Served at deep cellar temp, no decant. Fantastic/impressive again for the first 20-30 minutes, both aromatically and on the palate (still full-flavored, but oddly balanced); it then took a nose-dive and went monochrome. Still, an outright win, 18 years in.
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We were all quite surprised by this one! Still in fine fettle, if done in a rather concentrated style. A dense, savory PN leaning toward the black, boysen-fruited side of the spectrum that was nevertheless still identifiably Pinot and not out of balance all these years in.
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Bit on the downward slope? Or was it always this light on the palate...could be...not enough data points to have a firm opinion. Lot more dark cherry notes than I expect from aged PNs, but decent balance more than offset the rather clipped finish...talkin' muself into a higher regard for this 10+ year-oldster...yup. Moving that 88 up a bit.
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Notes of soy and dark cherry. Savory notes on the nose as well as the entry. Compote of red and black fruit. Good sap in the middle and finishes with good mature tannins and is tangy which somewhat obscures the finish today. Drink now.
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1/2/2022 - wormfarmer Likes this wine:
Served at deep cellar temp, no decant. Fantastic/impressive again for the first 20-30 minutes, both aromatically and on the palate (still full-flavored, but oddly balanced); it then took a nose-dive and went monochrome. Still, an outright win, 18 years in.
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10/24/2021 - wormfarmer Likes this wine:
We were all quite surprised by this one! Still in fine fettle, if done in a rather concentrated style. A dense, savory PN leaning toward the black, boysen-fruited side of the spectrum that was nevertheless still identifiably Pinot and not out of balance all these years in.
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7/19/2014 - stufis wrote: 90 Points
Bit on the downward slope? Or was it always this light on the palate...could be...not enough data points to have a firm opinion. Lot more dark cherry notes than I expect from aged PNs, but decent balance more than offset the rather clipped finish...talkin' muself into a higher regard for this 10+ year-oldster...yup. Moving that 88 up a bit.
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12/22/2009 - manga wrote: 91 Points
Notes of soy and dark cherry. Savory notes on the nose as well as the entry. Compote of red and black fruit. Good sap in the middle and finishes with good mature tannins and is tangy which somewhat obscures the finish today. Drink now.
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