Decanted 2+ hours. Dark, opaque garnet. Aroma of dark cherries, rose petals, some green stem, and a touch of oak. Tastes of concentrated fresh black cherry juice with a touch of green stem and vanillin. Has good acidity balanced by lightly grippy tannins and moderate clove-like spice in the finish. It's tasty but not complex and is rather dark fruit forward. It could almost pass as a pretty good CA Zinfandel.
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Popped and poured then consumed over 4 hours. Great mouth feel, interesting fruit with allspice evident, but I could never get passed the sweetness. Over time, the wine continued to develop body and palate impression, but the residual sugar kept raising its hand crying "look at me".
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3/9/2021 - beerenauslese Likes this wine: 91 Points
Decanted 2+ hours. Dark, opaque garnet. Aroma of dark cherries, rose petals, some green stem, and a touch of oak. Tastes of concentrated fresh black cherry juice with a touch of green stem and vanillin. Has good acidity balanced by lightly grippy tannins and moderate clove-like spice in the finish. It's tasty but not complex and is rather dark fruit forward. It could almost pass as a pretty good CA Zinfandel.
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9/24/2016 - brianofthevine wrote: 91 Points
Red cherry and raspberry fruit with earth and spice on the finish. Good acidity, long finish.
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11/23/2015 - Double D wrote: 93 Points
Ditto last years notes, leggy, aromatic and smoothly sweet
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6/27/2015 - Italiana wrote:
Dense and rich. Drinkable, but not enjoyable (or very recognizable) as pinot noir. Perhaps other vintages will show better?
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7/7/2014 - jeagle wrote: 89 Points
Popped and poured then consumed over 4 hours. Great mouth feel, interesting fruit with allspice evident, but I could never get passed the sweetness. Over time, the wine continued to develop body and palate impression, but the residual sugar kept raising its hand crying "look at me".
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