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By Richard Jennings
(Small Vines Wines Pinot Noir) 1st bottle: Slightly bricking medium cranberry red color with pale meniscus; maturing, herbal, tart cranberry nose; tasty, tart cherry, ripe cranberry, herbal, mineral palate with good balance; medium-plus finish (18-19 mos. in barrel; 1st wine Small Vines produced; Paul Sloan felt this bottle lacked the "brightness and liveliness of fruit" it usually has)
7/16/2011, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 91 points
2nd bottle: Slightly bricking medium cranberry red color with pale meniscus; nice, mature, subtly spicy cherry, raspberry nose with a touch of herbs; nice, vibrant, tart cherry, raspberry, black raspberry palate with integrated oak spice; medium-plus finish 91+ points -
By Richard Jennings
(Small Vines Wines Pinot Noir) Medium dark cherry red; cherry, black cherry, raspberry, sour cream and roses nose; sweet, roses, tart cherry, rosehips and oak palate; medium-plus finish (18 mos. in French oak, 40% new, 20% 1 year; vineyard's 7th leaf)
4/15/2008, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 92 points -
By Richard Jennings
(Small Vines Wines Pinot Noir) Medium ruby color with pale meniscus; big cherry, raspberry and brown sugar nose; big, ripe cherry, vanilla palate with good acidity; medium finish 90+ pts.
11/18/2007, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 90 points
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- Vintage2005
- TypeRed
- ProducerSmall Vines Wines
- VarietyPinot Noir
- Designationn/a
- Vineyardn/a
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionSonoma County
- AppellationRussian River Valley
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3/19/2012 - Grape_ape wrote: 92 Points
Decanted about 30 minutes prior to consuming, and drank over about 2-2.5 hours. This was drinking very well. Nice strawberry, red berry nose with a little earthy funk on the initial pour. Color was showing a little of its age taking on a slight bit of brick color, but the palate was still very fresh with plenty of fruit, balanced acidity and even a little bit of tannins of the finish. At the 2 hour or so mark, the aromatics really blossomed picking up a really pretty floral element and the fruit aromas really intensified as well. Really nice bottle and by far drank the best of the three I had. Sorry it was my last, as this seemed to still have plenty of life left.
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2/9/2012 - zinnut wrote: 92 Points
This was my last bottle and it was just singing. Bright acidity, big raspberry cola. Just great.
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1/4/2012 - yui wrote: 93 Points
: ( last bottle
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10/13/2011 - slipdc wrote:
Enjoyed
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6/3/2010 - yui wrote: 93 Points
developing nicely
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