Beautiful nose. Highly unexpected after the reviews. Ready drinking pinot for 10 bucks. Really expected to snob out and pour it down the drain. Have no idea where it came from but am certain it was a gift or something someone left at my house. Either way, nice pinot and for the price point it's a bargain. Wish I had more.
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A bottle that I believed to have all the elements of a flop turned out to be exceedingly pleasant: a great buy, hold, and enjoy at maturity - tremendous QPR.
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Had several bottles over the course of a year, and got better with time. Buy these and sit on them for a year and they are good Tuesday night wines, jammy and flavorful.
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Solidly good and very good for the price. Lots of bright fruit and a bit of spice on the finish, not real complex, but that's not what I buy a $8 bottle of wine for...being open for an hour or so took the edge off.
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First impression: yeasty, bready. Might have been due to salad eating at the time. Aromas of bright cherry and raspberry with overtones of smoked cedar. Dark, clear ruby-garnet in color. Bright yet spicy flavors of fresh red fruits, such as boysenberry, cherry, and strawberry with cedar spice box and hint of eucalyptus. Nicely balanced and lightly chewy, a really decent pinot noir.
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Nice inexpensive bottle of Pinot that really hits the spot when you don't want to open a bottle worth anything. Nice fruit with a tad bit of spice as well as a little pinot funk that I love.
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7/27/2017 - WineAttic wrote: 89 Points
Beautiful nose. Highly unexpected after the reviews. Ready drinking pinot for 10 bucks. Really expected to snob out and pour it down the drain. Have no idea where it came from but am certain it was a gift or something someone left at my house. Either way, nice pinot and for the price point it's a bargain. Wish I had more.
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7/1/2015 - gfb1 Likes this wine: 87 Points
A bottle that I believed to have all the elements of a flop turned out to be exceedingly pleasant: a great buy, hold, and enjoy at maturity - tremendous QPR.
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11/21/2013 - winepog wrote: 89 Points
Actually much better than I expected. A little bit of oxidation, but this seemed to be a plus. Pretty weird for the price point.
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3/10/2013 - CorkKing wrote: 70 Points
So-so flavor.
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12/25/2012 - manny651 wrote: 83 Points
Better than expected, delivers for a sub 10 dollar bottle.
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11/26/2012 - wineotim Likes this wine: 88 Points
Medium bodied, really fresh, bright, and balanced tart cherry fruit. A great value. Love this.
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7/29/2012 - denisontb wrote: 87 Points
Good everyday Pinot
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7/29/2012 - denisontb wrote: 87 Points
Very nice inexpensive Pinot. Good weekday wine
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6/27/2012 - td1836 wrote: 86 Points
Still haven't found my everyday Pinot.
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5/31/2012 - SacramentoCharlie wrote: 88 Points
similar to my 8/5/11 notes. tatsy < $ 8 QPR with this bottle and perfect Thurs night on the patio wine.
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2/1/2012 - Tim Heaton Does not like this wine:
Not undrinkable, but not enjoyable, either. Would not repurchase.
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1/13/2012 - chris98 Likes this wine: 87 Points
I liked it.
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9/14/2011 - SacramentoCharlie wrote: 84 Points
another bottle that was good with simlilar flavor profile but not as well balanced and a bit jammy on the mid palate..hmmmm
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9/8/2011 - SacramentoCharlie wrote: 85 Points
Similar notes as before but this bottle lacked some of the acidity of the previous 2 and became a little jammy after 1 hr
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9/5/2011 - SacramentoCharlie wrote: 88 Points
Similar notes as before. Excellent QPR.
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9/4/2011 - desolow wrote: 86 Points
Had several bottles over the course of a year, and got better with time. Buy these and sit on them for a year and they are good Tuesday night wines, jammy and flavorful.
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8/5/2011 - SacramentoCharlie wrote: 88 Points
Interesting flavors of cranberry, spice, matchstick and sand...some good acidity too. good QPR for a daily drinker.
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6/11/2011 - cnr128 wrote: 83 Points
Solidly good and very good for the price. Lots of bright fruit and a bit of spice on the finish, not real complex, but that's not what I buy a $8 bottle of wine for...being open for an hour or so took the edge off.
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4/29/2011 - duckyfufu wrote: 87 Points
First impression: yeasty, bready. Might have been due to salad eating at the time. Aromas of bright cherry and raspberry with overtones of smoked cedar. Dark, clear ruby-garnet in color. Bright yet spicy flavors of fresh red fruits, such as boysenberry, cherry, and strawberry with cedar spice box and hint of eucalyptus. Nicely balanced and lightly chewy, a really decent pinot noir.
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4/28/2011 - DSR Likes this wine: 87 Points
Great value for an everyday Pinot. Slightly better than the Mendocino County one.
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4/17/2011 - twelch wrote: 86 Points
Nice inexpensive bottle of Pinot that really hits the spot when you don't want to open a bottle worth anything. Nice fruit with a tad bit of spice as well as a little pinot funk that I love.
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1/4/2011 - noofie2 wrote: 86 Points
Easy to drink but simply. I liked the 2008 a tad better.
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12/22/2010 - desolow wrote: 86 Points
Not bad, better than the 2008s. easy drinking Tuesday night wine.
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12/21/2010 - tvanspan wrote: 91 Points
Easy to drink. Fruity.
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