2005 Raye's Hill Pinot Noir Henneberg Anderson Valley

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  12/19/2014 - Martysfo wrote: 89 Points

  Cherry,clove and earthy notes. Medium weight with a long finish.

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  6/16/2009 - joraesque wrote: 84 Points

  A: Dark ruby color. Light to medium body.
  N: Very good nose, reminiscent of some Russian River Valley Pinot Noirs, with notes of herbs, alcohol and red fruits in the background.
  T: Initially tight and sour. I'm afraid the grapes that went into this wine were severely underripe. After a one and a half hour decant the sourness started fading away, and the wine smoothed out, revealing secondary notes of licorice and dark cherries. After two hours, the wine became even more approachable on the palate, but the nose almost completely disappeared.
  F: Short, with tartness and some bitterness that translates into flavors of licorice and bitter cherries.
  Overall: A decent food wine, but you pretty much get what you paid for. This is a wine for smokers, or other drinkers who like wines that have a kick to them. It might actually improve with some more time, but I wouldn't bet on it. 84-85

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  1/18/2009 - TampaDan wrote: 89 Points

  Another enjoyable, great-value, Raye's Pinot. Darker ruby color, outstanding red fruit nose of strawberries, raspberries and cranberries, a little bit of oak-induced caramel emerging with air, nice fruit on the palate with a finish of good length. I sound like a broken record (does anyone out there remember music on vinyl?) saying this, but I think you'd have an extremely hard time finding a better Pinot for $26.

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  11/15/2008 - KeithAkers wrote: 87 Points

  Chicago Pinot Days-2008 (Navy Pier, Chicago IL): nose: fairly pungent and fruit forward wine with black cherries, some rich red fruits, red licorice, and some raspberry tones. While there is a fair amount going on, there isn't a whole lot of depth to it
  
  taste: medium/full bodied that is smooth and fruit forward with black cherries, red licorice, and rich red fruits
  
  overall: a very good pinot for the price. Does what it needs to well and is good for those that are fans of this style and want this profile without paying over 30. Nice smooth black cherry attack and a red licorice finish

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  6/28/2008 - Frank Murray III wrote:

  Been a while since I had a Raye's Hill. Kind of a herby/spicy nose but hard to nail down for me. Soft but good balance here, juicy, snappier fruit with blue and red tones. Priced at around $26, I recall--good value.

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