April 2, 2024 - Ruby red color with a slight brown edge. A bit tight initially but it gradually yielded blackberry, chocolate, and earthy aromas. Seems a bit tired now so I am glad that this was my last bottle. Enjoyable drinking although it was less exciting than a much younger Willamette Pinot noir that we had at the same time.
November 13, 2023 - Loud and robust red and purple berries, bramble, cola, tobacco, coniferous forest sous-bois, umami, and black earth on the bouquet and palate. Ripe, generous, and delicious. A very well made crowd-pleaser. Near or at peak.
October 26, 2023 - WCC West Coast Pinot Noir (Fort Orange Club, Albany, NY): Big, red fruit nose. Rich and tasty.
November 24, 2022 - Getting light bodied, with plums, slight jam flavors and aromas. Bramble on the palate. Time to drink up while still in good shape!
September 18, 2022 - Cherry and cedar aroma, bright cherry flavor and soft tannins make this quite drinkable
May 28, 2022 - Nice nose bright and fruity
A very very slight fizz
Delicious wine vibrant and bright red fruit
Soft tannins just enough acidity
May 4, 2022 - Had this bottle tucked away since release in 2010. Was hoping for an awesome tasting experience, but this wine had a slight fizz on the backend. Not so overwhelming as to take away from the pretty structure and gorgeous red pinot fruit and soil notes, but distracting nonetheless.
Otherwise quite delicious, with softened tannins and lifted acidity to carry through, but the finish was muted as well, so maybe an off bottle. Disappointing.
April 30, 2022 - classic BF bright color maybe some bricking around edges
lovely fruity nose
smooth flavors strawberry, cherry and subtle other things
really drinking well looking forward to my last two bottles
February 6, 2022 - Excellent. Shows maturity as secondary elements of herbs and underbrush come through and palate’s edges are softened, but core of mid toned red fruit and prickly berries is vibrant and fresh. On third night I realized, Wow, this really conveys a sense of place.
Notable acidity, mid weight overall. Drinking really well now, over multiple nights, this was a treat.
October 4, 2021 - Lifted nose. Classic ripe Pinot. Viscous mouthfeel, malo I’m guessing. Very Good acidity and length. Very Good mid palate energy also. Drinking great now but will hold for awhile I would imagine. Final Coravin: mar 2, 2022: spicy palate with a hint of mint and cloves, nice plush mouthfeel still. More acid than tannin (don’t notice any tannin now). Mid palate Energy is waning as would be expected, Coravin isn’t perfect but not bad for 5 months. Still 93.