13.2% alcohol. Drinking beautifully. Red cherry color, lightens at the rim of the glass. Complex, lovely nose of red cherry, a touch of stems, flowers, earthy spice, and minerals. In the mouth, linear and precise, with juicy, slightly tart cherry, a slight touch of attractive funk. Drinking this wine makes you feel like you're walking into the winery. It's an outlier in John's style -- intentionally so -- but it's delicious and delightful. A-/A
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Berserker Day 2010: Deep purple, blackberry nose. Chalky dry, red berries grab you with acid on the PnP. Lighter fruit, it's the acid that dominates with some stemmy tannins filling in the back ground. Looking for good things tomorrow. As anticipated another day has been rewarded with improvement. The acid has integrated with the fruit and some lightly bitter tannins have emerged along with some cola. With more air, the bitter has subsided, lovely with tart cheddar. No need to hurry on this one, it will last a long time. Wait another year or two.
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The best, perhaps, of the Holdredge BerserkerDay wines...but I'm biased toward 'Old World' anyway. A perfect balance of tart and sweet, nice mouthfeel, and a richness in the finish. I'm trying hard to save a couple glasses for tomorrow, as I think this might really shine in a day.
Liked this. PnP. Really opened up after about 30 minutes. Tart cran/cherry a good bit of minerality, floral, and some stems. Nice balance. Wish I had more.
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Love Holdredge Pinots, but I didn't really care for this particular bottle. Stemmy, green, sharp with acid a bit out of whack. Nice fruit underneath, but seemed disjointed to me.
13.2% alcohol. It really is just fun to drink this wine. It will be better with a couple more years. Pretty red color. Aromatic nose of red cherry, earth, a bit of stems, and pleasing spice. In the mouth, linear and precise, with slightly tart cherry fruit, delightfully dancing across the palate, with a lot of earth and spice notes that are joined by a floral undertone. Long finish. A-
Popped and poured. Nice floral nose, little darker in color. Good structure and acidity to this wine...should have been decanted as this is a pretty young wine. Very nice blend of red and dark fruits, minerals, spice, and a touch of cola. Will be better in 1-2 years, but was excellent last night.
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I love this producer, but did not like this bottle of wine. My wifer and I thought it was somewhat disjointed, tasted almost sour. I will stick with Bucher vineyard in the future. the 09 Bucher was head and shoulders better than this bottle.
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13.2% alcohol. Dark red color. Terrific bouquet of tart cherries, loads of minerals, flowers, and a touch of spice. In the mouth, focused, bright, and racy, with a tangy edge throughout the wine. Loaded with sour cherry, minerals, and a bit of floral. This also shows a touch of cranberry. Bright acidity and minerality, with a mouthwatering finish. Better with some time in bottle. A-
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C: Darkish red-brown, slightly cloudy. N: Strawberries. P: Tight, acid on opening. Strawberries. Nice structure, smooth, good length. After two days it had settled considerably, but still too acid for me. Better with food. 2nd bottle 10/26/17: Six years later, this has calmed down considerably. Now the acidity is no problem. But tho it drinks reasonably well, it's not very interesting. Slightly thick and a bit monotonic, with a touch of sweetness. Not my style of PN, unfortunately.
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Opened this Sunday night. Tight red cherry fruit, cola, and searing acid. It went well with a pork chop and mushroom dish. Tonight, it was much more expansive, showing deep red cherry and pomegranate notes followed by blood orange/citrus and still big fruit and acid on the finish. This is a young wine that should be interesting in a couple of years.
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Notes from RRV Barrel Tasting 2010: 100% whole cluster fermentation, low 13.2 alcohol, even for a taster like me who prefers a leaner profile those numbers sounded a little close to the edge, but boy does this work: beautiful dark fruit, brilliant acidity, very structured, really nice wine, and definitely "old school" in a good way. A great example of Cali Pinot that should last and develop for quite a few years.
