Good, but side by side with the 2018 Sonoma bottling I felt this was a little on the tired side. Nice depth but a bit too big and deep without enough acid to hold it together.
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I join in the accolades for this wine. Certainly right up there with the best Pinot Noirs I have tasted. Our dinner guests commented on how they now understood the passion for Pinot Noir wines.
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Burgundy color. Just as intriguing as the first bottle with its dilute cola mouthfeel and its vibrant bouquet and flavor of raspberry, rhubarb, dried brown sugar and allspice. Very nice balance with good definition and nuance. Quite a long finish. Still a wow.
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Burgundy color with a unique mouth feel suggestive of dilute cola. Bouquet and flavor also unique with raspberry followed by rhubarb, and some dry brown sugar mixed with allspice. Quite nuanced with good balance and a fairly long finish. Very much in its own place compared with other Pinot Noirs. I will give it a wow.
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This was drinking beautifully last night. A darker fruit profile compared to the Cirq Treehouse tasted alongside it, with lots of depth and complexity.
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It smells like blackberry, strawberry, red currant and bready. The wine finishes long. The wine looks ruby colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. The wine has smooth texture.
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11/27/2023 - YagerWine Likes this wine: 90 Points
Good, but side by side with the 2018 Sonoma bottling I felt this was a little on the tired side. Nice depth but a bit too big and deep without enough acid to hold it together.
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8/19/2021 - jeginmt Likes this wine: 95 Points
I join in the accolades for this wine. Certainly right up there with the best Pinot Noirs I have tasted. Our dinner guests commented on how they now understood the passion for Pinot Noir wines.
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7/1/2019 - tcosgriff Likes this wine: 95 Points
Burgundy color. Just as intriguing as the first bottle with its dilute cola mouthfeel and its vibrant bouquet and flavor of raspberry, rhubarb, dried brown sugar and allspice. Very nice balance with good definition and nuance. Quite a long finish. Still a wow.
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6/3/2019 - Schiffy Likes this wine: 93 Points
Expressive, bright strawberry fruit that explodes from the glass, silky smooth with a soft cherry finish. This is a beautifully made Pinot Noir.
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1/12/2019 - tcosgriff Likes this wine: 95 Points
Burgundy color with a unique mouth feel suggestive of dilute cola. Bouquet and flavor also unique with raspberry followed by rhubarb, and some dry brown sugar mixed with allspice. Quite nuanced with good balance and a fairly long finish. Very much in its own place compared with other Pinot Noirs. I will give it a wow.
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2/24/2018 - nywine68 Likes this wine: 94 Points
This was drinking beautifully last night. A darker fruit profile compared to the Cirq Treehouse tasted alongside it, with lots of depth and complexity.
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2/17/2018 - AKeats wrote: 88 Points
It smells like blackberry, strawberry, red currant and bready. The wine finishes long. The wine looks ruby colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. The wine has smooth texture.
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8/12/2017 - youngblood1982 wrote: 86 Points
Had many arista wines which I have loved, but this one was just okay.
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6/3/2017 - cdebeau Likes this wine: 93 Points
Medium bodied, cherry notes.
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