant.
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Pop n pour served over 2 nights with night 1 showing the best. Light-medium garnet core with a watery edge. The nose of mushrooms, raspberry, tree bark and swee spice proved much more interesting than the palate. A bit flabby, this offers up gobs of chocolate-covered cherry, vanilla and raspberry liqueur. This is rich, generous and gulpable, but ultimately it's simple, too. To me, this represents the lower half of what RRV fruit is capable of. 14,5% abv, drink thru 2013, approx $45 (worth half that, maybe)
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Had both with Thanksgiving dinner although it was pork not turkey. This had a good balance of fruit and acid. Strong strawberry on the nose. Worked well with pork roast. I have to admit a slight bias as I am not a huge fan of new world pinot (fyi).
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10/22/2013 - FandL Likes this wine: 87 Points
decanted for 2 hours. nose has earthy/barnyard notes but not objectionable. The tannins and acidity stand out, with not much fruit. could be at the end of its shelf life.
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11/22/2012 - f22nickell wrote: 89 Points
Decent, funky Pinot. Good aromatics, but no overwhelming or distinguishing flavor. Good QPR though.
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11/16/2012 - f22nickell Likes this wine: 91 Points
Popped and Poured ... Day 1, little to no fruit, nothing but barnyard.
Day2: starting to open up. Good aromatics, balance of fruit and ancillary flavors.
Day 3: Only one glass left, but the best one yet. Everything balanced and in tension. Could use a longer finish, but still left me wanting another glass.
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4/16/2012 - jkscully wrote:
I had this alongside Tandem 2007 (same winemaker and year). This wine was clearly inferior to the Tandem. Tasted of cola, tart cherry (fruit isn’t as ripe as I would like for Sonoma), some black pepper on the finish, but the finish is short. Also notes of olive, rhubarb, smoke and tea. Not as silky as Tandem. I’d pay $20 for this, but not too much more.
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4/14/2012 - GoBlue2002 wrote: 88 Points
Half of us detected a barnyard funk odor, the other did not. Otherwise aromas of earth and red berries. The wine was relatively simple, with a shorter finish. However, it was an easy and enjoyable drinker.
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5/1/2011 - jfarley3 wrote: 86 Points
Needs time to open up to allow the fruit to show. Even then a bit shallow on the palate with a bit more acid than fruit. Notes of cola, some earth and black currant.
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1/26/2011 - AWei wrote: 83 Points
Basic pinot. Nothing good to write, but it filled the requirement of needing a glass of wine on a Tuesday night.
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10/5/2010 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
The last vintage by Greg L.? Fairly smokey and tart and not quite enough fruit for me to justify the fruit.
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2/12/2010 - Tim Heaton wrote:
Pop n pour served over 2 nights with night 1 showing the best. Light-medium garnet core with a watery edge. The nose of mushrooms, raspberry, tree bark and swee spice proved much more interesting than the palate. A bit flabby, this offers up gobs of chocolate-covered cherry, vanilla and raspberry liqueur. This is rich, generous and gulpable, but ultimately it's simple, too. To me, this represents the lower half of what RRV fruit is capable of. 14,5% abv, drink thru 2013, approx $45 (worth half that, maybe)
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11/26/2009 - landa73 wrote: 84 Points
Had both with Thanksgiving dinner although it was pork not turkey. This had a good balance of fruit and acid. Strong strawberry on the nose. Worked well with pork roast. I have to admit a slight bias as I am not a huge fan of new world pinot (fyi).
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10/14/2009 - Beegsy wrote:
Could have done with a bit more aging, but charming.
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6/30/2009 - OneLastSyrah wrote:
Sonoma-Napa Trip Day 4 and 5; 6/29/2009-6/30/2009 (Napa and Sonoma): Medium bright, translucent color. Unfortunately my notes after that are limited to "ok".
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