(14.39%) Nice earthy, forest floor on a brooding, dark fruity nose. Round red cherries with clove and cedar box here. This one sees 50% new (French) oak and it definitely comes through nicely with the roundness on the palate and vanilla, creaminess along with sweet tobacco on a warm, lingering finish. A rare example of oak done right (IMHO) this one has enough acidity to keep the wine in balance. Very nice on its own and a perfect match for steak. 225 cases made
Geek notes: Interesting note from the winery (via twitter) who shared that this one is 50% Pommard 5 clone - earth, spice, mushroom, structure and 50% Dijon 115, 777 - forward darker fruits. Thought this shed some good light on the blending philosophy…
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10/5/2011 - SonomaWilliam wrote: 91 Points
Drank Prior night - great Anderson valley pinot - sorry no geek notes
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6/26/2011 - Jason Rzutkiewicz Likes this wine: 89 Points
(14.39%) Nice earthy, forest floor on a brooding, dark fruity nose. Round red cherries with clove and cedar box here. This one sees 50% new (French) oak and it definitely comes through nicely with the roundness on the palate and vanilla, creaminess along with sweet tobacco on a warm, lingering finish. A rare example of oak done right (IMHO) this one has enough acidity to keep the wine in balance. Very nice on its own and a perfect match for steak. 225 cases made
Geek notes: Interesting note from the winery (via twitter) who shared that this one is 50% Pommard 5 clone - earth, spice, mushroom, structure and 50% Dijon 115, 777 - forward darker fruits. Thought this shed some good light on the blending philosophy…
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6/18/2011 - Lizleanne wrote: 94 Points
Rosemary Beach.
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