Retail $30. Under screw-cap. Light color, translucent. Wonderful nose of bright cherry and a touch of earth. Lovely. Whoa. Holy cow. Great fruit, wonderful acidity, a lengthy finish. Right off the bat this is stellar. 96 Points.

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Retail $95. Dark, on the verge of magenta with a shy nose of red fruit and fairly light in fruit on the palate. Plenty of tartness. A bit hot on the finish. Again, fine, but not much more. Very Good. 88 Points.

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Retail $60. Darker in color and aromas. Black cherry and even some blackberry with pepper and a bit of red licorice. The fruit is a bit light on the palate, but nice and quite tart. Fine expression. 89 Points.

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Retail $18. Dark for a pinot with a candied nose of darker red fruit and a bit of earth. The palate is nicely balanced and finishes well. Very Nice. 92 Points.

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Retail $25. Fairly light in color with a somewhat dirty nose (stem inclusion?) of light cherry and maybe even some funk. Light on the palate as well, but pretty well balanced and a lengthy finish. Not as boisterous as others but very nice. 91 Points.

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Retail $30. Medium to dark color with a very shy nose—not much here at all. Maybe a bit of fruit? Same story on the palate which comes off a little hot. This likely needs some time to open up. 88 Points.

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Retail $30. Medium to dark. Nice nose of black cherry, cranberry, and spice with a touch of earth. Earthy and full on the palate with the dark cherry aspect predominate. Lengthy finish. Outstanding. 93 Points.

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Retail $30. Medium color with another really shy nose. Maybe a hint of fruit again, but more of a blueberry, blackberry than a cherry vibe. Nice on the palate, but again, rather shy. 88 Points.

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Retail $70(?). Dark, on the verge of opaque. Rich in fruit, mostly on the dark side, much more blueberry than cherry with a nice earthy component. The palate is big and fruity, so much so that it comes off as sweet. Perhaps lacking a bit of acidity. 89 Points.

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Retail $18. Fairly dark, with lots of fruit on the nose, rich, dark, and deep. Nice. The palate is loaded with fruit, but the acidity is initially lacking. It comes in on the finish, though, rounding out the wine nicely. 92 Points.

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Retail $17. I choose to think that there was something wrong with this bottle since it was not good. At all.

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Retail $50. Dark in color with a bit of an odd nose. Not quite funky, not quite fruity, also with dark earth. The palate is considerably better, however, with good fruit/acidity balance and a bit of depth. Excellent 91 Points.

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Retail $59. Dark, with a fairly shy nose of subtle fruit and a touch of earth. On the palate it is all blackberry Kool-Aid, with tons of fruit that comes off as sweet. A bit hot on the finish. 88 Points.

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Retail $40. A slightly different color than the others in the tasting, more of a magenta with a bit of a brett-y, funky nose. The palate is characterized by the fruit: blueberry and a tough of black cherry cola. Slightly hot on the finish. 88 Points.

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Retail $45. Medium color with a very lovely nose of Bing cherry and earth. Nice. The palate is harmonious and tasty with solid fruit and great balance. Whoa. Outstanding. 94 Points.

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Retail $70. Medium to dark in color. A lovely nose of subtle fruit (black cherry, plum) but also a bit of heat. Ample fruit on the palate but this seems to be lacking a bit of acidity to keep up. 89 Points.

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Retail $69. Medium color with a lovely nose of bright cherry fruit, a slight hint of earth, and just a touch of ripeness. Big on the palate, even really big with plenty of fruit (so much that it comes off as sweet), but the acidity is there, ready to battle as well and hangs in there. Certainly on the bigger side of Pinot and quite nice. 94 Points.

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Retail $72. Medium dark, with darker fruit, even raspberry, earth, spice. Good fruit on the palate, but a tad flabby here until the finish. This might need some time to come together. Very Good. 89 Points.

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Retail $62. There was something a bit odd going on with this bottle and I am going to chalk it up to being flawed, but I honestly am not sure what the issue is here.

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Retail $85. Magenta in the glass which seems a bit odd to me—it looks more like a Cab than a Pinot. The palate is quite shy and comes off both as sour and a tad medicinal. I will need to pop the other bottle as I am not sure what is going on here.

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Retail $40. Medium color but still translucent with dark fruit aromas and plenty of earth. Maybe even a touch “dirty”? Nice palate as well with that dark fruit abundant (but not bomby) and well-balanced. Not a bright, cheery Pinot, but this is darned good. Excellent. 91 Points.

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Retail $30. Under screw cap. Dark, near opaque, with the darker slate of fruit aromas: black cherry, dark raspberry, hints of spice, and earth. Much the same on the palate, with great balance and a lengthy finish. Nice. Outstanding. 93 Points.

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Retail $50. Medium to dark with more of a meaty, earthy, spicy nose. The palate is more subtle than I expected from the nose, but there is nice acidity and the fruit comes around a bit more by the lengthy finish. Excellent. 92 Points.

