There’s still a lot of fruit, with spice, leather and gravel. The depth and presence are wonderful, and this has aged rather gracefully. A juicy core remains, with a long finish showing some dried cherry. This will not improve and drink up! Drink now - 2020.
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Dark purple-red color, shows clear with light behind. Rhubarb, cranberry and plums plus oak on the very nice nose. Meduim-plus body showing a core of obviously ripe and sweet fruit, but it has good acid, and everything is in balance. Very smooth and velvet like with moderate finish and a hint of smooth ripe tannins. The wine is in a good place now, drinking well, and not in danger of going downhill any time soon. A very good moderate modern-style RRV pinot.
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Excellent, as usual. Popped and poured but should drink well for a few more years. Still very youthful. Sour cherry/cranberry/pomegranate, forest floor/pine, and baking spice/cinnamon. Big, but not over the top.
Delicious with the first Copper River King Salmon of the season.
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11/24/2018 - Matt Scott Likes this wine: 93 Points
There’s still a lot of fruit, with spice, leather and gravel. The depth and presence are wonderful, and this has aged rather gracefully. A juicy core remains, with a long finish showing some dried cherry. This will not improve and drink up! Drink now - 2020.
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5/25/2010 - AJG wrote: flawed
Corked.
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12/27/2008 - PaulH wrote: 91 Points
Dark purple-red color, shows clear with light behind. Rhubarb, cranberry and plums plus oak on the very nice nose. Meduim-plus body showing a core of obviously ripe and sweet fruit, but it has good acid, and everything is in balance. Very smooth and velvet like with moderate finish and a hint of smooth ripe tannins. The wine is in a good place now, drinking well, and not in danger of going downhill any time soon. A very good moderate modern-style RRV pinot.
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5/16/2007 - Al Ehrhardt wrote:
Excellent, as usual. Popped and poured but should drink well for a few more years. Still very youthful. Sour cherry/cranberry/pomegranate, forest floor/pine, and baking spice/cinnamon. Big, but not over the top.
Delicious with the first Copper River King Salmon of the season.
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5/1/2007 - ijayb wrote: 88 Points
cherry, oak and violets on the nose. Cherry, mineral and long finish. Some heat.
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