• Fugu Me Likes this wine: 100 points

    November 29, 2022 - PnP. This has really matured nicely. Nothing to add.

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  • Peter Kleban Likes this wine: 100 points

    May 1, 2022 - ***

    PnP, took about 20 minutes to fully open, then: What a glorious wine! Light, bright and cheery, with excellent length and beautiful balance; just the right acidity. Its flavor fills the mouth, but doesn't overwhelm in the least. I was not annoyed, but on the contrary gratified that the long cellaring paid off. RIP Bob, wish you were here.

    Left on the counter under N2. Next day it was a touch thicker and calmer, but still as compelling.

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  • S1 Likes this wine: 100 points

    July 24, 2021 - Fantastic place right now.
    Dried cranberry, tart cherry, baking spices, forest mushroom, hint of vanilla.
    It also shows a beautiful powdery lilac quality. Tannins are soft and integrated with nice acid balance and no noticeable alcohol.
    My most recent bottle was starting to fade but this one is in high gear.
    Anyone who disagrees can get off my lawn.

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  • rnellans wrote: 92 points

    June 3, 2019 - 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

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  • Todd French wrote:

    May 6, 2019 - What a transformation! Upon opening, this smelled faintly of communion wine, and a bit hot. First sample on the palate reflected similar disappointment - just hot, barely any discernible fruit at all. I figured it must be a flawed bottle. 15 minutes later I went back as I wouldn't want to waste this wine, a homage to the late Bob Wood, as that's how he would have wanted it...needless to say it was merely sleeping and has awoken in a big way. Pine needles, fresh soil, and red berries dominate the nose - a fresh and vibrant presentation. The palate simply explodes with fruit of perfect sweetness - sweet upon initial attack, but immediately converting to a more spicy, controlled dark berry component, so as not to be at all jammy or syrupy in the fruit profile. Acidic backbone drives that fruit bite, and that blast of sweetness that so quickly fades is really an attractive quality to this wine, as it seems to introduce greater complexity, much like a nose that loads you with so many individual components you hasten to taste the wine. This wine is not as complex on the nose (at least not yet) but super complex on the palate, and a great wine.

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  • S1 Likes this wine: 100 points

    November 20, 2017 - Compared to previous bottles, the red fruit has become a bit darker and deeper, but still quite tart (cranberry and cherry dominant). There is also a green, summer briar bush component which, combined with the acidity, helps the wine taste young and fresh. Some earthy notes and hints of Indian spices have begun to emerge but this baby could still use time.

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  • J @ y H @ c k Likes this wine:

    November 19, 2017 - From magnum. Wonder if we get $10 instead of $5 on the charity challenge because it was a magnum. With the cooking crew at the Kol Ami Thanksgiving Banquet for the family homeless shelter. Opening a Curmudgeon Cuvee just seemed appropriate in light of my personal reputation among the leadership and administration when they get in my way.

    It was 10:30 am, which means it was noon in the Maritime provinces, so it was time to pop and pour. The color seemed a bit more advanced than I would have expected from a 5 year old magnum. Light in color with perhaps a very light browning tint, but it might have been the lighting. Palate is nice and balanced, with a hint of red fruit. Acidity seems a bit light compared to the Patricia Green and the Hospices Volnay we opened later in the morning, but not flabby. It was crisp but not tart, which is a good thing. Considering that it was a pinot, it was pretty good. Nice way to kick off the morning.

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  • dsgris Likes this wine:

    May 17, 2017 - Medium dark ruby with a red berry nose. Dry, tart red fruit, red currants and rhubarb with some sour tannins. Lively and fresh with the acid dominant. Not too impressed on the first two night, but night three started to get really good in a restrained fashion. Some cola along with forest notes of balsam and pine. I know we are all supposed to give 100 pts in deference to Bob's memory, but he was a tell it like it is guy, so 91-92 if you like a little bitter cane tannins.

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  • David_T Likes this wine: 100 points

    November 11, 2016 - The shitty red fruit (mostly red cherry, a hint of red currant) is starting to fade a bit allowing the even shittier earthy/herbal/tertiary notes to show through. Restrained, balanced (The Bob would maybe give it 80 points), light-medium tannins, medium acid. In a good spot but looking forward to seeing how it continues to age. 90

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  • dsgris Likes this wine:

    October 14, 2016 - Medium to dark garnet with rhubarb nose. Lightly tart fruit, restrained fruit and medium body with some well integrated tannins. A good balance with tart tannins over shadowing the fruit for a nicely restrained wine which will go well with food. If scoring, 91-92.

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