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Retail $75. Medium to dark with dark fruit and plenty of personality on both the nose and the palate. Nice balance with the fruit really coming through, this is stellar. Outstanding. 94.

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Retail $50. Under screw cap. Medium color and a bit cloudy but lovely fruit with an earthy component. A little hot on the palate but good fruit, weight, and tartness. Excellent. 91 Points.

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Retail $40? Dark with a bit of a muted nose. Rich fruit, nice acid, really a nice wine. All the components, but might be lacking a bit of the “wow” factor. 90 Points.

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Retail $30. Screw cap. Medium color with an extremely stemy nose. Holy cow is it stemy. Decent fruit, but that stemminess is really coming through. Not terrible, but there is just not enough fruit to combat the stems. Very Good. 89 Points.

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Retail $75. Medium color with a bit of a funky nose. The palate is not a continuation here, but it is frankly quite closed up. It is certainly in the "fine" category but I am afraid I am not getting much more at this point. Very Good. 88 Points.

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Retail $30. Under screw cap. Medium to dark color with dark fruit, spice, a touch of black pepper. Well-balanced on the palate with a fine weight and lovely fruit. Nice. Excellent. 92 Points.

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Retail $ 60. Dark, even really dark in color and aromas with a touch of heat, too. Chewy, even really chewy as the tannins here are big, as is the fruit but with some time this might end up well. Very Good. 89 Points now but I feel like this needs time.

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Retail $60. Medium with a really muted nose but some cranberry comes through finally. Well-balanced and lovely on the palate, with some complexity; this really works well. Excellent. 92 Points.

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Retail $50. Medium to dark, with nice fruit and just a hint of dark earth. Good fruit, might be a touch lacking in acidity, but this is a nice wine with a long finish. Excellent. 91 Points.

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Retail $50. Medium to dark color dark fruit, earthy, and just a touch of funk. The palate is lovely: fruity, balanced, tart. Everything one would want in a Pinot. Outstanding. 94 Points.

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Retail $45. Medium to dark with a strawberry and cherry fruity nose. The palate is fresh and fruity, perhaps a tad bit lacking in acidity for me, but a perfectly delightful wine. Excellent. 91 Points.

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Retail $70(?). Medium color with a tart nose of cranberry and earth. Fruity, tart, wonderful on the palate with nice balance and good depth. Nice. Excellent. 92 Points.

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Retail $45. Medium color with a mostly earthy nose with some spice, cedar, and subtle fruit. Lovely on the palate as well with understated fruit, but balanced and really delightful. Outstanding. 93 Points.

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Retail $75. Dark color with a great nose of fruit (blackberry, black cherry) but also earth and plenty of chutzpah. Whoa. Big on the palate, but impeccably balanced, dark, for sure, but there is plenty of verve and even some tannin on the back end. Yowza. Outstanding. 96 Points.

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Retail $30. Dark color with black cherry and a bit of meatiness here. Big, but it works as the tartness is running to catch up with that dark fruit. Tannins come in on the back-end. Excellent. 92 Points.

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Retail $45. Medium to dark color with subtle fruit, a touch of meatiness, and a touch of earthiness on the nose. Whoa. Another lovely wine: balanced, subtle fruit, zingy, and finishes strong. Outstanding. 93 Points.

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Retail $30. Dark with black cherry and a hint of stemminess. Good dark fruit, the tartness keeps it in check, and the stems seem to work. Medium tannins on the finish. Excellent. 91 Points.

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Retail $60. Medium to dark color with an amazing nose dark cherry, brown earth, a hint of spice. Whoa. Bright fruit and wonderful balance, yowza. Body, fruit, I could go on and on. Whoa. Outstanding. 95 Points.

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Retail $65. Really dark color, perhaps the darkest of the tasting thus far. Really concentrated and syrupy on the nose. The palate is much less over-the-top than I thought it would be. In fact it is rather lovely with good fruit and balance. Excellent. 91 Points.

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Retail $95. Light in the glass with subtle cherry and strawberry. Yum the palate is fun, fruity, balanced, really this is what I hope every Pinot to be. Outstanding. 94 Points.

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Retail $60. Dark and a bit cloudy with a bit of a funky nose (I love the funk). The palate has nice fruit and good tartness and just a hint of that funkiness. Perfectly lovely Pinot. Excellent. 90 Points.

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Retail $45. Medium color with cranberry and a bit of meatiness on the nose. Fantastic on the palate with lively fruit (cranberry and cherry), brilliant tartness, a touch of earth. Yeah, whoa. Outstanding. 95 Points.

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Retail $45. This is really offensive on the nose, a funky acetate. Holy cow it is really difficult to smell. The palate is actually, well, palatable, but it is hard to get past that nose. Flawed?

