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2012 Seven of Hearts Pinot Noir Curmudgeon Cuvée Armstrong Vineyard Ribbon Ridge
6/3/2019 - rnellans wrote:
92 points
Initially I didn’t like the wine. It had a funny ester chemical aroma. Palate was Good from the get go. The second day the wine blossomed. Deep dark cherry nose with some spice. Full and ric. Balanced! Very nice. Lahould last several more years

  • WineAggregate commented:

    11/21/19, 10:07 PM - Spoil sport!

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2015 Tasca D'Almerita Cabernet Sauvignon Tenuta Regaleali Vigna San Francesco Sicilia
10/2/2019 - kanab ram wrote:
How this could be rated 82 points without any support?

  • WineAggregate commented:

    11/21/19, 12:54 PM - Agreed. WA gives it 95+

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2013 San Felice Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Il Grigio Chianti Classico DOCG Sangiovese Blend, Sangiovese
11/5/2018 - WineAggregate Likes this wine:
92 points
Initially a strong lactic smell, which integrated and softened later. This wine took some time to open up. Hard and edgy at first, it blossomed into a very nice aroma of dark cherry, cola, and saddle leather. Italian herbs came through on the palate, with leather, spice and sharp tannins. This will last for several more years. Let it breathe!

  • WineAggregate commented:

    12/18/18, 3:40 PM - Trying to think back... I'd give a couple hours in a decanter, or maybe 4 hours in an open bottle.

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2014 A.F. Nichols Pinot Noir Willamette Valley
8/11/2018 - ebrodie3 wrote:
85 points
Relatively boring, not well balanced. Still enjoyable, but wouldn't buy again or seek out.

  • WineAggregate commented:

    10/20/18, 10:53 AM - So, why the high rating?

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2015 Broadley Vineyards Pinot Noir Shea Vineyard Willamette Valley
9/3/2018 - RSGreene Likes this wine:
70 points
Good. Easy drinking. Balanced palette. A bit fruity. Mellow. Good but for people who aren’t really into wine. Good bargain bottle.

  • WineAggregate commented:

    9/28/18, 6:45 PM - Rating is way out of sync with review! Please check rating scale.

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2012 Broadley Vineyards Pinot Noir Shea Vineyard Willamette Valley
3/13/2017 - mdfuller wrote:
89 points
this was not one of the better '14 OPN i have had. my wife did not like at all, and refused a second glass. the wine was just bland - no character, and the '14s should have character oozing

  • WineAggregate commented:

    4/14/17, 12:06 PM - But this was a 2012! :-)

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2006 Torii Mor Pinot Noir La Colina Vineyard Dundee Hills
11/29/2015 - WineAggregate Likes this wine:
90 points
Among several disappointments with TM, this one stands out as a durable effort, very ripe but not pruny yet, good concentration and lush plum and dark cherry flavors, a bit of bitter herb on the finish. However, drink soon.

  • WineAggregate commented:

    10/18/16, 7:00 PM - I don't remember how I prepped this bottle. Most likely PnP, no decant, and drunk over several hours, perhaps saved some into the following day.

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2010 Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese
2/24/2016 - djlevin Does not like this wine:
88 points
Italian Wine Tasting with Vinifera Imports (Allesia's Ristorante Italiano - Mesa, AZ): Unless you have a nice cellar and ten more years to wait, stay away from this wine. Black fruit and menthol on the nose. Very high acidity and very, very high rustic tannins. Maybe a touch fruit forward, but the acidity and tannins overwhelm everything. Impossible to assess much else. This is an Old World Chianti-style Brunello. All the things I love about Brunello are missing: velvet mouth-feel, balance, elegance... This wine should not have been bottled as Brunello. The grapes may have originated in a vineyard there, but the style has Chianti written all over it and at $135/btl retail, forget it. I don't understand the other ratings on CellarTracker for this wine. Maybe, if this was a Chianti Classico, but this is so uncharacteristic of quality Brunello...

  • WineAggregate commented:

    5/20/16, 2:50 PM - I think folks are jumping on the Suckling (who I trust about as far as I could throw him) bandwagon with this one, and there must be reason prices are dropping on it. Thanks to your review and a couple others, I'm passing.

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2012 Goodfellow Family Cellars Pinot Noir Whistling Ridge Vineyard Ribbon Ridge
3/4/2016 - WineAggregate wrote:
87 points
Light ruby color with a bit of an orange tint. Reticent nose of herb and red cherry. Bright, tight, acidic, a decent food wine.

  • WineAggregate commented:

    3/7/16, 10:51 PM - Thanks for the comment... I should have figured a higher elevation Ribbon Ridge pinot would be on the lean side. I'll take your advice and give my remaining bottle a few more years. I'm finding many of the '12 pinots dumb right now and I'm looking forward to the '14s as well, and I'll be sure to try your Whistling Ridge bottling. I'm fond of the nearby Bryce Vineyard pinots.

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2005 ArborBrook Vineyards Pinot Noir Estate 777 Block Chehalem Mountains
11/27/2014 - WineAggregate Likes this wine:
91 points
Nice, rich, soft pinot that has held up surprisingly well. Tannins have faded, but what's left is very nice, aromatic Pinot that reminds me a little of the 2005 Monks Gate

  • WineAggregate commented:

    1/8/15, 11:28 PM - arthrovine, I think this is probably in its prime now, although your magnum may have a few more years of life. My recollection is that it's a soft, rich and luscious wine but not overly complex with secondaries.

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2012 Ken Wright Pinot Noir Bryce Vineyard Ribbon Ridge
2/26/2014 - TheMounty Likes this wine:
92 points
Nose of spice and dried herbs, opened up with a bit of forest floor. Ruby color, beautiful concentration, long legs. Light on the tongue, with a touch of tannin that will likely round out with a bit of bottle age. Classic Ribbon Ridge characteristics; cherry, strawberry, raspberry. Nicely balanced, bright acidity, no residual sugar. 92 is a preliminary rating, it will very likely go up.

  • WineAggregate commented:

    6/22/14, 6:31 PM - Glad you like it, since I'm saving a few bottles too. I've collected wine from this vineyard since the 2003 vintage, when Bryce Bagnall was making it.

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2007 Anderson Family Vineyard Pinot Noir Dundee Hills
8/5/2011 - sharmless11 wrote:
82 points
Friday gathering #3.

  • WineAggregate commented:

    2/2/12, 12:56 PM - This rating seems out of line, especially since you also rated it 92 on the same day. Also out of line based on the consensus.

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