New World Pinot Noir theme lunch at SSG. Tasted blind. Drank in Grassl Cru. Appearance is clear, pale intensity, ruby colour. Legs. Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of red cherries, sweet spices, underlying stony minerality. Earth after a lot of air. Developed. On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium alcohol (13.5%), medium+ tannins, medium body. Medium+ intensity, with flavours of red licorice, sweet red cherries, sweet spices, stony minerality. Savoury earth and some caramel integrated oak with more air. Medium+ finish. Very good quality. Ah finally a Domaine Serene Pinot I tasted that is old enough to have the oak integrated in already. Good stuff. Good structure.
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New-world Pinot lunch: I thought this was very similar to the Rose & Arrow so I guessed Oregon Pinot, turned out that they were from the exact same plot. Cooler area compared to the Eola-Amity Hills that I tried previously that had a horrible kirsch note to it, this held its restraint much better despite some red cherry character. Out of all the wines it had the least candied notes by the end of lunch.
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Perhaps the best bottle of wine I have had this year! Opened the bottle and let it breathe 45 minutes. Medium red medium body pinot noir. Ver smooth sophisticated dark berry, cherry fruit with a hint of licorice. Very nice finish.
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6/4/2023 - Jshire Likes this wine: 91 Points
Still showing well, maybe even better than a few years ago.
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12/21/2021 - Derek Darth Taster wrote: 92 Points
New World Pinot Noir theme lunch at SSG. Tasted blind. Drank in Grassl Cru.
Appearance is clear, pale intensity, ruby colour. Legs.
Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of red cherries, sweet spices, underlying stony minerality. Earth after a lot of air. Developed.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium alcohol (13.5%), medium+ tannins, medium body. Medium+ intensity, with flavours of red licorice, sweet red cherries, sweet spices, stony minerality. Savoury earth and some caramel integrated oak with more air. Medium+ finish.
Very good quality. Ah finally a Domaine Serene Pinot I tasted that is old enough to have the oak integrated in already. Good stuff. Good structure.
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12/21/2021 - melvinyeowq wrote:
New-world Pinot lunch: I thought this was very similar to the Rose & Arrow so I guessed Oregon Pinot, turned out that they were from the exact same plot. Cooler area compared to the Eola-Amity Hills that I tried previously that had a horrible kirsch note to it, this held its restraint much better despite some red cherry character. Out of all the wines it had the least candied notes by the end of lunch.
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1/1/2020 - Basicallyjones wrote: 95 Points
Drinking excellently. Holy shit, I am glad I sat on this bottle for so many years. It still has a ton to give too. Elegant, sexy, perfect.
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10/13/2019 - jmottern Likes this wine: 95 Points
Perhaps the best bottle of wine I have had this year! Opened the bottle and let it breathe 45 minutes. Medium red medium body pinot noir. Ver smooth sophisticated dark berry, cherry fruit with a hint of licorice. Very nice finish.
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