Delicious well balanced California pinot. Aromas of blue and black berries with subtle forest floor/earthy scents. The taste is also of blue and black berries with a hint of blueberry tart. The mid palate has depth and weight. The finish is long. Will probably improve with further cellaring but hard to resist now.
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Very grateful for the tasting notes of Randyjc and Schoonbeke. I purchased this wine as a future and have properly stored it since delivery. Was decanted and served with a ribeye dinner. Our notes were a pleasant but shy nose transitioning seamlessly to mid-weight cassis and black fruit palate flavors and a long finish. About 1/3 of the bottle was saved, recorked, and refrigerated overnight. The next day it was a different wine — massive weight on the palate and less structure. The “next day” wine certainly had much more “wow” factor. I have several bottles left in the case and plan to try the next one in about 3 years.
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Decanted for 45 minutes. Fully mature. Drinking beautifully. Earth scents such as mushrooms and forest floor dominate the aroma, with layered blue fruits and cassis appearing in the taste. The finish is long, with the final taste sensation being a subtle “high note” (from the Malbec?). A great wine!
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2018 Porter Creek Pinot Noir Fiona Hill Vineyard
4/16/2024 - Winer1956 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Delicious well balanced California pinot. Aromas of blue and black berries with subtle forest floor/earthy scents. The taste is also of blue and black berries with a hint of blueberry tart. The mid palate has depth and weight. The finish is long. Will probably improve with further cellaring but hard to resist now.
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2009 Château Latour à Pomerol
3/16/2024 - Winer1956 Likes this wine: 94 Points
Very grateful for the tasting notes of Randyjc and Schoonbeke. I purchased this wine as a future and have properly stored it since delivery. Was decanted and served with a ribeye dinner. Our notes were a pleasant but shy nose transitioning seamlessly to mid-weight cassis and black fruit palate flavors and a long finish. About 1/3 of the bottle was saved, recorked, and refrigerated overnight. The next day it was a different wine — massive weight on the palate and less structure. The “next day” wine certainly had much more “wow” factor. I have several bottles left in the case and plan to try the next one in about 3 years.
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2014 Bodega Catena Zapata Nicolás Catena Zapata
3/13/2024 - Winer1956 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Decanted for 45 minutes. Fully mature. Drinking beautifully. Earth scents such as mushrooms and forest floor dominate the aroma, with layered blue fruits and cassis appearing in the taste. The finish is long, with the final taste sensation being a subtle “high note” (from the Malbec?). A great wine!
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