First ever wine that has gone through Russian Oak Barrels, a lot of herbs on the nose, rosemary, sage, a hint of balsamic, not VA kind of balsamic, but has a certain thickness/stickiness on the nose. the wine is highly alcoholic on the plate, though the refreshing and lingering acid do offset some of the alcohol attack on my throat, sense of alcohol still overpowers all the other component of the wine, raspberry and cranberries, though easily identifiable on the palate, is too hot to be appreciated.
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Made from artificially frozen grapes, the wine is a little bit lighter and less concentrated comparing to its counterparts in German and Canada on the nose, a lot of peach and apricot with a hint of vanilla, however, on the palate it shows a beautifully made "Ice Wine" with deep and dense honey, apricot, fully riped gina apple, and lingering acidity that goes on a on for quite a while, very impressed with the quality of this wine, especially at that price point.
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A nice ruby-colored wine, quite straight foward a wine, red berries, vanilla bean,wild mushroom, smoky hint. Medium minus body on the palate, only thing that stands out maybe the acidity,a decent length of finish with small berries.
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2010 Vinum Cellars Pinot Noir Misha Sangiacomo Vineyard Sonoma Coast
5/14/2013 - Oliverzzzz wrote: 87 Points
First ever wine that has gone through Russian Oak Barrels, a lot of herbs on the nose, rosemary, sage, a hint of balsamic, not VA kind of balsamic, but has a certain thickness/stickiness on the nose. the wine is highly alcoholic on the plate, though the refreshing and lingering acid do offset some of the alcohol attack on my throat, sense of alcohol still overpowers all the other component of the wine, raspberry and cranberries, though easily identifiable on the palate, is too hot to be appreciated.
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2010 Joseph Phelps Eisrébe
5/5/2013 - Oliverzzzz Likes this wine: 92 Points
Made from artificially frozen grapes, the wine is a little bit lighter and less concentrated comparing to its counterparts in German and Canada on the nose, a lot of peach and apricot with a hint of vanilla, however, on the palate it shows a beautifully made "Ice Wine" with deep and dense honey, apricot, fully riped gina apple, and lingering acidity that goes on a on for quite a while, very impressed with the quality of this wine, especially at that price point.
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2009 Foley Estates Pinot Noir Barrel Select Rancho Santa Rosa
3/26/2012 - Oliverzzzz wrote: 88 Points
A nice ruby-colored wine, quite straight foward a wine, red berries, vanilla bean,wild mushroom, smoky hint. Medium minus body on the palate, only thing that stands out maybe the acidity,a decent length of finish with small berries.
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