12/21/2016 - chapel hill wino wrote:

best output yet... pencil domination has subsided and integrated into more fruit and balance

12/12/2016 - chapel hill wino wrote:

terrific... IMO, years of life left in this bottle. Never was a fruit bomb, but there is still plenty to keep this interesting. Thumbs up

4/26/2015 - chapel hill wino wrote:

over oakyness finally subsiding. a good drink with burgers

1/11/2015 - chapel hill wino wrote:

this was disappointing, certainly not bad, but not exciting in the least. Hope the rest of 4 are better.

11/30/2014 - chapel hill wino wrote:

chalk, herbs and red fruit on the nose, palate still has a little grip... lots of upside on waiting.

10/27/2014 - chapel hill wino wrote:

this was terrific. tons of life left, plenty of tannin and fruit. no rush to consume the last 2 bottles

10/13/2014 - chapel hill wino wrote:

hmmm, pleasant but pretty nondescript. perhaps in a dead phase. prior bottle much more expressive.

12/26/2013 - chapel hill wino wrote:

developing nicely, good acidity, was perfect with tenderloin dinner

11/30/2013 - chapel hill wino wrote:

too oaky for my taste, opened for guests who like that.

11/26/2013 - chapel hill wino wrote:

this was lovely, paired wonderfully with home made lasagna. tannins completely integrated oodles of currents and red fruit.

11/26/2013 - chapel hill wino wrote:

most of the bottles in this purchase group were corked to the point where even I, a non-sensitive, couldn't even smell it without retching.

11/14/2013 - chapel hill wino wrote:

p-n-p… nose is quiet, but the palate brims with cinnamon, iodine and red fruit. The tannins are not yet integrated. a good drink, but will get better with time...

11/11/2013 - chapel hill wino wrote:

pleasant nose and mouth feel. tannins well integrated, cassis and fruit dominated with little pencil-like character. non-winos would enjoy this.

10/27/2013 - chapel hill wino wrote:

nothing but red fruit

3/14/2013 - chapel hill wino wrote:

PnP... reticent nose. plums, figs, fermented cherries on the palate. Shortish finish. Notes not unlike 2-3 years ago... I like, but not blown away.

3/10/2013 - chapel hill wino wrote:

surprisingly good, stored in fridge overnight after opening and it had enough life for dinner

3/10/2013 - chapel hill wino wrote:

this needed time. two years later this was much more balanced and enjoyable. Lots of sediment deposited. I've found this to be much more enjoyable than an 05 I recently tasted. Maybe worth picking up in off years?

2/24/2013 - chapel hill wino wrote:

first of a case. dense cassis dominated with structure and a reasonably long finish. I would otherwise be excited (QPR) if not for a green note that pervades the mid-palate and lasts through the finish. Hope this is a single bottle or it disappears with additional bottle aging...

1/6/2013 - chapel hill wino wrote:

this tasted pretty good, but is too brawny and fruity for my style of pinot. This is not a delicate wine...

12/4/2012 - chapel hill wino Likes this wine:

moldy cork, but juice still alive.

12/4/2012 - chapel hill wino Likes this wine:

good, but wait

11/29/2012 - chapel hill wino Likes this wine:

still a bit young. rest of case needs to rest. lot os red and dark fruit, first sips had plenty of toung tip tannins.

11/3/2012 - chapel hill wino wrote:

mmm, great pairing with firepit and brats on the open flame

10/22/2012 - chapel hill wino wrote:

VGOOD, Lots of stuffings left for a few more years/ WAIT

7/15/2012 - chapel hill wino wrote:

good stuffings, and hints of additional complexity to come.

7/2/2012 - chapel hill wino wrote:

first sips ... good earth, good fruit, a structured tail. I like so far...

6/24/2012 - chapel hill wino wrote:

this turned a bit jammy for me on night 2, but excellent on night 1.

6/2/2012 - chapel hill wino wrote:

still primary with a bit of tannin, but the stuffins are there for good stuff down the the road. HOLD

5/24/2012 - chapel hill wino wrote:

tight nose, closed down on the palate, good fruit cross section and desiccating tannins on night 2. HOLD

5/11/2012 - chapel hill wino wrote:

subdued nose, more fruit than pencil, still a little tannin in there, not yet peaked, VGOOD, HOLD...

4/24/2012 - chapel hill wino wrote:

good density, earth and fruit. a good long life remaining... GOOD+

4/9/2012 - chapel hill wino wrote:

off taste on night one, will revisit.

2/21/2012 - chapel hill wino wrote:

best bottle of 6 (1 left). Added considerable fruit and balance since 1+ year ago. GOOD+

2/19/2012 - chapel hill wino wrote:

good balance, good fruit, good finish, still some drying tannins on the finish. Plenty of years left in it. GOOD+

2/16/2012 - chapel hill wino wrote:

whoa, thats a lot of oak. Lots of wine, but way too much oak for my taste... GOOD-

11/5/2011 - chapel hill wino wrote:

extracted, a bit hot, and big fruit. To my taste too flabby for most foods and too much for after dinner sipping. This is clearly better balanced than previous vintages, but supports my previous assertion to remove from my yearly buy list...

10/11/2011 - chapel hill wino wrote:

significant acid bite, good fruit, little structure, enjoyable. best with food.

9/18/2011 - chapel hill wino wrote:

tight on opening, opened over the evening. Enjoyable, but no notes taken...

8/15/2011 - chapel hill wino wrote:

drank most friday night, v good, stored in cellar till Sunday evening. Last glass was rockin'. Too bad its the last bottle...

5/5/2011 - chapel hill wino wrote:

pleasantly stunned by the quality of the nose and the palate, though the finish was short. You, will see on night 2.

4/12/2011 - chapel hill wino wrote:

eminently more drinkable than previous bottles. Time has been good to this vino...

4/11/2011 - chapel hill wino wrote:

entering a good drinking window for me. More enjoyable after an hour or two as it unwound. More subtle fruit and earth flavors, tannins supporting and not obtrusive. Wait 1 year for next bottle. GOOD+

4/10/2011 - chapel hill wino wrote:

excellent, as was said below, an excellent "mix of fruit, earth and acidity of this bottling". Sadly, it was the only bottle I had ...

4/5/2011 - chapel hill wino wrote:

this is in a great spot right now! VGOOD

3/21/2011 - chapel hill wino wrote:

while a good accompany to steaks and baked sweet potatoes, this wine lacked a compelling nose and a strong finish. Structure was good and the initial attack was complex with cassis being dominant. I don't intend to wait more than a year or two to finish the last two bottles. Glad I got it on sale...

3/13/2011 - chapel hill wino wrote:

2 hour decant, muted nose. palate hits first with an acidic light cherry taste, a desicating mid-palate and a 20 second finish that includes a little tobacco, but is otherwise ill defined to my palate. The structure is still there and the fruit is medium strength so I see a few more good years left in this one. This is one of two bottles, will sit on the other for a year or two. Good with Lasagna.

3/8/2011 - chapel hill wino wrote:

Nose and palate are in a good place. the intense, primary cassis flavors have settled and while there is still lingering structure, a more nuanced body and texture is emerging. Lots of life left still. GOOD

3/7/2011 - chapel hill wino wrote:

drinkable, but this isn't grabbing me. overextracted feel that is muted on the fruit, if that makes any sense.

2/26/2011 - chapel hill wino wrote:

in your face for sure. preferable on night 2.

2/24/2011 - chapel hill wino wrote:

super new world. good