Nose of cherry, cola, and a hint of Dr Pepper. Dry black cherry palate with lots of earth, bright red fruits and crunchy acidity. Clay textured tannins with dried cherry and floral notes and plenty of energy. Probably will develop a bit more. 91+ points
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Chilled to ~60 degrees F and decanted for 2 hours before tasting from a Riedel Oregon Pinot Noir glass. Aroma of pencil shavings and graphite at the rim of the glass interlaced with bright red fruit and a secondary meaty texture. Fresh red cherry, red currant, and strawberry fruit flavors with secondary elements of cranberry and rhubarb. Although the aroma profile suggests something slightly feral, the flavors are nothing of the sort. The latter took me some time to pinpoint, but it's there and I really like it. This wine is less acidic than I expected at this age, much more of a velvet feel to it. Lovely!
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Mainly Oregon (Noizé): Bright, vibrant cherry. Light and bright. Understated density. Long with a bright, savoury finish. Unsurprisingly even better with food. Lots of potential here. ***(*)
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Wanted to try one of these young and while this is good, it doesn't quite reveal itself yet. The nose is lovely with red berry fruits, lots of spice, a bit of floral notes. The palate is a bit tight with the fruit not really fully coming out, but its lurking and you can feel it. Having had a few older vintages of this I think this will be significantly better in 5 years. The balance is great, the depth is there, just needs a little time to resolve itself. Good stuff and very solid value.
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3/5/2023 - VAGenius Likes this wine: 91 Points
Nose of cherry, cola, and a hint of Dr Pepper. Dry black cherry palate with lots of earth, bright red fruits and crunchy acidity. Clay textured tannins with dried cherry and floral notes and plenty of energy. Probably will develop a bit more. 91+ points
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12/29/2022 - namja Likes this wine: 95 Points
One of my favorite easy drinking wines. Good fruit forward with good acidity.
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12/20/2022 - huevosconvino Likes this wine: 93 Points
Chilled to ~60 degrees F and decanted for 2 hours before tasting from a Riedel Oregon Pinot Noir glass. Aroma of pencil shavings and graphite at the rim of the glass interlaced with bright red fruit and a secondary meaty texture. Fresh red cherry, red currant, and strawberry fruit flavors with secondary elements of cranberry and rhubarb. Although the aroma profile suggests something slightly feral, the flavors are nothing of the sort. The latter took me some time to pinpoint, but it's there and I really like it. This wine is less acidic than I expected at this age, much more of a velvet feel to it. Lovely!
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10/14/2022 - SimonG wrote: 93 Points
Mainly Oregon (Noizé): Bright, vibrant cherry. Light and bright. Understated density. Long with a bright, savoury finish. Unsurprisingly even better with food. Lots of potential here. ***(*)
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9/28/2022 - jnewman77 Likes this wine:
Wanted to try one of these young and while this is good, it doesn't quite reveal itself yet. The nose is lovely with red berry fruits, lots of spice, a bit of floral notes. The palate is a bit tight with the fruit not really fully coming out, but its lurking and you can feel it. Having had a few older vintages of this I think this will be significantly better in 5 years. The balance is great, the depth is there, just needs a little time to resolve itself. Good stuff and very solid value.
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