good nose but fell off on the palate. it had to open for a couple hours yet tasted slightly past its prime because the fruit was so lacking. a bit disappointing.
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From a double magnum. I had this with my wine group. Its a very light (in both color, body, and taste) pinot noir. For most of my group, it was just too light, as they are used to a more "CA" profile. My score reflects the group, if it was just me, I would rate it a point or two higher. Still has the structure to age for a few more years, at least. Its got a nice balance between the fruit and acidity. I will say this...I HATE the hard wax capsule they use...I pierced my thumb when the blade I was using to chisel it off slipped!
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Drinking well now - needed 45 mins or so to open and the fruit to fill out. Beautiful nose - a bit of spice and beautiful Pinot fruit. Bright acidity with soft tannins - fun to drink.
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11/28/2019 - unrelenting wrote: 90 Points
good nose but fell off on the palate. it had to open for a couple hours yet tasted slightly past its prime because the fruit was so lacking. a bit disappointing.
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2/4/2018 - drfloyd wrote:
Second to my last bottle - fairly tight and took a bit of coaxing to get going. Not bad - but might give my last bottle a few more years...
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7/9/2017 - SMHalps Likes this wine: 90 Points
From a double magnum. I had this with my wine group. Its a very light (in both color, body, and taste) pinot noir. For most of my group, it was just too light, as they are used to a more "CA" profile. My score reflects the group, if it was just me, I would rate it a point or two higher. Still has the structure to age for a few more years, at least. Its got a nice balance between the fruit and acidity. I will say this...I HATE the hard wax capsule they use...I pierced my thumb when the blade I was using to chisel it off slipped!
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8/7/2016 - JOsgood wrote:
Decent but still tight and tannic. Has nice weight and color. These 2005s are going to last forever.
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2/21/2016 - drfloyd wrote: 90 Points
Drinking well now - needed 45 mins or so to open and the fruit to fill out. Beautiful nose - a bit of spice and beautiful Pinot fruit. Bright acidity with soft tannins - fun to drink.
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