A much heavier style pinot than the latest offerings from PH
Very dark crimson color
Some heat, dark fruits, velvety mouthfeel & long finish
Overall a nicely balanced drop....However, more in the style of a typical RR pinot than the ethereal lightness of the current Wiley release that I crave right now
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Sad that this is the last bottle of this in my cellar. Deep color with still a bit of heat on the nose even after extended decanting. Black cherry, sweet fruit with blackberry jam components. Nice structure and brambly foundation. Sweet oak influences and silky mouthfeel with fine tannins lead to a lingering and memorable finish.
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Darker and richer than memory. The acidity seems hidden under the fruit or isn't as strong as my memory said it was. Good in a bigger sense right now. No rush but it does seem wide open.
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Deep, rich and dusty berry fruits. Black raspberry and delicate earthy flavors.Blackberry and black raspberry with complex aromas and great feel on the palate. Just a delicious wine that is perfect in weight and balance.
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Bright red earthy fruit aromas lead to complex and plasing flavor profile with notes of strawberry, red cherry and an assortment of spices. Medium bodied but carries a nice delivery complete with good acidity and fine tannins that finishes well and has you wanting more.
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My favorite Pinot of 2010 and a great way to end the year. Very nice Anderson Valley Pinot with dusty red fruit and an elegant delivery but showing complexity of both aroma and flavors. Bramblt raspberry on the nose with hints of spice and pie crust. Medium body with black cherry, earth and baking spices. Great lingering finish.
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A rather simple nose of black raspberry, smoke and a little spice. Rather hollow and lacking texture. The finish does have some life with bright berry and allspice. What happened? Very little in common with the last bottle.
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Great Anderson Valley Pinot. Dusty light red fruit, good acidity, soft tannins and a finish that continues to build. Just a pretty wine. Very drinkable now but decant for an hour gives you a nice head start.
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I truly love this wine. It combines an elegant and complex nose full of nuances and a continuing evolution of aromas and then turns around and does the same thing on the palate. It combines the elegance and subtle qualities of the best of Pinot with a great fruit profile filled with flavor and leading to a long delightful finish. Maybe my favorite wine of 2010.
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Highly perfumed nose of bramble, strawberry, spicy pie crust and other dark fruits. This moves to a very interesting and evolving palate. Very complex and full of nuances and flavors. Certainly not mono-dimensional as it continues to evolve in the glass. I just have a big challenge keeping any in the glass long enough to see the full spectum. This may be my favorit wine of 2010.
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Took this birthday present from my wife over to the Ruck's home where we enjoyed a wonderful evening of wine, food and friendship. This was probably the wine of the night- even holding its own with a 2005 Beaux Freres Upper Terraces and outshining a Brewer-Clifton along the way. Very perfumed nose with complexity and a myriad of layers in the glass. Great long finish with some baking spices emerging.
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Deep, rich and dark stone and berry fruits, including black raspberry. Muscular blackberry and black raspberry with an emerging floral nose. Crushed brambly raspberry and spicy pie crust notes. The finish hangs on with spicy red fruits and clove. This has a lot going on and is very layered if you give it time to emerge.
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Maybe the wine of the weekend with Slim and Laura. Very perfumed nose with complexity of aromas and flavors that just would not quit. This has to be one of my favorite wines of the last few years. Very complex, but just plain delicious. Engages the nose and palate equally with incredible intensity.
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Rich, ruby red. Black cherry, beets, and earth on the nose. Lovely dark fruit on the palate with blackberry notes, ripe mulberry. Great mouthfeel and spectacular finish. This is a great bottle!!
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Medium ruby. Great aromatics of ripe black cherry, beet root and earthiness. Dark fruit flavors of rich blackberry, with a long expanding finish. Masculine, but at the same time elegant and balanced.
