Agree w tasting note from Tony Ling. Very enjoyable pinot. Would drink now. Fruit is still there but softening - the faint bitter tinge at the end is not softening.
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Pop and pour at 12 degrees C. Open nose with tart raspberry jam, champignon mushrooms (!) and a touch of vanilla. Leaning more towards strawberries on the palate - mixed in with more raspberries. Silky and quite large mouthfeel with medium acidity and relatively low tannin levels. Long, juicy, and concentrated finish with lingering liquorice.
The wine looses a bit of elegance and balance as it heats up, leaning more towards the jammy, liquorice characters, so would prefer drinking this slightly chilled at < 16 C (where it is very balanced). Very interesting Cali Pinot, showing some age and and a lot of drinkability at this stage. 92 points.
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11/12/2023 - mwrock Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very enjoyable, nose, taste and finish are on target. Had with Grilled Pork Chops, perfect pairing.
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2/5/2023 - BillyRayValentine wrote: 89 Points
Agree w tasting note from Tony Ling. Very enjoyable pinot. Would drink now. Fruit is still there but softening - the faint bitter tinge at the end is not softening.
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4/28/2021 - Tony Ling Likes this wine: 94 Points
Good concentration of red berry fruits. A little more seaweed on nose.
A lot of stuffing to the wine. Very slightly bitter edge on the finish.
93-94 points.
Second round: somehow even reductive, but even sweeter on palate.
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5/28/2020 - KristofferIden Likes this wine: 92 Points
Pop and pour at 12 degrees C. Open nose with tart raspberry jam, champignon mushrooms (!) and a touch of vanilla. Leaning more towards strawberries on the palate - mixed in with more raspberries. Silky and quite large mouthfeel with medium acidity and relatively low tannin levels. Long, juicy, and concentrated finish with lingering liquorice.
The wine looses a bit of elegance and balance as it heats up, leaning more towards the jammy, liquorice characters, so would prefer drinking this slightly chilled at < 16 C (where it is very balanced). Very interesting Cali Pinot, showing some age and and a lot of drinkability at this stage. 92 points.
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12/1/2017 - beej wrote:
Bright red.
Raspberry, dates and chewy meaty-ness on initial palate.
Short tight finish.
Don’t love the Cali Pinot nose.
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