Bottle past its prime or flawed. Strawberry and undifferentiated herbs that quickly blows off, leaving a slight funk. Lacking structure and slight prickly texture from mild effervescence - likely brett has bloomed in bottle. Anyone care to confirm its not a one-off?
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Appearance: The color of this wine is brick out to the rim and it is the closest to transparent.
Aroma: The primary aromas are raspberry, rose petal, and vanilla. In the background of this wine there is a lurking herbal character of anise and snapped fennel, with a hint of sweet tobacco leaf. I also noticed a nail polish aroma which could indicate ethyl acetate.
Body/Texture: The body of the wine is medium, with a medium level of nice, fine-grained tannins.
Taste: The wine had medium sweetness with medium acidity. The palate came across more simple than the aroma, with raspberry, potpourri, fennel, and higher alcohols.
Overall Impression: This is a well-structured wine with nice concentration but a low overall length. There is a clear noteof ethyl acetate (at least in this bottle) which could be a result of the native fermentation beginning with unwanted yeast or bacteria, however this is my first time tasting this wine and vintage and it may have been an off bottle.
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2018 Raft Wines Grenache Une Fleur Pour Ma Mere Trails End Vineyard
6/7/2019 - skaies wrote: 88 Points
Wanted to like this but it feels incomplete. Melon, canned peach and a bit of funk. Tasty but not thoughtful.
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2012 Toulouse Vineyards Pinot Noir Estate
1/30/2019 - skaies wrote: flawed
Bottle past its prime or flawed. Strawberry and undifferentiated herbs that quickly blows off, leaving a slight funk. Lacking structure and slight prickly texture from mild effervescence - likely brett has bloomed in bottle. Anyone care to confirm its not a one-off?
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2009 Calera Pinot Noir Ryan Vineyard
9/1/2017 - skaies wrote: flawed
Appearance: The color of this wine is brick out to the rim and it is the closest to transparent.
Aroma: The primary aromas are raspberry, rose petal, and vanilla. In the background of this wine there is a lurking herbal character of anise and snapped fennel, with a hint of sweet tobacco leaf. I also noticed a nail polish aroma which could indicate ethyl acetate.
Body/Texture: The body of the wine is medium, with a medium level of nice, fine-grained tannins.
Taste: The wine had medium sweetness with medium acidity. The palate came across more simple than the aroma, with raspberry, potpourri, fennel, and higher alcohols.
Overall Impression: This is a well-structured wine with nice concentration but a low overall length. There is a clear noteof ethyl acetate (at least in this bottle) which could be a result of the native fermentation beginning with unwanted yeast or bacteria, however this is my first time tasting this wine and vintage and it may have been an off bottle.
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