Still extremely big in dark fruit, lead and alcohol from top to bottom. Never really integrated to my taste and still seems disjointed even after an hour decant.
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This is a big wine in all respects...big dark fruit, big mouthfeel, big(ger) tannins, big long finish. All told it was fairly balanced and integrated. I wonder if it will achieve more finesse in a couple of years, but it's fine now and pair accordingly.
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This vineyard put them on the map. The vineyard is shaped like a bowl, in 30 acres with 33 blocks if I heard that right. Shallow soil so roots go right into the basalt. Which apparently makes them ripen slower getting more through it. MOre ageability is the idea. Lengthy and long. And wholy cow, look at that price. Winemaker says 10 years is where he hovers.
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Pinot in the City (Chicago, IL): Walk-around tasting, brief note. Red cherry and berry with floral hints. Lighter style for Archery Summit in such a ripe vintage. I found this enjoyable but lacking the depth I expect from this wine in general, especially in a vintage such as 2016.
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2/20/2024 - GasperTheWineGuy Likes this wine: 90 Points
Fuller bodided, ripe dark cherry, pleasent finish. Not worth triple figures but it is still very nice.
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8/1/2023 - Occuguy wrote:
With Pam and greggy after 2023 Ipnc
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1/2/2023 - theebigjuan wrote: 87 Points
Still extremely big in dark fruit, lead and alcohol from top to bottom. Never really integrated to my taste and still seems disjointed even after an hour decant.
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2/7/2021 - theebigjuan Likes this wine: 89 Points
This is a big wine in all respects...big dark fruit, big mouthfeel, big(ger) tannins, big long finish. All told it was fairly balanced and integrated. I wonder if it will achieve more finesse in a couple of years, but it's fine now and pair accordingly.
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7/17/2019 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
This vineyard put them on the map. The vineyard is shaped like a bowl, in 30 acres with 33 blocks if I heard that right. Shallow soil so roots go right into the basalt. Which apparently makes them ripen slower getting more through it. MOre ageability is the idea. Lengthy and long. And wholy cow, look at that price. Winemaker says 10 years is where he hovers.
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7/16/2019 - Burgundy Al wrote: 88 Points
Pinot in the City (Chicago, IL): Walk-around tasting, brief note. Red cherry and berry with floral hints. Lighter style for Archery Summit in such a ripe vintage. I found this enjoyable but lacking the depth I expect from this wine in general, especially in a vintage such as 2016.
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