This wine is building in its intensity, no longer on the thin side. I guess that's what 6 years of age does. That said, it still barely held up to Scott's grilled chicken thighs (bone in) that had been marinated in a complicated marinade that is somewhat Oriental in flavor. Still, it worked out well with the chicken. And with roasted corn on the cob. It's a 2012 and it is a good representation of that great vintage.
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Surprisingly thin, a bit of clean tap water on the nose and palate, rather a disappointment for AB, since I've come to expect better and, especially for a 2012. Decent fruit, but on the tart side, red cherry dominates.
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7/24/2020 - WineAggregate Likes this wine: 90 Points
Better than I remember. Lightish, but beautiful fruit aromas and lip-smacking cherry fruit.
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8/22/2018 - bear Likes this wine: 88 Points
This wine is building in its intensity, no longer on the thin side. I guess that's what 6 years of age does. That said, it still barely held up to Scott's grilled chicken thighs (bone in) that had been marinated in a complicated marinade that is somewhat Oriental in flavor. Still, it worked out well with the chicken. And with roasted corn on the cob. It's a 2012 and it is a good representation of that great vintage.
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8/26/2017 - WineAggregate Likes this wine: 89 Points
Clean, minerally(?), tasty pinot, but a bit thin.
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8/30/2015 - WineAggregate wrote: 88 Points
Surprisingly thin, a bit of clean tap water on the nose and palate, rather a disappointment for AB, since I've come to expect better and, especially for a 2012. Decent fruit, but on the tart side, red cherry dominates.
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