Pale garnet brick rim and a bit cloudy. aromas of sour cherry and earth, cherry menthol cough drops, leather, mushroom and blood. Full bodied with depth and richness. Dusty earth, ripest red cherry, menthol, mint, mushroom, cola for days, finishing long and warm and earthy. Incredible complexity and depth of flavors, winding in and out throughout the taste...and in the end quite bitter finish.
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Another very strong showing for aged Littorai C-noirs. While Roman may lack some of the nuance (a certain hard to capture "etherialness") that some of the other vineyard bottlings seem to possess, never the less its a great wine that was showing no signs of age or deterioration. On the nose it was strawberries and plum intertwined with hints of rose and black tea. On the palate it was a little more straightforward with more cherry and plum notes mixed with hints of forest floor and spice. Great bottle.
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Same btl as 10percenter. Balanced, elegant and in its early prime drinking window. I never get to taste a Littorai with more than 10 years on it. Hope someone, I know, hangs onto a btl for 15+!
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(Littorai Pinot Noir Roman Vineyard) Light medium cherry red color with pale meniscus; light oaky red fruit and stems nose; tart red fruit, cinnamon, brown sugar and spicy red fruit palate; medium finish
12/1/2020 - LoireFan wrote: 93 Points
Very pleasing.
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7/6/2018 - Ellenkf Likes this wine: 92 Points
Pale garnet brick rim and a bit cloudy. aromas of sour cherry and earth, cherry menthol cough drops, leather, mushroom and blood. Full bodied with depth and richness. Dusty earth, ripest red cherry, menthol, mint, mushroom, cola for days, finishing long and warm and earthy. Incredible complexity and depth of flavors, winding in and out throughout the taste...and in the end quite bitter finish.
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1/12/2018 - UpfromtheCellar wrote: 91 Points
Another very strong showing for aged Littorai C-noirs. While Roman may lack some of the nuance (a certain hard to capture "etherialness") that some of the other vineyard bottlings seem to possess, never the less its a great wine that was showing no signs of age or deterioration. On the nose it was strawberries and plum intertwined with hints of rose and black tea. On the palate it was a little more straightforward with more cherry and plum notes mixed with hints of forest floor and spice. Great bottle.
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9/25/2017 - 10centpower Likes this wine:
PnP. In a great spot now, nice secondary herbal/earthy flavors coming through. Still fairly fresh though, could go another 5 years at least.
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9/24/2017 - chablis28 wrote: 91 Points
Same btl as 10percenter. Balanced, elegant and in its early prime drinking window. I never get to taste a Littorai with more than 10 years on it. Hope someone, I know, hangs onto a btl for 15+!
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