The Gang Drinks Blind (Mesa Verde Country Club in the OC): Served blind with some other bottles of Burt Williams inspired cuvees. Lots of spice, crunchy and a bit muddled for me with tangy, cedar fruit and tannin in the finish. 15 years old already, will this soften?
All I can say is really really strange taste. No fruit. I don't believe it was corked - I know that that is like. Will hold for one more day and see if it changes.
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Dried rose petals and other assorted flowers, red fruits and sage nose. This was more tasty than complex. Some moderate complexity, but mostly about a narrow range of of red fruit (cranberry, cherry and strawberry), dried flowers and herbs. Still a pretty nice CA Pinot. It was showing a bit of heat, but for CA pinot not too bad. I generally liked this wine and would definitely drink it again, though not on my $50+++. Cool stuff, would like to see these vines mature in a few years.
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5/8/2021 - Frank Murray III wrote:
The Gang Drinks Blind (Mesa Verde Country Club in the OC): Served blind with some other bottles of Burt Williams inspired cuvees. Lots of spice, crunchy and a bit muddled for me with tangy, cedar fruit and tannin in the finish. 15 years old already, will this soften?
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4/18/2021 - Nanda wrote: 86 Points
Not as compelling as other bottles of mature Whitcraft. A bit foursquare in flavors and heavy on the palate.
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4/29/2014 - Sbradperkins wrote: 95 Points
Could have lasted even longer in the cellar but really singing now.
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8/14/2011 - dannagle wrote:
All I can say is really really strange taste. No fruit. I don't believe it was corked - I know that that is like. Will hold for one more day and see if it changes.
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4/12/2009 - xtrmjoe wrote: 91 Points
Tasted at Farallon PN Fest
My system (nose mouth finish) ++/, 50+5+13+17+6
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8/27/2008 - nwk wrote:
Dried rose petals and other assorted flowers, red fruits and sage nose. This was more tasty than complex. Some moderate complexity, but mostly about a narrow range of of red fruit (cranberry, cherry and strawberry), dried flowers and herbs. Still a pretty nice CA Pinot. It was showing a bit of heat, but for CA pinot not too bad. I generally liked this wine and would definitely drink it again, though not on my $50+++. Cool stuff, would like to see these vines mature in a few years.
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