Very good. Short decant in part because I mangled the cork. Red berries, strawberry, spice, moderate acid and tannin. A little stemminess, which was fine. Tasty and fleshed out from front end to back end. We drank it all in one sitting. A nice, middle of the road-styled pinot and in a good spot right now.
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Still fresh enough, some fruit but also spice and meaty elements, like a. Light Syrah. Softer tea elements and some zip on finish, darker fruits maybe now,
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When it was first opened, this showed so much fruit, I wouldn't say primary fruit, but bright and intense fruit -- red cherry, red and yellow plum, raspberry, orange, pomelo -- now, after 10 or so hours open in the bottle, it is so very savory, and the fruit is less prominent.
Aromas of ketchup, autumn leaves, stewed beef, pomegranate molasses, raspberry syrup, cherry jam, and citrus preserves, a little minty herbs and tobacco... tangy and meaty on the palate, spicy and peppery, airy herbs and pine forest, tannins are totally resolved (though I suspect they were never prominent), tart fruit keeps it fresh but this is definitely turning the corner to savory tertiary notes. Long, tart and spicy finish, fresh and vibrant, this is not going to fade soon, it has 5+ years, at least, but I'd also say that don't see improvement from here...
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(Rhys Pinot Noir Bearwallow Vineyard) Final blend pre-bottling: black-tinged dark red violet color; aromatic, violets, black cherry, black raspberry, ripe berry nose; rich, powerful, black cherry, black raspberry, spice, tart berry, wild berry palate; could use 1-2 years; long finish (20% whole cluster; 9% new oak) 92-94 points
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3/23/2024 - Robert R. Likes this wine:
Very good. Short decant in part because I mangled the cork. Red berries, strawberry, spice, moderate acid and tannin. A little stemminess, which was fine. Tasty and fleshed out from front end to back end. We drank it all in one sitting. A nice, middle of the road-styled pinot and in a good spot right now.
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3/1/2024 - Mbad77 wrote: 92 Points
Still fresh enough, some fruit but also spice and meaty elements, like a. Light Syrah. Softer tea elements and some zip on finish, darker fruits maybe now,
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2/3/2024 - viniferatu Likes this wine:
When it was first opened, this showed so much fruit, I wouldn't say primary fruit, but bright and intense fruit -- red cherry, red and yellow plum, raspberry, orange, pomelo -- now, after 10 or so hours open in the bottle, it is so very savory, and the fruit is less prominent.
Aromas of ketchup, autumn leaves, stewed beef, pomegranate molasses, raspberry syrup, cherry jam, and citrus preserves, a little minty herbs and tobacco... tangy and meaty on the palate, spicy and peppery, airy herbs and pine forest, tannins are totally resolved (though I suspect they were never prominent), tart fruit keeps it fresh but this is definitely turning the corner to savory tertiary notes. Long, tart and spicy finish, fresh and vibrant, this is not going to fade soon, it has 5+ years, at least, but I'd also say that don't see improvement from here...
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1/20/2024 - BigTex22 Likes this wine:
Still has a ton of primary fruit but lacks structure. Drink now or hold.
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12/10/2023 - pjhr Likes this wine: 93 Points
Delicious tart red cherry and strawberry with spice and earth notes on the nose and palate with refreshing acidity on the long finish.
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