Well balanced Pinot. Thinner garnet red with a slight hint of orange at the edge. After about an hour of in-glass decant it really opened up to some nice peppery cherries with some dusty earth and mushrooms. I probably wouldn't have opened it this soon were it not for noticing it was only filled to the shoulder.
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Still a youthful purple with a touch of cranberry red on the edges. Tons of raspberry/black raspberry mixed with a little creamy vanilla oak. Nice structure and smooth tannins. Drinking very nicely right now. Wonderful long finish of tart fresh raspberries.
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Off-putting initially. Very awkward, in-your-face alcohol, tasted of cheap vodka with a lemon twist. As it sat longer the alcohol tamed and it started to taste like sucking on a lime wedge with a slightly bitter lemon peel finish. Excellent acidity but didn't pair very well with a spicy chicken and couscous dish.
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2006 Montinore Estate Pinot Noir Reserve
6/29/2008 - bigmay wrote: 89 Points
Well balanced Pinot. Thinner garnet red with a slight hint of orange at the edge. After about an hour of in-glass decant it really opened up to some nice peppery cherries with some dusty earth and mushrooms. I probably wouldn't have opened it this soon were it not for noticing it was only filled to the shoulder.
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2003 Majella Shiraz
6/21/2008 - bigmay wrote: 90 Points
Still a youthful purple with a touch of cranberry red on the edges. Tons of raspberry/black raspberry mixed with a little creamy vanilla oak. Nice structure and smooth tannins. Drinking very nicely right now. Wonderful long finish of tart fresh raspberries.
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2002 Annie's Lane Riesling
6/8/2008 - bigmay wrote:
Off-putting initially. Very awkward, in-your-face alcohol, tasted of cheap vodka with a lemon twist. As it sat longer the alcohol tamed and it started to taste like sucking on a lime wedge with a slightly bitter lemon peel finish. Excellent acidity but didn't pair very well with a spicy chicken and couscous dish.
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