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Nose has a bit of earth behind raspberries & other dark red fruits. These carry onto the palate, which has good weight but not quite the typical Pinot structure I expect...not bad, just unexpected. Finishes with dark red fruits, comfortable acidity, and some vibrant baking spices. Finish shows great length to it. Good mix of flavors in a weighty package. Only had this open 30 minutes before drinking (no decant) and I suspect more time will serve it well. All the pieces are there, but currently its weight denies it from showing nuances or layers. Regardless, a great bottle that managed to pair well with a braised rabbit dish.
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Agree with the previous review. This is a very fruit forward pinot. I also would like to see a bit more earthiness in this wine. However, it still is a very good wine.
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Highly perfumed nose of crushed, brambly raspberry, spicy pie crust, mushroom and weed. Light to medium bodied on the palate where there is an initial attack of doughy black cherry followed by earthy, energetic black berries. The finish hangs on displaying red fruits, spicy clove, mushroom and lavender. A poised, vibrant Pinot, though I was left looking for just a little more texture.
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7/14/2016 - pgordon62 wrote: flawed
Oxidized. Interestingly the cork looked good and color sound.
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7/13/2012 - ejevers wrote: 92 Points
Lovely. Starting to show some age.
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6/2/2012 - meurig wrote: 89 Points
Drank at F&F
A much heavier style pinot than the latest offerings from PH
Very dark crimson color
Some heat, dark fruits, velvety mouthfeel & long finish
Overall a nicely balanced drop....However, more in the style of a typical RR pinot than the ethereal lightness of the current Wiley release that I crave right now
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3/5/2012 - air guitar & pinot noir wrote: 93 Points
Sad that this is the last bottle of this in my cellar. Deep color with still a bit of heat on the nose even after extended decanting. Black cherry, sweet fruit with blackberry jam components. Nice structure and brambly foundation. Sweet oak influences and silky mouthfeel with fine tannins lead to a lingering and memorable finish.
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1/22/2012 - ejevers wrote: 94 Points
Juicy! Lovely fruit and acidity.
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11/25/2011 - TLR wrote: 90 Points
very nice cali pinot, cinnamon cola on the nose and a very fruit driven and a bit simplistic
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11/20/2011 - WetRock wrote:
Darker and richer than memory. The acidity seems hidden under the fruit or isn't as strong as my memory said it was. Good in a bigger sense right now. No rush but it does seem wide open.
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11/4/2011 - Silveradoup Likes this wine: 92 Points
Same score as my last tasting, this is a really nice elegant pinot.
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4/22/2011 - air guitar & pinot noir wrote: 93 Points
Deep, rich and dusty berry fruits. Black raspberry and delicate earthy flavors.Blackberry and black raspberry with complex aromas and great feel on the palate. Just a delicious wine that is perfect in weight and balance.
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2/20/2011 - air guitar & pinot noir wrote: 93 Points
Bright red earthy fruit aromas lead to complex and plasing flavor profile with notes of strawberry, red cherry and an assortment of spices. Medium bodied but carries a nice delivery complete with good acidity and fine tannins that finishes well and has you wanting more.
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2/1/2011 - LSussman wrote: 91 Points
Fruit forward nose of cherries. Very light with some acidity that made for a very pleasant wine experience. Not a blockbuster enjoyed very much.
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12/29/2010 - air guitar & pinot noir wrote: 93 Points
My favorite Pinot of 2010 and a great way to end the year. Very nice Anderson Valley Pinot with dusty red fruit and an elegant delivery but showing complexity of both aroma and flavors. Bramblt raspberry on the nose with hints of spice and pie crust. Medium body with black cherry, earth and baking spices. Great lingering finish.
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12/28/2010 - cns Likes this wine: 90 Points
Solid California Pinot -- good length, acidity and structure, pretty fruit forward, but not overly so. Great effort.
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12/23/2010 - pgordon62 wrote: 86 Points
A rather simple nose of black raspberry, smoke and a little spice. Rather hollow and lacking texture. The finish does have some life with bright berry and allspice. What happened? Very little in common with the last bottle.
