9/21/2015 - dhuman Likes this wine:

The floral nose on this wine is what I love in a newish white. A tad sweet but nice ripe fruit, and a sophisticated taste all the way down. Love it.

9/6/2015 - dhuman Likes this wine:

This bottle took forever to open up. Decanted a half hour early, and was still closed tight and acidic when I poured. But about halfway through the glass it started to reveal itself, and ended up balanced, refined, not at all sweet and nice minerals.

3/18/2015 - dhuman wrote:

I found this wine less enchanting than the Black Chicken Zin...very fruit forward, but just not something I would rebuy

1/21/2015 - dhuman wrote:

This Pinot comes with a big fruit nose up front, olfactory attentiveness being a hallmark of Bell. The initial taste is definitely a bit acidic at back of tongue and notes of licorice. These groups were produced in the Willamette and bottled down south. Definite fruit aftertaste, more than I like in a Pinot. Nice balance but it's not the normal super-refined taste I love from Bell with their own grapes.

11/12/2014 - dhuman wrote:

Big notes of Black Cherry. A very bold Syrah, not quite as refined and complex as I like, probably because of the strong cherry notes which tend to obscure anything else.

8/4/2011 - dhuman Likes this wine:

One of my favorites this Zin. Drink by the fire, let it open up. Nicely complex and earthy, easy to place from the Willamette Valley. Good anniversary wine :)