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Retail $40. Medium to dark. Fruity, candied nose, almost comes off sweet on the nose. Rich and fruity, intense, even. This comes off as heavy, even. Very Good. 89 Points.

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Retail $20. Dark in color with rich aromas and a hint of earth. Starts off well on the palate with fruit and tartness, but finishes quite hot. Very Good. 88 Points.

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Retail $45. Medium to dark in color with a dark cherry cola nose. The palate works: good fruit, nice tartness, rich (a bit sweet?). Quite quaffable, but perhaps a bit on the side of “over done”. Very Good. 89 Points.

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Retail $95. Medium color with aromas of cherry, earth, and spice. The palate comes off a bit sweet and ripe with a cherry cola vibe going on. A little hot on the finish. Very Good. 89 Points.

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Retail $75. Medium color with a salty, meaty nose mixed in with Bing cherry. Nice on the palate which is characterized by loads of fruit. There is some tartness, but it struggles to assert itself with all that fruit. Excellent. 90 Points.

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Retail $45. Medium to dark in color with a cherry cough drop vibe and a bit of earth on the nose. The palate is nice: fruit, exceptional zinginess and some weight. Excellent. 91.

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Retail $28. Dark in color with a touch of funk (I love the funk) on the nose, but also dark cherry and earth. The palate is fruity and tart, with that funkiness lingering behind the scenes. Nice. Excellent. 91 Points.

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Retail $55. Dark in color and funky on the nose, but this funk is deeper and meatier in nature. The palate is fruitier than I imagined with dark cherry and plenty of acidity. That funky aspect reemerges on the finish. Very Good. 89 Points.

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Retail $46. Medium color with black cherry and cranberry predominate. The palate is quite fruity and therefore comes off as a tad sweet, but the acidity helps keep it in check. Very Good. 89 Points.

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Retail $68. Dark in color and aromas with some earth and fruit. Dark on the palate as well but this works. Dark cherry and a touch of funky earthiness, very nice. Excellent. 91 Points.

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Retail $40. Dark, even "really" dark in color with candied black cherry on the nose and the palate is a tad hot. But there is good fruit and acidity, both of which round out the wine quite nicely. Very Good. 89 Points.

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Retail $30. Medium to dark in color with a harmonious nose of solid cherry notes and a bit of spice. Great on the palate as well with rich fruit, but balanced by the zingy tartness. Wonderful. Outstanding. 94 Points.

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Retail $20. Medium to dark in color with an odd nose, kind of a medicinal nuttiness. The palate is fine? With fruit and tartness for sure, but there is that nutty finish that has me scratching my head. Very Good? 87 Points.

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Retail $45. Dark, even really darken color with dark red fruit, some earth, and just a smidge of funk on the nose. The palate is quite nice with dark fruit, a zippiness, and some depth. Excellent. 91 Points.

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Retail $20. Light to medium in color with a gorgeous nose. Pomegranate and cranberry with a touch of oak (very subtle). Rich, without being over-the-top, fruity, but far from a bomb, and fantastic balance. Whoa. Outstanding. 95 Points.

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Retail $50. Medium color with loads of cranberry and cherry and a bit of a stem-y nose but it works. The palate is fantastic, with the cranberry, dark cherry, and plenty of verve. Nice. Beyond Nice even. Outstanding. 93 Points.

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Retail $50. Medium to dark in color and even a bit cloudy. Mineral and a tad stemmy with dark fruit (black cherry, plum) predominant. Quite tart, even sour cherry kinda thing. The acidity and fruit are both there, but the sour is a tad over the top for me. Very Good. 89 Points.

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Retail $30. Medium to dark color with a meaty, earthy nose. Good fruit, but a tad light in acid perhaps, but good flavors, a bit layered, and a nice quaff. Excellent. 91 Points.

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Retail $95. Medium to dark color with a fairly dark fruit (blackberry, cassis) laden nose. The palate is rich and fruity with great balance, a hint of tannin, and a lengthy finish. Yowza. Outstanding. 94 Points.

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Retail $45. Quite dark in the glass with ripe, really ripe cherry and dark earth. Rich on the palate with plenty of dark fruit and plenty of weight. Just a touch of tannins come through on the finish suggesting some life here. Fabulous. Outstanding. 95 Points.

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Retail $50. Dark, even really dark in the glass. A little hot on the nose with dark fruit and some black earth. Fruity, even really fruity (and maybe some RS) on the palate. Good flavors, a bit tannic, but all that fruit. Excellent. 90 Points.

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Retail $57. Medium to dark in color with a lovely nose of dark fruit and a bit of spice. The palate is fruity and super tangy with plenty of verve. Whoa. Outstanding. 96 Points.

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Retail $50. Medium color. Earth is the first component that comes through on the nose, followed by black cherry fruit and some verve. A tad bit of heat on the palate but otherwise this is fantastic: good cherry fruit, great acidity. Excellent. 92 Points.

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