This was just terrific. Developing lovely secondary characteristics but with a vibrant floral nose and prominent rose petal and bright cherry fruit profile. This was always one of my favorite Copain pinot vineyards and it is reassuring to see it showing so well at 16 years of age. I believe only 19 cases of this beauty were made and this was my last bottle.
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red with hint of brown ? sediment/not entirely clear; nose at first some funk then strawberry, damp forest, tea, hint of citrus; medium bodied nice grip long finish. really good. maybe another year or two left too.
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Opened not decanted. Brought by Eric Lundbland for dinner at Side Bar in Oakland. Opened up quickly with dark black fruit tastes with a touch of caramel. Very Good.
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What a great bottle. Great nose of spice and dark cherry. Deep and complex in the mouth, perfectly balanced across the mid and back palate. IF you got em, drink em. I can't imagine this could get any better. The other HC's I've had have seemed rougher and disjointed. This one was perfect, maybe they just need a litte bottle age.
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10/20/2017 - GrapeScott wrote: 93 Points
This was just terrific. Developing lovely secondary characteristics but with a vibrant floral nose and prominent rose petal and bright cherry fruit profile. This was always one of my favorite Copain pinot vineyards and it is reassuring to see it showing so well at 16 years of age. I believe only 19 cases of this beauty were made and this was my last bottle.
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5/20/2010 - slada wrote: 91 Points
red with hint of brown ? sediment/not entirely clear; nose at first some funk then strawberry, damp forest, tea, hint of citrus; medium bodied nice grip long finish. really good. maybe another year or two left too.
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5/29/2009 - tanglenet wrote:
Opened not decanted. Brought by Eric Lundbland for dinner at Side Bar in Oakland. Opened up quickly with dark black fruit tastes with a touch of caramel. Very Good.
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6/11/2006 - irish87 wrote: 93 Points
What a great bottle. Great nose of spice and dark cherry. Deep and complex in the mouth, perfectly balanced across the mid and back palate. IF you got em, drink em. I can't imagine this could get any better. The other HC's I've had have seemed rougher and disjointed. This one was perfect, maybe they just need a litte bottle age.
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