Smoky wood nose with dark & sweet ripe fruit profile. Palate is pretty much the same as the nose. Very ripe and sweet fruit, lacking complexity, structure, transparency and minerals to take it a step up the scale. New worldish & modern styled, and acting like a warm climate Pinot. Short, sweet & simple impression. (86- 87)
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At last... I had shipped a case of this home to Seattle from New Zealand back in February 2010. The first couple of bottles were great, but for the past year every bottle we opened was awful (wet dog, "corked" with a screw top?). I finally brought the last 5 home from the cellar to pour out and low and behold the bottle we opened yesterday was flawless. It was as I remembered - fragrant, warm and delicious with good body and balance - well fruit forward.
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Pulled this from the cellar for a special occaision and was shocked to discover it spoiled. Stank of wet dog, although the nose improved overnight, it still tasted off. Will try another bottle...
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Delicious wine, intense pinot nose and flavours on the palate, clean and well balanced, a wine to savour and it was the hit of the night. it seemed to open out in the glass quite quickly which lead me to wonder how long it would keep. Will be interesting to see how the other bottles drink
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Intoxicating aromas of sour cherry, earth, spice and mushroom. It has perfectly ripe fruits in the mouth with a lovely silky mouthfeel yet it is structured as all the power is adequately harnessed. Drinking very well today but with a big upside over the mid-term.
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5/20/2015 - cshall Likes this wine: 93 Points
RTD
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2/14/2015 - Ramberg wrote: 87 Points
Smoky wood nose with dark & sweet ripe fruit profile.
Palate is pretty much the same as the nose.
Very ripe and sweet fruit, lacking complexity, structure, transparency and minerals to take it a step up the scale.
New worldish & modern styled, and acting like a warm climate Pinot.
Short, sweet & simple impression.
(86- 87)
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12/25/2014 - cshall Likes this wine: 92 Points
Love it. But drink it up.
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6/12/2013 - Nootenheimer wrote: 89 Points
Blackberry & cherry on the nose & body. No real finish to speak of - liked this more a few years ago.
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10/10/2012 - Penguino212 wrote: 88 Points
Another OK bottle, but not quite as good as the last. On its way out.
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9/23/2012 - Penguino212 wrote:
At last... I had shipped a case of this home to Seattle from New Zealand back in February 2010. The first couple of bottles were great, but for the past year every bottle we opened was awful (wet dog, "corked" with a screw top?). I finally brought the last 5 home from the cellar to pour out and low and behold the bottle we opened yesterday was flawless. It was as I remembered - fragrant, warm and delicious with good body and balance - well fruit forward.
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4/22/2011 - Penguino212 wrote: flawed
Pulled this from the cellar for a special occaision and was shocked to discover it spoiled. Stank of wet dog, although the nose improved overnight, it still tasted off. Will try another bottle...
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10/8/2010 - Polly wrote:
Delicious wine, intense pinot nose and flavours on the palate, clean and well balanced, a wine to savour and it was the hit of the night. it seemed to open out in the glass quite quickly which lead me to wonder how long it would keep. Will be interesting to see how the other bottles drink
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7/30/2009 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
Intoxicating aromas of sour cherry, earth, spice and mushroom. It has perfectly ripe fruits in the mouth with a lovely silky mouthfeel yet it is structured as all the power is adequately harnessed. Drinking very well today but with a big upside over the mid-term.
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4/18/2009 - Polly wrote:
delicious, seamless, good weight, with dark fruits and a hint of savouriness, a wine with depth I think
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