Don't know the right words, but this is a great wine and is drinking very well right now. Very aromatic with a full and long lasting finish. A small amount of sharpness on the finish kept it from scoring higher
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raspberry, green tea, red cherry. A smooth ride, with clove and allspice notes to complement the fruit. This is fantastic stuff, as all Donum Pinot's seem to be.
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Light garnet in the glass, with intense aromas of caramel, bacon, and candied red fruit. Slight sweet note on attack, bright raspberry and cherry, with strong tannins that border on the overbearing, but should integrate well over time. Very gamey and rich flavor that evolves over an hour or more in the glass. Better after an hour of air, but don't miss the opening aromas and sensations. There's a lot going on with this wine, all of it pretty stunning. Dashing out to get some more while I can and will enjoy watching this evolve.
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Nose shows dark cherry, spiced raspberry, delicate complexity. Palette shows subtle fruit layers, acidity jumps out, medium tannins. Less obvious fruit than their other bottlings, this might be one for the cellar. Very nice style and well made wine, this should be singing soon. Second taste shows more linear bright dark cherry, dried fruit layers.
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This wine appears to be a case study in "saving all the good fruit for the reserve offering". It's decent, but pales in comparison to the Russian River Reserve and the other wonderful Pinot offerings of Donum. The wine looks Garnet colored. The legs are Fast.
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Someone had told me that Donum only made pinots "big enough for me" in 2008. Not so much. This wine has a huge nose of dark fruits and chocolate. The palate is big and juicy if simplistic. Loads of blackberries, more chocolate and some oak. Up front and delicious.
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3/26/2019 - shellywine wrote: 93 Points
Don't know the right words, but this is a great wine and is drinking very well right now. Very aromatic with a full and long lasting finish. A small amount of sharpness on the finish kept it from scoring higher
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12/9/2015 - burgundylover Likes this wine: 91 Points
Nice combination of fruit, tannin and acidity. Cassis base for the fruit. Bought one bottle to try and wish I had more. Really enjoyed.
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8/25/2015 - lolo66 wrote:
Ripe. Full throttle fruit. Tasty. Some tannic structure and acidity. Well made for this style.
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5/24/2015 - T.E.D. wrote: 91 Points
A very solid Sonoma Pinot. Lush berry fruit, chatted oak, some herb, dark berry, cherry herring. Big and bombastic.
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12/23/2014 - danielbleier Likes this wine: 95 Points
consistent with notes of 1/22/2014
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9/12/2014 - danielbleier Likes this wine: 95 Points
consistent with notes of 1/22/2014
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8/12/2014 - lzelman Likes this wine: 92 Points
Exceptional as always.
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1/22/2014 - danielbleier Likes this wine: 95 Points
raspberry, green tea, red cherry. A smooth ride, with clove and allspice notes to complement the fruit. This is fantastic stuff, as all Donum Pinot's seem to be.
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12/9/2013 - raypedia Likes this wine: 91 Points
Light garnet in the glass, with intense aromas of caramel, bacon, and candied red fruit. Slight sweet note on attack, bright raspberry and cherry, with strong tannins that border on the overbearing, but should integrate well over time. Very gamey and rich flavor that evolves over an hour or more in the glass. Better after an hour of air, but don't miss the opening aromas and sensations. There's a lot going on with this wine, all of it pretty stunning. Dashing out to get some more while I can and will enjoy watching this evolve.
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10/22/2013 - GTFreek wrote:
Nose shows dark cherry, spiced raspberry, delicate complexity. Palette shows subtle fruit layers, acidity jumps out, medium tannins. Less obvious fruit than their other bottlings, this might be one for the cellar. Very nice style and well made wine, this should be singing soon. Second taste shows more linear bright dark cherry, dried fruit layers.
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8/18/2013 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 90 Points
Medium ruby color; baked cherry nose; baked cherry palate; medium-plus finish
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5/16/2013 - rhpolk Likes this wine: 90 Points
This wine appears to be a case study in "saving all the good fruit for the reserve offering". It's decent, but pales in comparison to the Russian River Reserve and the other wonderful Pinot offerings of Donum.
The wine looks Garnet colored. The legs are Fast.
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4/10/2013 - Uglypinga Likes this wine:
Someone had told me that Donum only made pinots "big enough for me" in 2008. Not so much. This wine has a huge nose of dark fruits and chocolate. The palate is big and juicy if simplistic. Loads of blackberries, more chocolate and some oak. Up front and delicious.
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