August 27, 2022 - A Night of Rochioli (Mostly West Block) (Classic Dallas): Some red brick shading toward garnet color. Very shy aromas and didn't perceive much. Palate with nice dried and fresh cherries, brown leaves, some medicinal herbs. Full but elegant body.
November 24, 2021 - Popped and poured. Spicy, dusty cherry nose with a whiff of cherry cola. The palate is deep and robust, bright red fruit, medium acid. Soft finish as the the tannins are resolved.Having sampled a few of these 2001 Rochioli Pinots with age, my assessment is that this vintage is aging really well.
August 18, 2021 - Lost in the cellar series.
Cork was fine. Garnet color, not brick, but slightly opaque. Nose was savory fruit and black cherry, confirmed on the palate with complex savory flavors. Medium long finish. It had a lot of life left in the bottle.
May 23, 2021 - Served at cellar temperature and decanted for an hour. Sexy nose, lots of depth with many herbs and spices alongside some big red and black fruit. Not at all tight, very giving and expressive. On the palate this unfurls some more and reveals some liquorice and undergrowth before finishing with some Asian spices. Drinking fantastically, not on the downslope at all.
June 26, 2019 - limited notes - savory, slightly soda-pop-y, and still very much alive
December 30, 2018 - PNP. cork perfect. color dark ruby with minimal signs of age. nose has rhubarb and cherry cola, with five spice and what is interpret at oak in the background. swishing shows minty fruit and there is a glaze over the alcohol somehow that coats the mouth. finish is med long already. sipping this shows plummish fruit, five spice and super smooth. this is wonderful tonight. will not wait to see if this changes because it is great now
July 10, 2016 - Still a big wine, nice, but not very varietal.
July 8, 2016 - Vindredi (Bellevue, WA): Tasted blind. Pepper, smoke, and a little bit of VA. Nice red cherry fruit is still fresh, rounded out with some spice. Bigger body is balanced out with plenty of acid. Showing age around the corners, but the fruit is still there.
August 2, 2015 - Still drinkable, but fading. Was best right immediately after uncorking, and deteriorated over several hours. Not good at the end.
March 29, 2015 - Beautiful.