Community Tasting Notes 13

• Kennet59h Likes this wine: 92 points

  September 30, 2022 - After letting wine breathe a bit, it was very fine indeed

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• Baron Slick wrote: 91 points

  January 4, 2022 - This comes across as much older than a 7-year-old wine. Mature, earth-driven nose shows cherries, blood orange, and decaying leaves. The flavors follow suit, displaying a notable sous bois intensity, with red licorice and spicy brightness complemented by an excellent cut and a velvety, glyceriny mouthfeel. Excellent now and should stay this way for a few years.

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• TannicBeast Likes this wine: 91 points

  July 25, 2020 - Classic New World PN. Med (-) ruby with a garnet hue. Med (+) to intense aromas of maraschino cherry, ripe strawberry, sassafras, rhubarb, perfumed talcum powder, milk chocolate, vanilla. Dry, but fruit-forward, with med acidity, med, rounded tannins and high alcohol (14.7%). Full-bodied, with med + to intense flavors and a balsamic note on the long finish. It would be outstanding if the alcohol was lower. Drinking beautifully now, consume in the near term to enjoy its immediacy, as it lacks the structure for long-term aging.

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• srh Likes this wine:

  June 20, 2020 - Winebar [4 Whites, 8 Reds, & 4 *shared* Bottles] from 06/19/20 (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): “Barrel fermented in FR & Hungarian oak, then aged 16 mos in barrel; 14.7% ABV; Bottled 3/1/16, released 8/1/16; 6,000 cases produced.”
  
  N: Earthiness with a bit of forest floor evovling into a melding of fragrant ripe berries & choc
  
  P: MF body; RNDISH entry with NICE, ALMOST swtish frt (approaching threshold R.S.?) met by an astringent pucker which stays within hailing distance of the init frt as it fairly seamlessly leads into a LONG, BALANCED finish with a tangy/SWTNESS to the VERY unoffensive, yet still firming, dusty tannins. Has aged nicely (& that's with somewhat < "ideal" storage). For now & into, poss through, '22? My EXC-/EXC, arguably the higher for QPR of the $21.95 pd for it in 2017.
  // Finished @ home, ≈8 hrs after opening: The aromas initially show a creamy, toast aspect before the ripe berries emerge. While the P seems as swtish (& with the acidity still bracing nicely), the frt seems QUITE to have faded. :( ∑: Consume this by '21, my score from above holding true ONLY if drinking in 1 sitting. [As of late Jun '20, wine-searcher still shows 1 source @ $36].
  
  Also tasted on 2/11 & 3/11/17, + 11/5/19.

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• srh Likes this wine:

  November 5, 2019 - Uncorked ≈25 min prior to 1st tasting; Private Preserve after Day 1
  
  “Barrel fermented in FR & Hungarian oak, then aged 16 mos in barrel; 14.7% ABV; Bottled 3/1/16, released 8/1/16; 6,000 cases produced.”
  
  N: Slightly closed; Cherries, red rasps, toasty oak, poss some spice, with earthy undertones
  
  P: Med body; Rndish entry with NICE, ALMOST swtish creamy, spicy frt met by a puckerish astringency which fairly seamlessly transitions into a fairly LONG finish with a bitter/swtness (55:45) to the firming tannins. (Only with addt'l air did show what I might describe as "pleasantness".) // Day 2: Straws/cherries melded with oak + last night's astringency with a NICE, swtish frt & OCCASIONAL *hints* of a very, VERY slight bitterness to the firming, VERY slightly dusty tannins. I'D say this has actually IMPROVED from Day 1, leading me to believe a 30 min or so decant MIGHT have been beneficial. ∑: My VG+/EXC-, trending towards the higher (particularly considering the $21.95 pd for it 2-1/2 yrs or so ago), & best consumed during the next 12-18 mos, decanting likely best. 90 pts WS
  
  Note: Also tasted on 2/11 & 3/11/17

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2014
• Type Red
• Producer David Bruce
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Sonoma County
• Appellation Russian River Valley
• UPC Codes 019379001945, 086891086378, 4006888086378

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• In Cellars 36 (19%)
• Consumed 153 (81%)

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