Brighter red fruit notes quickly air out to red /black raspberry, black cherry darker tones with a lingering balanced finish. This wine is drinking nicely. Very smooth but not sweet or syrupy. Went great with spiral ham dinner.
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CA vs. France Tasting: big, rich, almost chewy, but yet retains a nice subtle minerality and spicy complexity that is not overbearing. Really enjoyed this classy CA PN despite it's girth.
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Classic nose of cherries, strawberries, cinnamon bark, lots of exotic spices, and a hint of toast. The palate is long, balanced, and structured, with shades of Old and New World styles, eventually revealing the deeper, earthier side of Pinot. It shows great depth of flavor and ample fruit density but without the sappy sweetness you get in New World examples. This is excellent.
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1/1/2015 - Viking 61 wrote: 91 Points
Brighter red fruit notes quickly air out to red /black raspberry, black cherry darker tones with a lingering balanced finish. This wine is drinking nicely. Very smooth but not sweet or syrupy. Went great with spiral ham dinner.
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12/27/2014 - peternelson wrote: 91 Points
CA vs. France Tasting: big, rich, almost chewy, but yet retains a nice subtle minerality and spicy complexity that is not overbearing. Really enjoyed this classy CA PN despite it's girth.
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7/3/2014 - Baron Slick wrote: 91 Points
Classic nose of cherries, strawberries, cinnamon bark, lots of exotic spices, and a hint of toast. The palate is long, balanced, and structured, with shades of Old and New World styles, eventually revealing the deeper, earthier side of Pinot. It shows great depth of flavor and ample fruit density but without the sappy sweetness you get in New World examples. This is excellent.
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4/20/2014 - rrNYC wrote: 92 Points
Nice, refined RRV Pinot Noir.
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12/28/2013 - WDSteers wrote: 90 Points
super ripe fruit, typical sonoma Pinot. nice with spicey meat dishes
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