Decanted ~2 hours. This was delicious as always, but it's still mostly primary with only a hint of developing character. I'd really like to experience its development and so will hold off on opening further bottles until at least its 10th birthday, maybe longer.
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Drank over two days. Classic Maresh mountain strawberry, with elegance, full of life and translucent beauty. Delicious, and light on the tongue, feels as if it just starting to gain weight and sophistication. Sediment in last ounce.
With KF I think of Michael Broadbent’s notes on DRC bottles in the 1960’s. In the early years the wines are lacking color, undeveloped, though fairly sweet, with lovely potential, and at thirty years become medium weight, fuller bodied, rich, powerful, tangy, with silky tannins.
Interested to see where it goes with the ages. Not to imply that these wines are going to become Burgundy, just that they have the quality and craftsmanship to make their own Oregon path.
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Stelvin closure, no damage Excellent fill level No sediment
Pretty and bright floral nose Translucent colour, very light. Delicious palate, very balanced and full of luscious fruit. Delicious now but will age these as i am curious to follow this wine over another decade if i can resist.
Drink or hold to 2030. 13% abv
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2/5/2023 - Bakerbd Likes this wine: 93 Points
Wild strawberry, wet forest floor, med body and acid, silky tannin, in a beautiful spot
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4/2/2021 - 5laton wrote:
Decanted ~2 hours. This was delicious as always, but it's still mostly primary with only a hint of developing character. I'd really like to experience its development and so will hold off on opening further bottles until at least its 10th birthday, maybe longer.
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12/15/2020 - SeaSea Likes this wine:
Drank over two days. Classic Maresh mountain strawberry, with elegance, full of life and translucent beauty. Delicious, and light on the tongue, feels as if it just starting to gain weight and sophistication. Sediment in last ounce.
With KF I think of Michael Broadbent’s notes on DRC bottles in the 1960’s. In the early years the wines are lacking color, undeveloped, though fairly sweet, with lovely potential, and at thirty years become medium weight, fuller bodied, rich, powerful, tangy, with silky tannins.
Interested to see where it goes with the ages. Not to imply that these wines are going to become Burgundy, just that they have the quality and craftsmanship to make their own Oregon path.
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11/26/2020 - Gary Likes this wine: 91 Points
Spectacular! A bit cloudy, fruit well balanced and integrated, an earthy smoky note to it.
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6/19/2020 - Tony Molester Likes this wine:
Stelvin closure, no damage
Excellent fill level
No sediment
Pretty and bright floral nose
Translucent colour, very light.
Delicious palate, very balanced and full of luscious fruit.
Delicious now but will age these as i am curious to follow this wine over another decade if i can resist.
Drink or hold to 2030.
13% abv
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