Drank over 2 nights. Decanted for about 90 minutes before first glass, after about 2.5 hours in the decanter poured back in the bottle. Initially on the nose there was a ton of overpowing alcohol. On the nose the alcohol continued, but hiding underneath was spicy cherries, raspberries, and just a touch of leather. On the second day this calmed down a bit. Still confused about whether I truly like this wine. Maybe too young.
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14.1% alcohol. Really hard to find better value than this wine right now. It's so inexpensive, but it delivers a purity of fruit, balance in structure, attractiveness of texture, and level of complexity you have enough difficulty finding even in higher-end bottlings. A-
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8/1/2010 - pjhr wrote: 92 Points
As tasty as the last bottle.
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8/8/2009 - robnmo wrote: 82 Points
Drank over 2 nights. Decanted for about 90 minutes before first glass, after about 2.5 hours in the decanter poured back in the bottle. Initially on the nose there was a ton of overpowing alcohol. On the nose the alcohol continued, but hiding underneath was spicy cherries, raspberries, and just a touch of leather. On the second day this calmed down a bit. Still confused about whether I truly like this wine. Maybe too young.
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6/21/2009 - w00dee wrote: 88 Points
Has put on some weight and become a nice bottle of pinot noir.
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5/24/2009 - gutt22 wrote:
14.1% alcohol. Really hard to find better value than this wine right now. It's so inexpensive, but it delivers a purity of fruit, balance in structure, attractiveness of texture, and level of complexity you have enough difficulty finding even in higher-end bottlings. A-
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5/24/2009 - gutt22 wrote:
14.1% alcohol. As with the first two bottles, just a pure delight. Delicious, fruity, and flavorful. Drinking perfectly now. A-
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