I finally decided to pop this bottle of wine. Been holding it for awhile. I grew up in Arkansas, and went to college in Fayetteville, and I have a buddy from school joining us today for Thanksgiving day dinner. Donald Roller Wilson is… well… he’s a character - he’s an artist - and he lives in Fayetteville. He does super realistic paintings, mostly of animals, in some bizarre scenes. Anyway, I have been a fan of his since college days. I was finally able to afford a numbered print a few years back. That and this bottle is probably it for me.
I’ve been on his email list for some time, and someone he knows had a wine made for charity, and he asked DRW to create a label. I bought two bottles just to get the labels, and it was for charity (Groundboots.org 1 - I think it’s towards an animal rescue). DHall is Deborah Hall, the winemaker, from Gypsy Canyon Winery, and she signed the bottle. Grapes are maybe from Sta. Rita Hills.
I decided to Coravin the bottle in order to save the bottle and the label. The cork is slightly dipped in wax that looks like the wax on Tokay bottles from Hungary. On the nose, it’s definitely Pinot. It’s got that forest floor smell, some must, some caramel, and, fortunately for me, some baking spice notes. Color goes from garnet, to light ruby on the edges. Flavor profile lends to the baking spices as well. Not a lot of fruit, but some dried cranberry. Reminds me of a Sonoma Coast Pinot. A little tart and tight, but I have only had one glass, and zero decant. Very earthy.
I thoroughly enjoyed this wine, and was a perfect match for Thanksgiving. So glad I still have the bottle with DRW art. This wine has mad for a great memory.
It's probably at its peak. Drink 'em if ya got 'em.
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Still has a lot of fruit. Very smooth. Delightful wine. However, I would not wait any longer to drink, and when you do, this bottle threw A LOT of sediment.
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2012 Gypsy Canyon Winery Ground Boots Pinot Noir
11/24/2022 - MillerRoad Likes this wine:
I finally decided to pop this bottle of wine. Been holding it for awhile. I grew up in Arkansas, and went to college in Fayetteville, and I have a buddy from school joining us today for Thanksgiving day dinner. Donald Roller Wilson is… well… he’s a character - he’s an artist - and he lives in Fayetteville. He does super realistic paintings, mostly of animals, in some bizarre scenes. Anyway, I have been a fan of his since college days. I was finally able to afford a numbered print a few years back. That and this bottle is probably it for me.
I’ve been on his email list for some time, and someone he knows had a wine made for charity, and he asked DRW to create a label. I bought two bottles just to get the labels, and it was for charity (Groundboots.org 1 - I think it’s towards an animal rescue). DHall is Deborah Hall, the winemaker, from Gypsy Canyon Winery, and she signed the bottle. Grapes are maybe from Sta. Rita Hills.
I decided to Coravin the bottle in order to save the bottle and the label. The cork is slightly dipped in wax that looks like the wax on Tokay bottles from Hungary. On the nose, it’s definitely Pinot. It’s got that forest floor smell, some must, some caramel, and, fortunately for me, some baking spice notes. Color goes from garnet, to light ruby on the edges. Flavor profile lends to the baking spices as well. Not a lot of fruit, but some dried cranberry. Reminds me of a Sonoma Coast Pinot. A little tart and tight, but I have only had one glass, and zero decant. Very earthy.
I thoroughly enjoyed this wine, and was a perfect match for Thanksgiving. So glad I still have the bottle with DRW art. This wine has mad for a great memory.
It's probably at its peak. Drink 'em if ya got 'em.
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2012 Cirq Pinot Noir TreeHouse
11/24/2022 - MillerRoad Likes this wine:
Had this with Thanksgiving. Is drinking beautifully right now. In a nice spot.
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2008 Saxum James Berry Vineyard
2/6/2022 - MillerRoad Likes this wine:
Still has a lot of fruit. Very smooth. Delightful wine. However, I would not wait any longer to drink, and when you do, this bottle threw A LOT of sediment.
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