As a pop and pour the wine has some musty funk that needed fifteen minutes to blow off, the fruit is nearly all dark cherry and preserved berries...dark from the mid-palette through finish leaving a faux sticky sweet sensation. I found the wine a bit unctuous, like some glycerin pervading the mouthfeel andnprolongingnthe sense of sweetness. I'm not a fan of the styke of this wine; I know Rick Moshin always wants to experiment with each of fifty-teen vineyards (which made collecting his wine an inventory nightmare and is no small part of why I stopped collecting his stuff) but I don't like the approach he took here. Truly this wine exhibits flavors a Pinot should not exhibit. There are plum sensations one migh expect from Languedoc and some pepper like that of Granacha....sorry but not a fan. Thankfully, as Rick makes so many wines, I have limited inventory of this one.
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8/23/2016 - drinkcolorado wrote: flawed
A couple of years too late--orange-tinted acid. Cork was fine.
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6/15/2015 - Rick 4 Wine Does not like this wine: 85 Points
As a pop and pour the wine has some musty funk that needed fifteen minutes to blow off, the fruit is nearly all dark cherry and preserved berries...dark from the mid-palette through finish leaving a faux sticky sweet sensation. I found the wine a bit unctuous, like some glycerin pervading the mouthfeel andnprolongingnthe sense of sweetness. I'm not a fan of the styke of this wine; I know Rick Moshin always wants to experiment with each of fifty-teen vineyards (which made collecting his wine an inventory nightmare and is no small part of why I stopped collecting his stuff) but I don't like the approach he took here. Truly this wine exhibits flavors a Pinot should not exhibit. There are plum sensations one migh expect from Languedoc and some pepper like that of Granacha....sorry but not a fan. Thankfully, as Rick makes so many wines, I have limited inventory of this one.
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1/18/2014 - MRichman wrote:
A day tasting in the Russian River Valley, Sonoma (Russian River Valley): Expansive with a tight, acidic long finish. Some dark tar fruit. Restrained old world style. Probably a good food wine.
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11/23/2013 - wormfarmer Likes this wine: 89 Points
Some umami notes; less cherry coke than I seemed to remember. Drinking great now but I doubt it's still on the ascent.
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9/21/2013 - bugdoced wrote: flawed
corked;ugh!!!
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