Presents as a couple years past peak drinking, but no question there’s some quality here. Typical 2012 restrained fruit personality, tons of the Ribbon Ridge brown spice, molasses, and an astringent finish that’s kinda hollow in terms of fruit at this stage—if only you could turn back the clock.
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Medium to medium-dark reddish garnet in color with a slight clearing at the edges. Full, forward & aromatic nose of ripe cherries, blueberries & strawberries with overtones of floral notes of violets & spices, earthy/dusty, tea, minerals & a hint of vanilla/oak in the background. Medium bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, ripe fruit flavors of cherries, blueberries & mulberries with spices, minerals & a hint of vanilla/oak. Drinks quite well & although is accessible at present, it may develop slightly with another few years of additional aging.
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This bottle did take a couple of hours to open up, but once it did it proved to be a very nice, well balanced pinot. The red fruit blends nicely with earth and spice to make a excellent wine. Now I am really interested in trying the 2014 we have in the cellar.
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5/2/2024 - Ed B Likes this wine: 93 Points
Drank last night. PnP. No detailed notes. Smooth. Complex. Delicious.
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3/9/2024 - Giggs wrote: 89 Points
Presents as a couple years past peak drinking, but no question there’s some quality here. Typical 2012 restrained fruit personality, tons of the Ribbon Ridge brown spice, molasses, and an astringent finish that’s kinda hollow in terms of fruit at this stage—if only you could turn back the clock.
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6/11/2020 - Vinnut Likes this wine: 91 Points
Medium to medium-dark reddish garnet in color with a slight clearing at the edges. Full, forward & aromatic nose of ripe cherries, blueberries & strawberries with overtones of floral notes of violets & spices, earthy/dusty, tea, minerals & a hint of vanilla/oak in the background. Medium bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, ripe fruit flavors of cherries, blueberries & mulberries with spices, minerals & a hint of vanilla/oak. Drinks quite well & although is accessible at present, it may develop slightly with another few years of additional aging.
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2/11/2018 - Ali wrote: 88 Points
Dark fruit profile.
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12/21/2017 - blabbott wrote: 90 Points
This bottle did take a couple of hours to open up, but once it did it proved to be a very nice, well balanced pinot. The red fruit blends nicely with earth and spice to make a excellent wine. Now I am really interested in trying the 2014 we have in the cellar.
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