2012 Seven of Hearts Pinot Noir Curmudgeon Cuvée Armstrong Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (38) Avg Score: 99.7 points

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  11/29/2022 - Fugu Me Likes this wine: 100 Points

  PnP. This has really matured nicely. Nothing to add.

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  5/1/2022 - Peter Kleban Likes this wine: 100 Points

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  PnP, took about 20 minutes to fully open, then: What a glorious wine! Light, bright and cheery, with excellent length and beautiful balance; just the right acidity. Its flavor fills the mouth, but doesn't overwhelm in the least. I was not annoyed, but on the contrary gratified that the long cellaring paid off. RIP Bob, wish you were here.
  
  Left on the counter under N2. Next day it was a touch thicker and calmer, but still as compelling.

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  7/24/2021 - S1 Likes this wine: 100 Points

  Fantastic place right now.
  Dried cranberry, tart cherry, baking spices, forest mushroom, hint of vanilla.
  It also shows a beautiful powdery lilac quality. Tannins are soft and integrated with nice acid balance and no noticeable alcohol.
  My most recent bottle was starting to fade but this one is in high gear.
  Anyone who disagrees can get off my lawn.

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  6/3/2019 - rnellans wrote: 92 Points

  Initially I didn’t like the wine. It had a funny ester chemical aroma. Palate was Good from the get go. The second day the wine blossomed. Deep dark cherry nose with some spice. Full and ric. Balanced! Very nice. Lahould last several more years

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  5/6/2019 - Todd French wrote:

  What a transformation! Upon opening, this smelled faintly of communion wine, and a bit hot. First sample on the palate reflected similar disappointment - just hot, barely any discernible fruit at all. I figured it must be a flawed bottle. 15 minutes later I went back as I wouldn't want to waste this wine, a homage to the late Bob Wood, as that's how he would have wanted it...needless to say it was merely sleeping and has awoken in a big way. Pine needles, fresh soil, and red berries dominate the nose - a fresh and vibrant presentation. The palate simply explodes with fruit of perfect sweetness - sweet upon initial attack, but immediately converting to a more spicy, controlled dark berry component, so as not to be at all jammy or syrupy in the fruit profile. Acidic backbone drives that fruit bite, and that blast of sweetness that so quickly fades is really an attractive quality to this wine, as it seems to introduce greater complexity, much like a nose that loads you with so many individual components you hasten to taste the wine. This wine is not as complex on the nose (at least not yet) but super complex on the palate, and a great wine.

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