Nose of forrest floor and pinot funk. Palate showed cola notes, mushrooms, strawberry, faint chocolate. Medium-bodied, with an acidic strain through to the longish finish. Pleasant tannic grip through the middle. Nice balance, a restrained but full-flavored effort. Overall seemed tight, I'd hold on to this if you have it.
Strangely, this developed notes of what I can only call soap after I went back to this a few hrs after dinner. Those soapy notes were there the next day as well. Too bad, because I was enjoying this one. Not sure what that was all about (and I know it wasn't the glass).
Before the soap I'd give this a score in the 89-90 range, after I don't know what to think.
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Though I usually prefer Heaven & Earth to The Aphorist the opposite is true in 2008. This was delightful. Nice fruit, medium body, great color and a fine finish. Though not as complex as I might like it is still a very nice Pinot.
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11/5/2016 - Chrisinroch wrote: flawed
Flawed. Oxidized.
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4/5/2013 - twelch wrote: flawed
Corked
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1/25/2013 - Chrisinroch Likes this wine:
No formal notes Nice wine, bright cherry and tangy red fruit. Blind guess would have said Oregon. Bit more restrained than much Cali Pinot.
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10/31/2011 - mjf@ulkner wrote: 90 Points
Nice juicy cherry fruit. Medium to fullbodied. Not a ton of complexity, but very drinkable, a crowd pleaser.
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5/12/2011 - joshwoodward wrote: 89 Points
Corks: Sonoma: Not Pinoty. Oaky, mineraly, medium body, concentrated. Red fruit. Medium structure. Bad QPR at $64.
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4/26/2011 - Joshiemac wrote:
Nose of forrest floor and pinot funk. Palate showed cola notes, mushrooms, strawberry, faint chocolate. Medium-bodied, with an acidic strain through to the longish finish. Pleasant tannic grip through the middle. Nice balance, a restrained but full-flavored effort. Overall seemed tight, I'd hold on to this if you have it.
Strangely, this developed notes of what I can only call soap after I went back to this a few hrs after dinner. Those soapy notes were there the next day as well. Too bad, because I was enjoying this one. Not sure what that was all about (and I know it wasn't the glass).
Before the soap I'd give this a score in the 89-90 range, after I don't know what to think.
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4/22/2011 - coreywb Likes this wine: 90 Points
Though I usually prefer Heaven & Earth to The Aphorist the opposite is true in 2008. This was delightful. Nice fruit, medium body, great color and a fine finish. Though not as complex as I might like it is still a very nice Pinot.
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