I echo comments of Ricardito. Lovely nose, nice depth of medium to darker berry flavors, luxurious mouth feel. Nice Valentine's Day dinner wine with the most wonderful and gorgeous woman in the world. I'm a lucky guy of 72! Wife, 100, wine 93!
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A rainy Oregon harvest in 2007 and yet this red blessedly stellar. Medium red with crushed dried cranberry nose. Powerful full bodied sweet primary strawberry/cherry palate, expanding impressively on the back end, with enough acidity and minerality to carry it another 20 years. Served blind and all 6 tasters loved it and thought ripe vintage burgundy with 5/6 guessing 2003. If you like big-boy primary Pinot fruit at 17 years with stunning length-look no further than the stables of John Thomas. (Great now but for explosive secondary features drink 2027-2037)
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This had a spritz that took 10-15 minutes to blow off. Other than that, lovely strawberry with herbs and florals to add nuances. Medium-weight with a nice elegance. Early peak drinking.
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Tasted non blind. Opened and served immediately. Followed over about two hours.
Garnet color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of red hills dirt, birch, orange peel and cinnamon. Flavors of red raspberries, berries, cherries, orange spritz, strawberry and rhubarb. Tart acidity, medium tannin, full bodied. Drink now.
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At this age this wine is still big and bold with plenty of fruit surrounding a hint of earthy cedar, steel firm tannins. I think this wine has a long life ahead.
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2/14/2024 - TMacPDX Likes this wine: 93 Points
I echo comments of Ricardito. Lovely nose, nice depth of medium to darker berry flavors, luxurious mouth feel. Nice Valentine's Day dinner wine with the most wonderful and gorgeous woman in the world. I'm a lucky guy of 72! Wife, 100, wine 93!
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1/1/2024 - ricardito Likes this wine: 95 Points
A rainy Oregon harvest in 2007 and yet this red blessedly stellar. Medium red with crushed dried cranberry nose. Powerful full bodied sweet primary strawberry/cherry palate, expanding impressively on the back end, with enough acidity and minerality to carry it another 20 years. Served blind and all 6 tasters loved it and thought ripe vintage burgundy with 5/6 guessing 2003. If you like big-boy primary Pinot fruit at 17 years with stunning length-look no further than the stables of John Thomas. (Great now but for explosive secondary features drink 2027-2037)
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8/21/2023 - Nanda wrote: 92 Points
This had a spritz that took 10-15 minutes to blow off. Other than that, lovely strawberry with herbs and florals to add nuances. Medium-weight with a nice elegance. Early peak drinking.
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6/4/2022 - wineismylife wrote: 93 Points
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Tasted non blind. Opened and served immediately. Followed over about two hours.
Garnet color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of red hills dirt, birch, orange peel and cinnamon. Flavors of red raspberries, berries, cherries, orange spritz, strawberry and rhubarb. Tart acidity, medium tannin, full bodied. Drink now.
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5/24/2022 - passion4wine Likes this wine: 91 Points
At this age this wine is still big and bold with plenty of fruit surrounding a hint of earthy cedar, steel firm tannins. I think this wine has a long life ahead.
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