About 18 months since the last time I looked in on this, and I believe this is my last bottle. Darker reddish-pink in the glass; nose is fairly neutral.
On the palate, tangy fruit with some alcohol notes on the finish. Still hanging in there, but I believe I liked it better last year.
One interesting side note - the wine had formed several tartrate crystals on the cork like you sometime get with a white, but these tartrates were colored pink - first time I've ever seen that.
Last bottle of a case. Sad to see this one go as the wine has provided immense enjoyment over the last 2 years, but it's heading downhill. Still drinking nicely, but fruit is noticeably disappearing and the alcohol is starting to show through. If you have any left, drink up!
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9th bottle from a case. Previously a 91-92. Still very fleshy with more heft than a typical rose. Fruit is fading only slightly, but the 14.5% alcohol is starting to show through. Still delicious, but will probably drink soon so I can start working on the 2013.
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9/13/2015 - Bob H wrote:
About 18 months since the last time I looked in on this, and I believe this is my last bottle. Darker reddish-pink in the glass; nose is fairly neutral.
On the palate, tangy fruit with some alcohol notes on the finish. Still hanging in there, but I believe I liked it better last year.
One interesting side note - the wine had formed several tartrate crystals on the cork like you sometime get with a white, but these tartrates were colored pink - first time I've ever seen that.
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6/11/2015 - David Bohnsack wrote: flawed
I let it sit too long.
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5/17/2015 - jcrisp wrote: 88 Points
Light, dried strawberry notes on the nose. Lost quite a bit of its fruit, but still maintains a generous amount of earth and acid.
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3/11/2015 - scottnmand wrote: 88 Points
Last bottle of a case. Sad to see this one go as the wine has provided immense enjoyment over the last 2 years, but it's heading downhill. Still drinking nicely, but fruit is noticeably disappearing and the alcohol is starting to show through. If you have any left, drink up!
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11/28/2014 - scottnmand wrote: 89 Points
9th bottle from a case. Previously a 91-92. Still very fleshy with more heft than a typical rose. Fruit is fading only slightly, but the 14.5% alcohol is starting to show through. Still delicious, but will probably drink soon so I can start working on the 2013.
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