It has a medium brick red color with a clear rim. At first, lots of bright cherry. After 1-2 hours it’s more complex but more muted. Cherry still comes through and now there is rhubarb, fresh wild chanterelles, leather, and a little awkward funkiness with iodine. It’s light in the mouth with some strawberry and raspberry. Acidity is balanced and body is in the lighter side if medium.
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Nose is well aged Pinot. Entry is lithe just picked strawberry essence rich but delicate, sweet but no way jammy. Keep squirgling and you get a touch of spicy green then licorice which is covered by the increasing elegance of the Pinot juice. The Riedel is now bursting with that strawberry perfume. I thank the grape pickers who chose small berries wisely. The winemaker shows skill for absence of oak or other intrusive intervention. I would compare the 2011 to the 1993 and 2001, let the grapes shine!
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nice wine it looks like there fruit on this one is not going to ever get through the Tannins. a nice wine but no comparison to the 2008 and 2009 I recently drank
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8/30/2022 - Roentgen Ray wrote: 90 Points
It has a medium brick red color with a clear rim.
At first, lots of bright cherry. After 1-2 hours it’s more complex but more muted. Cherry still comes through and now there is rhubarb, fresh wild chanterelles, leather, and a little awkward funkiness with iodine.
It’s light in the mouth with some strawberry and raspberry.
Acidity is balanced and body is in the lighter side if medium.
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8/19/2022 - xyc Likes this wine: 92 Points
Nose is well aged Pinot. Entry is lithe just picked strawberry essence rich but delicate, sweet but no way jammy. Keep squirgling and you get a touch of spicy green then licorice which is covered by the increasing elegance of the Pinot juice. The Riedel is now bursting with that strawberry perfume. I thank the grape pickers who chose small berries wisely. The winemaker shows skill for absence of oak or other intrusive intervention.
I would compare the 2011 to the 1993 and 2001, let the grapes shine!
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4/30/2022 - jww wrote:
nice wine
it looks like there fruit on this one is not going to ever get through the Tannins.
a nice wine but no comparison to the 2008 and 2009 I recently drank
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4/20/2022 - PhN Likes this wine: 92 Points
Light in color, body but long on flavor. Delicious wine with food. I think it is a keeper for a couple more years at least
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12/31/2021 - JMcWill wrote:
NYE bottle of wine.
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