Appearance: very clear, ruby, medium legs. Nose: raspberry, EtOH, a little smoke and green pepper. Taste: jolly rancher raspberry, oak, vanilla, and perhaps whole cluster stems? Mouthfeel: brightly acidic and a bit of heat. Soft finish, medium length. Window: now-2017. Low ageing potential. Overall: 2011 was a cold and wet vintage here in the Willamette valley. A lot of growers harvested early...garbage. Some braved a late season dry spell. I think that this is one of those, but the grapes still didn't quite get there. This is ok, fine table pinot, but not one of the rare exquisite 2011s.
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Appearance: dark ruby to violet, low clarity/inky, long legs. Nose: red fruit, EtOH, smoke, cured meat. Taste: same as nose, with star anise and Ceylon cinnamon. Attack: fairly soft apart from the EtOH,yielding to a balanced midpalate and finish. Fruit finishes long. Dry on end. Window: now-2020. Still plenty of grip for some ageing. Overall: very nice super Tuscan for the price.
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Appearance: ruby, clear, light legs. Nose: raspberry, white pepper, menthol,garrigue, and a hint of tar. Taste: bright raspberry and cherry, pepper, smoke, earth, and a little vanilla. Mouthfeel: soft attack and mid palate. Somewhat dusty finish. Acid, tannin and EtOH are balanced. Medium long finish. Window: PoP taste was only somewhat closed compared to decant + 2 hours. This is ready now. Probably close to peak (2016?). Go ahead and enjoy! Overall: very nice medium complexity Brunello. At $24, very decent value. I would buy again.
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2011 Panther Creek Pinot Noir Freedom Hill Vineyard
12/8/2014 - PostOakBluffer Likes this wine: 88 Points
Appearance: very clear, ruby, medium legs.
Nose: raspberry, EtOH, a little smoke and green pepper.
Taste: jolly rancher raspberry, oak, vanilla, and perhaps whole cluster stems?
Mouthfeel: brightly acidic and a bit of heat. Soft finish, medium length.
Window: now-2017. Low ageing potential.
Overall: 2011 was a cold and wet vintage here in the Willamette valley. A lot of growers harvested early...garbage. Some braved a late season dry spell. I think that this is one of those, but the grapes still didn't quite get there. This is ok, fine table pinot, but not one of the rare exquisite 2011s.
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2010 Carpineta Fontalpino Do Ut Des Toscana IGT
11/29/2014 - PostOakBluffer wrote: 90 Points
Appearance: dark ruby to violet, low clarity/inky, long legs.
Nose: red fruit, EtOH, smoke, cured meat.
Taste: same as nose, with star anise and Ceylon cinnamon.
Attack: fairly soft apart from the EtOH,yielding to a balanced midpalate and finish. Fruit finishes long. Dry on end.
Window: now-2020. Still plenty of grip for some ageing.
Overall: very nice super Tuscan for the price.
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2008 Collelceto (Elia Palazzesi) Brunello di Montalcino
11/15/2014 - PostOakBluffer Likes this wine: 90 Points
Appearance: ruby, clear, light legs.
Nose: raspberry, white pepper, menthol,garrigue, and a hint of tar.
Taste: bright raspberry and cherry, pepper, smoke, earth, and a little vanilla.
Mouthfeel: soft attack and mid palate. Somewhat dusty finish. Acid, tannin and EtOH are balanced. Medium long finish.
Window: PoP taste was only somewhat closed compared to decant + 2 hours. This is ready now. Probably close to peak (2016?). Go ahead and enjoy!
Overall: very nice medium complexity Brunello. At $24, very decent value. I would buy again.
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