You cannot blame this for trying to be a Burgundy copy. Very dark, very heavy, very sweet and low acidity. Not a bad wine but too ripe for my taste, and it reminds me much more of a grenache dominated CdP in a warm year than a Pinot.
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Drinking beautifully as a PnP here. Peaking but not in danger of rolling over. Nicely balanced and integrated wine but still shows youthful verve on the mid palate.
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Disappointing. I'm not afraid of a big CA fruit forward pinot but this was cherry candy and lots of heat, which alone would not turn me off - it was balanced with some acidity - but an unpleasant metallic finish killed it for me. The wine mellowed a bit after 2 hours of air but the metallic aftertaste remained.
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loaded with red fruits like cherry and raspberry and slight peppery. The palate is expansive and long lasting. in the beginning, there are little tannins. Give this an hour, and be prepared.
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Color is garnet to purple and nearly opaque. Nose is black cherry and shitake mushroom. Palate is ripe cherry with a rich sweet caramel and jasmine tea secondary notes. Tannins start lush and finish on the chalky side.
A fruit forward wine that seems pretty approachable to drink right now.
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In the blind tasting, several others complained about the flare of alcohol on the finish but I didn't get it. The wine did seem a little big and didn't have the finesse I like in pinot noir. Darker fruits. Good finish. I think this is another wine that will show better in four or five years.
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2/24/2023 - leadpencil wrote: 93 Points
Medium bodied. Pomegranate, anise
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3/9/2021 - norsktorsk wrote: 92 Points
sipper but I like it.
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9/6/2020 - norsktorsk Likes this wine: 93 Points
How can one not love it!!
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6/2/2019 - casoe wrote: 89 Points
You cannot blame this for trying to be a Burgundy copy. Very dark, very heavy, very sweet and low acidity. Not a bad wine but too ripe for my taste, and it reminds me much more of a grenache dominated CdP in a warm year than a Pinot.
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4/10/2019 - Rick 4 Wine Likes this wine:
Drinking beautifully as a PnP here. Peaking but not in danger of rolling over. Nicely balanced and integrated wine but still shows youthful verve on the mid palate.
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1/11/2019 - Rick 4 Wine Likes this wine:
Great bottle. Drinking great here with a few years at this peak.
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12/1/2016 - cweiner Likes this wine: 92 Points
Last of the vintage though clearly will go at least another 1-2y.
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7/31/2016 - BillyRayValentine wrote: 82 Points
Disappointing. I'm not afraid of a big CA fruit forward pinot but this was cherry candy and lots of heat, which alone would not turn me off - it was balanced with some acidity - but an unpleasant metallic finish killed it for me. The wine mellowed a bit after 2 hours of air but the metallic aftertaste remained.
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4/20/2016 - cweiner Likes this wine: 92 Points
PNP- with jumbo lump MD crab cakes . Solid wine with a great price point.
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2/11/2016 - Cuellar's Cellar Likes this wine: 90 Points
A great bottle of Pinot
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11/15/2015 - Cuellar's Cellar Likes this wine: 90 Points
A very good bottle from Lucia! Its complexed flavors and smells turned every 20 mins. Give it 25-45 mins opened, and pour.
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10/29/2015 - mactheknife Likes this wine: 91 Points
POP. Very nice entry; nice acid with the red fruit notes. Touch of forest floor and cola. Should age nicely.
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4/30/2015 - Cuellar's Cellar Likes this wine: 90 Points
loaded with red fruits like cherry and raspberry and slight peppery. The palate is expansive and long lasting. in the beginning, there are little tannins. Give this an hour, and be prepared.
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1/30/2015 - SMZ wrote: 89 Points
Lacking finesse...and I agree with one of the others on the complaint of noticeable alcohol.
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9/11/2014 - bottles.and.bites Likes this wine: 91 Points
Color is garnet to purple and nearly opaque.
Nose is black cherry and shitake mushroom.
Palate is ripe cherry with a rich sweet caramel and jasmine tea secondary notes.
Tannins start lush and finish on the chalky side.
A fruit forward wine that seems pretty approachable to drink right now.
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7/19/2014 - Vinophiliac559 wrote: 84 Points
Good not great, a little hot, lacked the balance of the single vineyard selection.
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6/28/2014 - Iceman611 wrote: 92 Points
Delicious, juicy, deep flavors.
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6/17/2014 - SMZ wrote: 91 Points
Nice and lush; well balanced;
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5/30/2014 - BigBoy_Sonoma wrote: 90 Points
Cranberries, cherries, spice, tea, tobacco, and smokey oak
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5/15/2014 - norsktorsk wrote: 93 Points
Killer
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5/9/2014 - stevetimko Likes this wine:
In the blind tasting, several others complained about the flare of alcohol on the finish but I didn't get it. The wine did seem a little big and didn't have the finesse I like in pinot noir. Darker fruits. Good finish. I think this is another wine that will show better in four or five years.
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4/12/2014 - BayAreaWildcat wrote: 92 Points
big, velvety, dense, lightly noticeable alcohol
dry tannins, slight stony/salty character
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2/22/2014 - brigcampbell wrote:
Dark color. Bright fruit, forward style. Tasty with medium oak throughout. Chalky fine tannins.
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2/21/2014 - Frank Murray III wrote:
Real good, uber fresh, like a wine sitting in cask. Blue fruit and a little oak. Enjoyed it.
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