Wow, just.... wow. Crankiest bottle of wine I have opened in a long time. As in, we spent 30 minutes trying to decide whether it was corked, cooked, or just so wound up and backward that nobody in his or her right mind would knowingly open it right now. We determined it was definitely not corked - I'm no keen nose for TCA but I searched hard for a corky note and found none. Be advised instead that right now this wine is as awkward as a Model UN social mixer. It's no Burgundy ringer, and the clearly New World armature seemed like an empty auditoreum when combined with the near-total absence of fruit. Then at about the hour mark, somebody flipped a switch and the wine started to wink at us, dark plummy notes emerging out of nowhere and hinting at the grace and style that the producer is known for. I'm reaching though, because honestly this wine is about as cozy right now as a barbed wire fence. Withholding judgement, although I will say I've never liked this wine as much as I'd hoped I would.
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Darker ruby. Pungent nose of anise, black raspberry, licorice, floral notes. Delicious on the palate with nicely delineated layers of raspberry, resin, plum, brambles, earth. Moderate acidity and fairly resolved tannins. Long finish of grip-laden sweet raspberry fruit. Fairly big wine with some sense of heat on the finish.
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3/2/2024 - Rbhan12 wrote: flawed
Slightly corked
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11/21/2018 - JoeFdz Likes this wine: 93 Points
Notes of chocolate, boysenberry, overlay strong earth tones. Medium/Medium. Wonderful mouthfeel with a most gratifying finish.
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9/6/2015 - CADomer Likes this wine: 90 Points
Full soft pinot with a lot of tasty raspberry fruit on the palate. Quite enjoyable.
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8/31/2015 - Arinbraghe wrote:
Wow, just.... wow. Crankiest bottle of wine I have opened in a long time. As in, we spent 30 minutes trying to decide whether it was corked, cooked, or just so wound up and backward that nobody in his or her right mind would knowingly open it right now. We determined it was definitely not corked - I'm no keen nose for TCA but I searched hard for a corky note and found none. Be advised instead that right now this wine is as awkward as a Model UN social mixer. It's no Burgundy ringer, and the clearly New World armature seemed like an empty auditoreum when combined with the near-total absence of fruit. Then at about the hour mark, somebody flipped a switch and the wine started to wink at us, dark plummy notes emerging out of nowhere and hinting at the grace and style that the producer is known for. I'm reaching though, because honestly this wine is about as cozy right now as a barbed wire fence. Withholding judgement, although I will say I've never liked this wine as much as I'd hoped I would.
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3/2/2015 - DougLee wrote: 91 Points
Darker ruby. Pungent nose of anise, black raspberry, licorice, floral notes. Delicious on the palate with nicely delineated layers of raspberry, resin, plum, brambles, earth. Moderate acidity and fairly resolved tannins. Long finish of grip-laden sweet raspberry fruit. Fairly big wine with some sense of heat on the finish.
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