Welcoming nose of red fruit, moist earth, soy, blood orange, and baking spice. Balanced palate of dark cherry, wild strawberry, minerals, orange, forest floor, cured meat, and Hoison sauce. Didn't budge the 1.5 hrs it took to finish. Seemless with roasted quail.
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What a gorgeous wine. This was my first real experience with aged Oregon Pinot, and this '93 out of magnum did not disappoint. Clean cork, very fresh aromas of aged Pinot, elegant and not overpowering, velvety, lots of blue fruit and fresh rain on the nose. Soft on the palate without being flabby, this still had fruit and acid in reserve. Drink 2011-2015.
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This bottle didn’t show well. I opened it up at a dinner party with other Pinot’s. I remember the 93 tasting wondering back around 1999. Now, it’s just dead. Maybe it’s just this bottle, but it had a predominant astringent and plastic light nose. Made it undrinkable. We dumped the bottle.
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12/31/2014 - Vinsant Likes this wine:
Welcoming nose of red fruit, moist earth, soy, blood orange, and baking spice. Balanced palate of dark cherry, wild strawberry, minerals, orange, forest floor, cured meat, and Hoison sauce. Didn't budge the 1.5 hrs it took to finish. Seemless with roasted quail.
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11/22/2012 - jdesimone4 wrote: 69 Points
Awful nose. Basically chemical. Hoped it might open up but no luck
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11/22/2011 - oakland.cory wrote: 94 Points
What a gorgeous wine. This was my first real experience with aged Oregon Pinot, and this '93 out of magnum did not disappoint. Clean cork, very fresh aromas of aged Pinot, elegant and not overpowering, velvety, lots of blue fruit and fresh rain on the nose. Soft on the palate without being flabby, this still had fruit and acid in reserve. Drink 2011-2015.
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11/22/2007 - Mark wrote: 81 Points
This bottle didn’t show well. I opened it up at a dinner party with other Pinot’s. I remember the 93 tasting wondering back around 1999. Now, it’s just dead. Maybe it’s just this bottle, but it had a predominant astringent and plastic light nose. Made it undrinkable. We dumped the bottle.
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6/18/2006 - elfez wrote: 89 Points
Huge, fruity nose. Unexpectedly, very little earth. On the palete, a tad acidic. Still, lovely.
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