Needed about 2-3 hours of air. It showed bricking and some porty notes at first and then after the 3 hour mark and later it was great. Notes of red cherry, cola and strawberry with candied red cherry notes on the lush rich palate.
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Opened and enjoyed - quite nice still - not as powerful of course but nice fruit and showing well still. Lively, not flabby, not to hot, not too oxidixed. Cherry predominant, with some oaky strawberry. Last of this bottling, and still will hold for another 10 years.
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Exceeded expectations. Big in style, of course, but not over the top (not at all a cherry cola bomb) -- I think age has softened some of its brash youthful exuberance, but what is left is a fairly tasty bottle of Sonoma pinot. It was a crowd pleaser.
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(Kosta Browne Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast) 12 pts., my #1 and group's #1; medium cherry red color; big raspberry and berry nose; hot, berry and milk chocolate palate with baking spice, Necco wafer and green notes; medium finish 89+ pts.
(Kosta Browne Pinot Sonoma) #2; COLOR-dark; NOSE-a mint, farm aspect, soil mixed w/ raspberry component; some dark components; TASTE-huge mouthfeel, really like the overall complexity; similar to #1, but not as much heat; more polished, very smooth & elegant; perfectly made; this winemaker really knows what they're doing; - the soil, the terroir & the overall fruit are SINGING; a true expression; this wine KILLS, the total package, completely brings the Thunder; WS-95; GV-95
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5/20/2023 - CRAUBER4242 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Needed about 2-3 hours of air. It showed bricking and some porty notes at first and then after the 3 hour mark and later it was great. Notes of red cherry, cola and strawberry with candied red cherry notes on the lush rich palate.
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10/20/2018 - Senso-beak wrote: 90 Points
Opened and enjoyed - quite nice still - not as powerful of course but nice fruit and showing well still. Lively, not flabby, not to hot, not too oxidixed. Cherry predominant, with some oaky strawberry. Last of this bottling, and still will hold for another 10 years.
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1/5/2018 - ParisWino wrote: 90 Points
Exceeded expectations. Big in style, of course, but not over the top (not at all a cherry cola bomb) -- I think age has softened some of its brash youthful exuberance, but what is left is a fairly tasty bottle of Sonoma pinot. It was a crowd pleaser.
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11/30/2016 - bobadopolis Likes this wine: 94 Points
Thanksgiving 2016. No decant. Spectacular wine.
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12/31/2015 - KenK Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very good typical KB ripe cherry aromas with milk chocolate finish. Showing a bit of age, suggesting time to drink up. A real crowd pleaser tonight.
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