So here is the definitive note on this wine (arrogant, right? - just wait). If you have a refined palate and a cultivated nose for pinot noir, there is a strong chance you will be repulsed. However, if you are new to wine or more of a beer/liquor drinker, you will find some pleasantries here; and that's okay. The rub is that this bottle retails at $40. If you're not a wine drinker, that's too much to pay for a bottle of pinot (i.e. you aren't going to be drinking this), and if you do have a more refined palate you will instantly compare this wine to far, far better pinots at the same price point (and below) and become vituperative. This is a wine without a market; a man without a country. It's too expensive for the people who will actually enjoy it, and too basic/syrupy for the people who will pay $40 for a Caymus family wine.
The cork crumbled to sawdust despite my many efforts to extract it. However, the wine wasn't overly oxidized. I was surprised by its resiliency and vibrant bouquet. However, I just wasn't a fan of the tar, soil, vegetable, herbal, smoke type flavors. Not enough fruit for me, but that's just a personal preference. This was my first bottle of Dunn. Compared to an older Joseph Phelps or Dalla Valle, I didn't care for this one.
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This bottle was killer. This is what drinking a great cab at its absolute peak tastes like. The nose was floral, but subtle, like flowers in a light rain. Leather and black cherry, strawberry jam, a dash of cocoa, all integrated and singing beautifully together. Can't wait to get my hands on more of it.
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2012 Belle Glos Pinot Noir Dairyman
9/4/2014 - mfortunek wrote:
So here is the definitive note on this wine (arrogant, right? - just wait). If you have a refined palate and a cultivated nose for pinot noir, there is a strong chance you will be repulsed. However, if you are new to wine or more of a beer/liquor drinker, you will find some pleasantries here; and that's okay. The rub is that this bottle retails at $40. If you're not a wine drinker, that's too much to pay for a bottle of pinot (i.e. you aren't going to be drinking this), and if you do have a more refined palate you will instantly compare this wine to far, far better pinots at the same price point (and below) and become vituperative. This is a wine without a market; a man without a country. It's too expensive for the people who will actually enjoy it, and too basic/syrupy for the people who will pay $40 for a Caymus family wine.
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1993 Dunn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
7/3/2014 - mfortunek wrote: 90 Points
The cork crumbled to sawdust despite my many efforts to extract it. However, the wine wasn't overly oxidized. I was surprised by its resiliency and vibrant bouquet. However, I just wasn't a fan of the tar, soil, vegetable, herbal, smoke type flavors. Not enough fruit for me, but that's just a personal preference. This was my first bottle of Dunn. Compared to an older Joseph Phelps or Dalla Valle, I didn't care for this one.
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1999 Dalla Valle Cabernet Sauvignon
5/29/2014 - mfortunek Likes this wine: 98 Points
This bottle was killer. This is what drinking a great cab at its absolute peak tastes like. The nose was floral, but subtle, like flowers in a light rain. Leather and black cherry, strawberry jam, a dash of cocoa, all integrated and singing beautifully together. Can't wait to get my hands on more of it.
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