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8/15/2018 - gutt22 Likes this wine:
13.2% alcohol. Drinking beautifully. Red cherry color, lightens at the rim of the glass. Complex, lovely nose of red cherry, a touch of stems, flowers, earthy spice, and minerals. In the mouth, linear and precise, with juicy, slightly tart cherry, a slight touch of attractive funk. Drinking this wine makes you feel like you're walking into the winery. It's an outlier in John's style -- intentionally so -- but it's delicious and delightful. A-/A
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5/4/2014 - dsgris Likes this wine: 91 Points
Berserker Day 2010: Deep purple, blackberry nose. Chalky dry, red berries grab you with acid on the PnP. Lighter fruit, it's the acid that dominates with some stemmy tannins filling in the back ground. Looking for good things tomorrow. As anticipated another day has been rewarded with improvement. The acid has integrated with the fruit and some lightly bitter tannins have emerged along with some cola. With more air, the bitter has subsided, lovely with tart cheddar. No need to hurry on this one, it will last a long time. Wait another year or two.
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1/24/2013 - Todd French wrote:
The best, perhaps, of the Holdredge BerserkerDay wines...but I'm biased toward 'Old World' anyway. A perfect balance of tart and sweet, nice mouthfeel, and a richness in the finish. I'm trying hard to save a couple glasses for tomorrow, as I think this might really shine in a day.
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12/7/2012 - Bellissimo Likes this wine:
Liked this. PnP. Really opened up after about 30 minutes. Tart cran/cherry a good bit of minerality, floral, and some stems. Nice balance. Wish I had more.
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5/9/2012 - eric42 wrote: 85 Points
Love Holdredge Pinots, but I didn't really care for this particular bottle. Stemmy, green, sharp with acid a bit out of whack. Nice fruit underneath, but seemed disjointed to me.
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11/23/2011 - gutt22 wrote:
13.2% alcohol. It really is just fun to drink this wine. It will be better with a couple more years. Pretty red color. Aromatic nose of red cherry, earth, a bit of stems, and pleasing spice. In the mouth, linear and precise, with slightly tart cherry fruit, delightfully dancing across the palate, with a lot of earth and spice notes that are joined by a floral undertone. Long finish. A-
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7/31/2011 - Scott Butler wrote:
Popped and poured. Nice floral nose, little darker in color. Good structure and acidity to this wine...should have been decanted as this is a pretty young wine. Very nice blend of red and dark fruits, minerals, spice, and a touch of cola. Will be better in 1-2 years, but was excellent last night.
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6/4/2011 - wallstreet wrote:
I love this producer, but did not like this bottle of wine. My wifer and I thought it was somewhat disjointed, tasted almost sour. I will stick with Bucher vineyard in the future. the 09 Bucher was head and shoulders better than this bottle.
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5/8/2011 - gutt22 wrote:
13.2% alcohol. Dark red color. Terrific bouquet of tart cherries, loads of minerals, flowers, and a touch of spice. In the mouth, focused, bright, and racy, with a tangy edge throughout the wine. Loaded with sour cherry, minerals, and a bit of floral. This also shows a touch of cranberry. Bright acidity and minerality, with a mouthwatering finish. Better with some time in bottle. A-
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3/1/2011 - Peter Kleban Likes this wine:
C: Darkish red-brown, slightly cloudy.
N: Strawberries.
P: Tight, acid on opening. Strawberries. Nice structure, smooth, good length. After two days it had settled considerably, but still too acid for me. Better with food.
2nd bottle 10/26/17:
Six years later, this has calmed down considerably. Now the acidity is no problem. But tho it drinks reasonably well, it's not very interesting. Slightly thick and a bit monotonic, with a touch of sweetness. Not my style of PN, unfortunately.
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12/28/2010 - bigwineguy420 wrote: 91 Points
Opened this Sunday night. Tight red cherry fruit, cola, and searing acid. It went well with a pork chop and mushroom dish. Tonight, it was much more expansive, showing deep red cherry and pomegranate notes followed by blood orange/citrus and still big fruit and acid on the finish. This is a young wine that should be interesting in a couple of years.
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3/15/2010 - alanr Likes this wine: 93 Points
Notes from RRV Barrel Tasting 2010: 100% whole cluster fermentation, low 13.2 alcohol, even for a taster like me who prefers a leaner profile those numbers sounded a little close to the edge, but boy does this work: beautiful dark fruit, brilliant acidity, very structured, really nice wine, and definitely "old school" in a good way. A great example of Cali Pinot that should last and develop for quite a few years.
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