Enjoyable, but a bit disappointing. I’m a big R-C fan, having been consistently rewarded for patience, but this vintage hasn’t come together as well as I had hoped. Still more stemy than I’d prefer, without the aromatics or evolution to polished complexity that I’ve experienced previously.
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Another winner. Opened and let sit for an hour before pouring. These are always consistently better with a few years of age. Nice acidity coupled with great balance. This paired nicely with grilled whole chicken.
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Opened, poured a bit into the decanter, and then tasted. Tasted on its own and then with food. Ruby garnet color. Nose offers fresh crushed blackberries and then a hint of wet wool. Blackberries on the intro with fresh, bright acidity. Brown spice on the tip of the tongue, then fresh crushed berries. Some tannins, suggesting thick grape skins. Enjoyable. But not ethereal.
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Really wonderful bottle searved with roasted chicken. Bold pinot. Deep red color. Bright/nice acidity. Clearly some aging potential here. Red fruit and earthen stone. Would describe as elegant understated pinot.
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3/23/2023 - 2loyal wrote: 89 Points
Enjoyable, but a bit disappointing. I’m a big R-C fan, having been consistently rewarded for patience, but this vintage hasn’t come together as well as I had hoped. Still more stemy than I’d prefer, without the aromatics or evolution to polished complexity that I’ve experienced previously.
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11/27/2022 - jbaron wrote: 90 Points
A nice wine, but the nose is maybe subdued and the length is attenuated.
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5/24/2021 - winecadence Likes this wine: 92 Points
Another winner. Opened and let sit for an hour before pouring. These are always consistently better with a few years of age. Nice acidity coupled with great balance. This paired nicely with grilled whole chicken.
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6/3/2020 - t_moderne wrote: 91 Points
Opened, poured a bit into the decanter, and then tasted.
Tasted on its own and then with food.
Ruby garnet color. Nose offers fresh crushed blackberries and then a hint of wet wool.
Blackberries on the intro with fresh, bright acidity. Brown spice on the tip of the tongue, then fresh crushed berries. Some tannins, suggesting thick grape skins.
Enjoyable. But not ethereal.
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12/23/2018 - winecadence Likes this wine: 91 Points
Really wonderful bottle searved with roasted chicken. Bold pinot. Deep red color. Bright/nice acidity. Clearly some aging potential here. Red fruit and earthen stone. Would describe as elegant understated pinot.
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