Light soft red. Smoky bacon on the nose that comes from the 11 months it spends on lees, followed by red cherry pie with spices on the palate. Darker and more smoky than the Davis Bynum.
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Cherry on the nose, beautiful light red in color. Silky smooth with a spicy, subtle bite to it. Perfect for the turkey pot pie this is being paired with.
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Pale red colour. Soft nose showing a bit of red fruit and some tannings. Pretty simple palate of red fruit with a touch of spice that is quite dominated towards the finish by oak. The light palate maybe have been to blame (or the over-oaking) but this wine had no balance between the fruit and the oak. Air did not help create balance, neither did drinking it over 3 days. This is definitely for people who don't mind strong oak on the palate of a delicate wine.
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Not a lot of nose, but what was there smelled a little burnt with undertones of berries. Taste is a bit acidic, but with a fairly strong fruit front to it. A bit of an after taste on this short finish. Not one of the better Pinot's out there.
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Not getting much on the nose. Quite oaky and slightly bitter when first opened but it softened a bit with some air. Not a lot of varietal character here, as others have mentioned.
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Heavy artificial oak on the nose after pop and pour. Smelled more like an average California Cabernet than a Pinot. I took a sip and knew I had to let this wine breathe. It was totally one dimensional and tasted like a thin Cabernet with heavy oak. Picked up the glass again after half an hour and got a little bit burned rubber on the nose, some vanilla, oak was still dominant. The oak mellowed out a bit in the mouth but not by much. Still tasted like a Cabernet than a Pinot. That said it was smooth but with a short finish. If you like oaky fruit bombs, you may like this wine. I certainly didn't.
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Is this a pinot noir? It says so on the label, but it does not taste like the many French Pinots that I have drunk. It is too fruit forward, there is too much tanin, the bouquet is barnyardish. For the price it may be an ok wine, but to drink this I imagine classic pinot is a stretch.
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popped and decanted 3 hours and it really needed it, very closed for the first few hours and kind of new world boring, but with time it became more and more burgundy like.
color: dark clear red with some brown hue.
nose: after 4 hours this kicked in with a nice perfumed nose of stinky cheese, herbs, shoepolish, orange peel and a rubber component.
palate: strawberry and sweet oranges , animal blood, earthy grass note, vegetables and soy sauce. well integrated firm tannins, nice long finish 30+sec. drinking great now but needs 4 hours decanting.
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Earthy Pinot Noir with notes of raspberry and a touch of barnyard in the aromas. Earthy, berry flavors. Lots of allspice and clove in the finish, but a tad disjointed. Not sure if time would help, but it may. NB: Several days later, I'm notching this up as it's done nothing to improve over the past two days, sitting on the counter with just the cork in. Give it time. Ideal drinking: late 2010-2012. Thanksgiving??
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11/24/2017 - pdbender Likes this wine: 86 Points
Medium bodied, bright cherry flavors with lasting finish. Had with a sumptuous Thanksgiving dinner.
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2/1/2012 - tfharris wrote: 88 Points
Popped and poured. Very solid Pinot Noir for the price.
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8/7/2011 - wynnewood500 Likes this wine:
Light bodied with cherry flavors. No tannins. Pleaseant drinking.
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5/6/2011 - 022599 wrote: 78 Points
very deceiving wine. not very good
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4/1/2011 - vanessa.langevin wrote:
Light soft red. Smoky bacon on the nose that comes from the 11 months it spends on lees, followed by red cherry pie with spices on the palate. Darker and more smoky than the Davis Bynum.
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3/6/2011 - NU14 Rick wrote: 88 Points
Cherry on the nose, beautiful light red in color. Silky smooth with a spicy, subtle bite to it. Perfect for the turkey pot pie this is being paired with.
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2/2/2011 - Mark wrote: 84 Points
Overall unremarkable. Medium color, light, nothign really stood out.
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1/25/2011 - kultcha wrote: 80 Points
Pale red colour. Soft nose showing a bit of red fruit and some tannings. Pretty simple palate of red fruit with a touch of spice that is quite dominated towards the finish by oak. The light palate maybe have been to blame (or the over-oaking) but this wine had no balance between the fruit and the oak. Air did not help create balance, neither did drinking it over 3 days. This is definitely for people who don't mind strong oak on the palate of a delicate wine.