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12/23/2010 - BobS wrote: 89 Points
more extracted that 2006, lacks complexity 14.2% ABV
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11/12/2010 - Mlawrence wrote: 90 Points
Great Anderson Valley Pinot. Dusty light red fruit, good acidity, soft tannins and a finish that continues to build. Just a pretty wine. Very drinkable now but decant for an hour gives you a nice head start.
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11/6/2010 - air guitar & pinot noir wrote: 93 Points
I truly love this wine. It combines an elegant and complex nose full of nuances and a continuing evolution of aromas and then turns around and does the same thing on the palate. It combines the elegance and subtle qualities of the best of Pinot with a great fruit profile filled with flavor and leading to a long delightful finish. Maybe my favorite wine of 2010.
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10/8/2010 - air guitar & pinot noir wrote: 93 Points
Highly perfumed nose of bramble, strawberry, spicy pie crust and other dark fruits. This moves to a very interesting and evolving palate. Very complex and full of nuances and flavors. Certainly not mono-dimensional as it continues to evolve in the glass. I just have a big challenge keeping any in the glass long enough to see the full spectum. This may be my favorit wine of 2010.
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8/28/2010 - air guitar & pinot noir wrote: 93 Points
Took this birthday present from my wife over to the Ruck's home where we enjoyed a wonderful evening of wine, food and friendship. This was probably the wine of the night- even holding its own with a 2005 Beaux Freres Upper Terraces and outshining a Brewer-Clifton along the way. Very perfumed nose with complexity and a myriad of layers in the glass. Great long finish with some baking spices emerging.
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8/26/2010 - air guitar & pinot noir wrote: 93 Points
Deep, rich and dark stone and berry fruits, including black raspberry. Muscular blackberry and black raspberry with an emerging floral nose. Crushed brambly raspberry and spicy pie crust notes. The finish hangs on with spicy red fruits and clove. This has a lot going on and is very layered if you give it time to emerge.
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7/17/2010 - Rispin Likes this wine: 80 Points
Jammy bouquet with strawberries and a bit heavy on the vanilla. Had the wine with asparagus and artichokes. Drinkable now.
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5/21/2010 - air guitar & pinot noir wrote: 93 Points
Maybe the wine of the weekend with Slim and Laura. Very perfumed nose with complexity of aromas and flavors that just would not quit. This has to be one of my favorite wines of the last few years. Very complex, but just plain delicious. Engages the nose and palate equally with incredible intensity.
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4/9/2010 - air guitar & pinot noir wrote: 93 Points
Rich, ruby red. Black cherry, beets, and earth on the nose. Lovely dark fruit on the palate with blackberry notes, ripe mulberry. Great mouthfeel and spectacular finish. This is a great bottle!!
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3/25/2010 - air guitar & pinot noir wrote: 93 Points
Medium ruby. Great aromatics of ripe black cherry, beet root and earthiness. Dark fruit flavors of rich blackberry, with a long expanding finish. Masculine, but at the same time elegant and balanced.
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10/30/2009 - cobbpa wrote: 90 Points
Nose has a bit of earth behind raspberries & other dark red fruits. These carry onto the palate, which has good weight but not quite the typical Pinot structure I expect...not bad, just unexpected. Finishes with dark red fruits, comfortable acidity, and some vibrant baking spices. Finish shows great length to it.
Good mix of flavors in a weighty package. Only had this open 30 minutes before drinking (no decant) and I suspect more time will serve it well. All the pieces are there, but currently its weight denies it from showing nuances or layers. Regardless, a great bottle that managed to pair well with a braised rabbit dish.
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10/15/2009 - cns wrote: 90 Points
Agree with the previous review. This is a very fruit forward pinot. I also would like to see a bit more earthiness in this wine. However, it still is a very good wine.
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8/3/2009 - pgordon62 wrote: 91 Points
Highly perfumed nose of crushed, brambly raspberry, spicy pie crust, mushroom and weed. Light to medium bodied on the palate where there is an initial attack of doughy black cherry followed by earthy, energetic black berries. The finish hangs on displaying red fruits, spicy clove, mushroom and lavender. A poised, vibrant Pinot, though I was left looking for just a little more texture.
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