2017 Blue Mountain Pinot Noir Reserve Cuvée

Community Tasting Notes (13) Avg Score: 90 points

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  6/13/2022 - Rudolph Schmidt Likes this wine:

  Aged in a blend of barrels that age from new to four years old.
  
  Decanted 30m. Earthy, red cherries, minerality, raspberry, white pepper, hint of tobacco, salinity & leather.

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  12/8/2021 - OttawaB Likes this wine: 90 Points

  I am both a bit disappointed with the bottle (given who the winery is) and hopeful that the wine has the stuff to fill out over time.
  Nice vibrant shimmery red, very pinot in colour. The aromas show strawberry, raspberry and rhubarb. Wine almost feels like the aroma of tartness coming through (it is weird but I pick up that sensation). Bit of cedar as well as spices (cloves, anise).
  Overall flavours follow aromas. Add in cola ... which I am not really fond of. Definite tartness and slight bitter black tea streak at the same time. Medium acidity, vague drying tannins, medium to short finish. Definite bit of minerality (stoniness) as well.

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  10/19/2021 - David J Cooper wrote: 90 Points

  Clear light red. Earthy red cherry, spice and pencil shavings. Dry medium weight spicy red cherry flavours and dry oaky finish.
  
  I had not noticed how oaky this was. Could have been me.

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  10/15/2021 - hkbob Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Wow, this bottle was so much better than the last one a month ago. Pungent aromas of strawberry, red cherry, cola, fresh tilled earth. Some creaminess on the medium-bodied red-fruited palate, particularly on day 2. But I kept going back for that fabulous nose. Excellent!

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  9/8/2021 - hkbob Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Medium ruby. Strawberry and cola on the nose with some obvious heat. This is still very primary and needs at least 2 more years to come together.

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