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12/2/2010 - mdmcgonigal wrote: 87 Points
Strawberry notes in the nose. Very light flavors of berry and leather. More fruit as it finishes
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11/27/2010 - Texas Pete wrote: 87 Points
Decent for the price. Went well with Thanksgiving dinner. Fruit up front but lacking on the finish.
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11/15/2010 - ghoztly wrote: 84 Points
Not a lot of nose, but what was there smelled a little burnt with undertones of berries. Taste is a bit acidic, but with a fairly strong fruit front to it. A bit of an after taste on this short finish. Not one of the better Pinot's out there.
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10/26/2010 - bpobric wrote: 84 Points
Light to medium color...Red fruit on the nose. Medium finish...Not impressed at all with this Pino...Not enough character.
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10/2/2010 - PIntag wrote: 81 Points
Not getting much on the nose. Quite oaky and slightly bitter when first opened but it softened a bit with some air. Not a lot of varietal character here, as others have mentioned.
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9/24/2010 - teenaging wrote: 87 Points
Light in color, slightly musty nose, pleasant taste - best with food
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8/27/2010 - Sid_Mac wrote: 85 Points
Acceptable California Pinot for under $20. Some spice.
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8/2/2010 - tmdieker wrote: 75 Points
One of the worst Pinot's I can remember.
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7/18/2010 - Macscom5 wrote: 87 Points
Excellent after some time to open up
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7/8/2010 - NickMarshall wrote: 84 Points
Heavy artificial oak on the nose after pop and pour. Smelled more like an average California Cabernet than a Pinot. I took a sip and knew I had to let this wine breathe. It was totally one dimensional and tasted like a thin Cabernet with heavy oak. Picked up the glass again after half an hour and got a little bit burned rubber on the nose, some vanilla, oak was still dominant. The oak mellowed out a bit in the mouth but not by much. Still tasted like a Cabernet than a Pinot. That said it was smooth but with a short finish. If you like oaky fruit bombs, you may like this wine. I certainly didn't.
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6/20/2010 - wineshaman wrote: 87 Points
Soft, light body, easy to drink, with cherry and some vanilla notes, not overdone or too sweet.
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6/14/2010 - MeMyself&I wrote: 88 Points
Nice RRV PN at a pretty good price point...
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6/7/2010 - dssmith wrote: 75 Points
Is this a pinot noir? It says so on the label, but it does not taste like the many French Pinots that I have drunk. It is too fruit forward, there is too much tanin, the bouquet is barnyardish. For the price it may be an ok wine, but to drink this I imagine classic pinot is a stretch.
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6/5/2010 - leatonmb wrote: 89 Points
lovely buttery feel. not overly fruit forward. medium body fairly well balanced. not heavy on tannins. plum and cherry
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4/24/2010 - Tickman wrote: 90 Points
Love it. Opens up after breathing. Cherry notes and not dry. Smooth. Great finish.
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3/30/2010 - Hecht_Pede wrote: 90 Points
popped and decanted 3 hours and it really needed it, very closed for the first few hours and kind of new world boring, but with time it became more and more burgundy like.
color: dark clear red with some brown hue.
nose: after 4 hours this kicked in with a nice perfumed nose of stinky cheese, herbs, shoepolish, orange peel and a rubber component.
palate: strawberry and sweet oranges , animal blood, earthy grass note, vegetables and soy sauce. well integrated firm tannins, nice long finish 30+sec. drinking great now but needs 4 hours decanting.
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2/28/2010 - drdebs Likes this wine: 90 Points
Earthy Pinot Noir with notes of raspberry and a touch of barnyard in the aromas. Earthy, berry flavors. Lots of allspice and clove in the finish, but a tad disjointed. Not sure if time would help, but it may. NB: Several days later, I'm notching this up as it's done nothing to improve over the past two days, sitting on the counter with just the cork in. Give it time. Ideal drinking: late 2010-2012. Thanksgiving??
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1/12/2010 - wineshaman wrote: 87 Points
Popped and poured, I used 1/2 bottle to make lamb stew, which worked really well.
As for the the other 1/2, drank while I was cooking, very light cherry fruit, innocuous, and simple. Drink now!
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