Delightful. Soft peppery berry fruit with little overt signs of old age. Color turning slightly pruney, but no such flavors on the palate. Maybe some slight fading on the fruit, but exceeded expectations by far. I've one more bottle and would like to see how it evolves in another 5 years.
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Bricking purple in color. Raspberry, sandalwood, and damp earth aromas give way maturing flavors of dark cherry fruit, orange rind, and black tea on the palate. Medium finish.
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(J. Rochioli Pinot Noir Russian River Valley) Medium dark cherry red color; wild strawberry, wild berry, menthol, oak nose; ripe black cherry, berry, wild berry, oak palate, needs to integrate; medium finish
(J. Rochioli Pinot Noir Russian River Valley) Medium cherry red color with pale meniscus; primary red fruit and oak nose; tart red fruit, watermelon, cherry and spice palate; medium finish
(J. Rochioli Pinot Noir Russian River Valley) Light cherry red color; nice brambley red fruit nose; tart red fruit with good acidity; medium tart finish
(J. Rochioli Pinot Noir Russian River Valley) Nice strawberry nose; tasty, ripe strawberry palate with big tannins and good acidity; medium finish 91+ pts.
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9/30/2023 - dfcrutcher Likes this wine: 91 Points
Delightful. Soft peppery berry fruit with little overt signs of old age. Color turning slightly pruney, but no such flavors on the palate. Maybe some slight fading on the fruit, but exceeded expectations by far. I've one more bottle and would like to see how it evolves in another 5 years.
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6/20/2021 - Winokdub wrote: 91 Points
Flat at first but air really opened this up. Still a bit tired but after hour was showing nice aromatics with a balanced mouthfeel and clean finish.
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9/5/2020 - Pilotmatt Likes this wine:
Flat at first. Decanted and after an hour it came to life. Fun bottle to see how long it goes, but dont be afraid to drink it now.
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6/9/2019 - ted b wrote: 87 Points
Past its peak in 2019 - garnet color, muted and closed at first, but improved substantially an hour or so after decanting.
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2/10/2019 - scott davis wrote: 91 Points
Bricking purple in color. Raspberry, sandalwood, and damp earth aromas give way maturing flavors of dark cherry fruit, orange rind, and black tea on the palate. Medium finish.
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