Extremely flag rent and nice bouquet of clean classic Pinot. Acid minus and somewhat over the hill, yet well developed secondary flavors of Pinot with good concentration of fruit and alcohol balance. Medium finish.
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I'm amazed that my notes say the previous bottle was awesome. This was good, not great. It took two hours to get going but remained bitter through to the end. Cherry, damp earth, and some rocky mineral flavors. But the bitterness was not making it better.
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Note: I use a scale on which 85 represents a very good wine.
A Tale of Two Wines: Day 1 -- not at all remarkable, no depth, not too much fruit, a little sharp. I say to myself: "okay, that's how the cookie crumbles -- 30 beans down the drain" Day 3 -- half+ of the bottle was in fridge. Wow, What a delicious bottle. Clearly a Pinot, but not Burgundian -- more like something from NZ, which is fine with me. Smooth, but not bland, rich and perfectly balanced. If I had another I would open it and stick in the fridge for a day or two.
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This wasn't showing as well as previous bottles. Started out predominantly closed with earth, tea, and spice. Poured in decanter and it opened with some black fruits.
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(Ken Wright Cellars Pinot Noir Freedom Hill Vineyard) Bright ruby-garnet in the glass. An intense nose of black cherry, blackberry, earth, cola, and fennel is followed by a full-bodied palate of mouthwatering fruit and elegant tannins. Long finish. Winery Spotlight: Ken Wright Cellars
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7/18/2021 - AllRed wrote: 90 Points
Second Sunday Group: 2008 Ken Wright Pinots (Fontina’s Italian Kitchen (MiY)): Double blind. Opens with plummy, raisiny fruit. Flavors of spice and dark fruit. Soft tannins. Nice fruit, if just a little bit ripe and raisiny.
My #4, Domino’s #6
Group #5, 49 pts
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5/19/2018 - Winiac wrote: 90 Points
Extremely flag rent and nice bouquet of clean classic Pinot. Acid minus and somewhat over the hill, yet well developed secondary flavors of Pinot with good concentration of fruit and alcohol balance. Medium finish.
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4/21/2018 - chitowncdpguy wrote:
I'm amazed that my notes say the previous bottle was awesome. This was good, not great. It took two hours to get going but remained bitter through to the end. Cherry, damp earth, and some rocky mineral flavors. But the bitterness was not making it better.
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3/29/2018 - John Nezlek wrote: 90 Points
Note: I use a scale on which 85 represents a very good wine.
A Tale of Two Wines:
Day 1 -- not at all remarkable, no depth, not too much fruit, a little sharp. I say to myself: "okay, that's how the cookie crumbles -- 30 beans down the drain"
Day 3 -- half+ of the bottle was in fridge. Wow, What a delicious bottle. Clearly a Pinot, but not Burgundian -- more like something from NZ, which is fine with me. Smooth, but not bland, rich and perfectly balanced. If I had another I would open it and stick in the fridge for a day or two.
What will they think of next?
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5/21/2017 - WinePT wrote: 86 Points
This wasn't showing as well as previous bottles. Started out predominantly closed with earth, tea, and spice. Poured in decanter and it opened with some black fruits.
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