Cork completely dry despite proper storage. Nose on opening dominant varietal with mild vinuousness. Color deep ruby, obscured by corkdust (did not filter due to potential fragility). Nose of dusty cherry, still some tart fruit notes with addition of tarry age elements. Like many Carneros bottlings this still has enough acidity to stimulate salivation and carry on to a lovely cocoa dried cherry finish. An excellent performance, why we bought it (untasted from Library for sheer exploration) and nice that having forgotten it, it did not spoil. Good reminder to take others' tasting notes with grain of salt and that a bottle may pass through many stages. Looking forward to tasting the remainder of our vertical 00, 01, 02 over the holidays.
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gorgeous. light yet rich mouthfeel, no impressions of m-a ferm, nice hint of creaminess from possible sur-lie. lemony & crisp. lingering & harmonious finish.
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2000 Robert Sinskey Vineyards Merlot Los Carneros
12/28/2010 - eleanor wrote:
Cork completely dry despite proper storage. Nose on opening dominant varietal with mild vinuousness. Color deep ruby, obscured by corkdust (did not filter due to potential fragility). Nose of dusty cherry, still some tart fruit notes with addition of tarry age elements. Like many Carneros bottlings this still has enough acidity to stimulate salivation and carry on to a lovely cocoa dried cherry finish. An excellent performance, why we bought it (untasted from Library for sheer exploration) and nice that having forgotten it, it did not spoil. Good reminder to take others' tasting notes with grain of salt and that a bottle may pass through many stages. Looking forward to tasting the remainder of our vertical 00, 01, 02 over the holidays.
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2008 Porter Creek Chardonnay Old Vine George's Hill
10/9/2010 - eleanor wrote: 92 Points
gorgeous. light yet rich mouthfeel, no impressions of m-a ferm, nice hint of creaminess from possible sur-lie. lemony & crisp. lingering & harmonious finish.
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2005 Villa Erbice Soave Superiore Vigneto Panvinio
4/24/2010 - eleanor wrote:
new-style, quite overly oaked; deep gold in color; some riper fruit flavors unusual in garganega; true varietal character obscured
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