Very good again. Slightly herbal/yeast nose- a little oxidative-complex-clean fruit- good fruit-brisk-

14 years since my last taste...last night we had two bottles- one bottle was oxidized- old -second bottle was much more fresh-burgundian-clean, good acid- some peach and citrus notes. V good with scallop dish

From magnum, this was just great. Pure white Burg magic stuff- Minerals and stone fruits. Balanced bright acidity and citrus fruits. Long finish spiked with sweet fruit. Elegant. Yum

When is this wine not great? young. So good- flint, weed (yes!) herbal- slight reduction- just lasts on palate. Power and elegance. Just tasty. Check.

From a 3L. Aged Sleepy Hollow wins another Arcadian tasting. Just like last time. Autumnal nose, sous bois. Stemmy-herbal quality. Dujac-ish. -Super fresh acid- clean- beautiful red fruit - the acid here is stunning- blind you'd guess it was 10 years younger or more. Bravo, Joe.

Double magnum...just a tiny step down from the '98 next to it on table. A little rounder, feels it's age a wee bit more- but that beautiful aged pinot nose is there and such freshness on the palate. Burgundian. Splitting hairs if the '98 or '99 is better. Both amazing.

Again my note starts with "yes!" Another beautiful nose. Floral, mushroom/truffle spice mix...Palate is marked by red fruit and framed by a lively acidity that refuses to quit. Almost Youthful. Great with roast chicken dish.

Joe Davis was at the dinner and said '04 was the toughest vintage he'd worked. This is 16% alcohol- and harvested at 3am- too hot- this is a bit of a pass for me. Too much.

All 2003s from everywhere show like 2003s. A tad hot, bigger bones. Not as overwrought as the '04, but pales to the 2000 and 2005.

Joe said this was his favorite vintage and one his favorite Pisoni's he's produced. As with the last bottle from 2017, there's a really silky texture to this wine. Fine on the palate. It still shows it's youth. Lot of power in reserve, Fresh fruit. Joe says try in 5+ years.

The wine still has a youthful verve that betrays the vintage on the label. At the one hour in the decanter mark...it really pops to reveal layers of black pepper and dark fruit. Balance of acid, dark fruit, iron...Savory. Acid streak. This wine just keeps kicking. Fabulous! Kudos, Joe!

Nose is floral, smoked meat, cracked pepper, olive-a savory essence. Very NRhone. All about the nose here. Palate shows rather rich plummy dark fruit, black pepper. Still got energy in the tank!

Again. This wine is amazing. Fresh, intense, lively, fierce, subtle, moving, joyful. Another incredible bottle. This wine will probably outlive me and I'll leave it for my kids to find out 30 years from now. Probably the WOTN

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