This has aged gracefully. Bright garnet color, looked younger than it was. Relatively quiet nose, but complex, a lot going on there. Lots of balance on the palate, plenty of fruit, some acidity - this is a Pinot maker, after all. Nice, long finish. Sorry it is our last one.
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Second tasting - plus one year. Clear garnet with rim browning. Blackberry, plum, green pepper. Medium to high acids, low tannins. Chocolate. Medium balanced finish
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Very tight on uncorking. Light body not very big on fruit. Disappointing that my Farrell Encounters have not aged well. Going to give this an hour or so of decant to see if it opens up. Came around somewhat but not very dimensional. Didn't lose anything overnight for a next day glass and indeed opened up a bit. Raised my rating from 85 to 88.
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Clear, light red color. Vanilla, red cherry, cassis. Soft tannins, medium acids. Tar and leather on the palate. Medium length, balanced finish. Excellent wine. 2+ years of life left
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9/3/2022 - Winokdub wrote: 90 Points
Still holding up. Great nose. Decently complex with nice acid. Probably was better several Years ago but very drinkable atill
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11/20/2015 - Tony Poli Likes this wine: 91 Points
This has aged gracefully. Bright garnet color, looked younger than it was. Relatively quiet nose, but complex, a lot going on there. Lots of balance on the palate, plenty of fruit, some acidity - this is a Pinot maker, after all. Nice, long finish. Sorry it is our last one.
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6/23/2015 - CJM wrote: 88 Points
Second tasting - plus one year. Clear garnet with rim browning. Blackberry, plum, green pepper. Medium to high acids, low tannins. Chocolate. Medium balanced finish
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2/14/2015 - tonepad wrote: 85 Points
Very tight on uncorking. Light body not very big on fruit. Disappointing that my Farrell Encounters have not aged well. Going to give this an hour or so of decant to see if it opens up. Came around somewhat but not very dimensional. Didn't lose anything overnight for a next day glass and indeed opened up a bit. Raised my rating from 85 to 88.
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7/13/2014 - CJM Likes this wine: 91 Points
Clear, light red color. Vanilla, red cherry, cassis. Soft tannins, medium acids. Tar and leather on the palate. Medium length, balanced finish. Excellent wine. 2+ years of life left
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