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2011 Hawk and Horse Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Block Three
3/25/2024 - hosscrow Likes this wine: 88 Points
I don't know Red Hills lake Co. wines very well, so I was interested to taste this biodynamic wine. First of all, at 13 years, the wine is in good shape, probably in its prime but it needed nearly 3 hours to lose the upfront fruitiness. It's nearly opaque, but there's not much to the nose. (Perhaps I decanted too long.) Interestingly, the acidity of the wine borders on volatile, noticible as in other raw wines that I have tasted, but here, adding a spark of freshness to the cab fruit. Tannins are moderate and the wine finishes medium.
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2017 Black Kite Pinot Noir Kite's Rest
3/25/2024 - hosscrow Likes this wine: 94 Points
I've enjoyed several bottles of this wine and it's one of my favorites. One thing I learned-the wine is drinking beautifully now, but still requires, at least, a 1 1/2 hour decant for the secondary characteristics to emerge. Intense ruby red color. Complex nose featuring tart cherry and cola, clove spiciness, the deepest note is tea leaves, no mushroom funkiness, maybe foresr floor. Unique characteristic-mouth-watering juiciness on a texturally soft, velvety frame that finishes long with a pleasantly bitter finish. Mendo pinot all the way.
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2018 Montagne Russe Pinot Noir Terra de Promissio Vineyard
2/21/2024 - hosscrow Likes this wine: 92 Points
Second bottle of this wine and it's time to drink up. Similar tasting notes. Highly aromatic, the spices hit me this time-clove, and even incense mixed intense flavors with black raspberries, and tart dark cherry. Juicy, ample tannins, and delicious with an extended and complex finish. From one of California's most prized vineyards.
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