Medium red color. Nose shows a fairly heavy hand in the barrel room, French oak taking its place way out in front of red fruit and herb notes. Medium-light body, low tannin and oak again the main textural impression. Decent fruit, nothing exotic or out of balance. Finish medium, overall a bit of a poor value for $60 California pinot noir. Bottle #1 of one.
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Society of Wine Educators Conference- OR/CA/FR Pinot Noir (single blind): Really nice expression on the nose- tea leaf, damp earth, paprika, fig and hints of tropical fruit. Bright fig and black cherry on the palate with layered secondary depth. Medium bodied, silky tannins, medium acid, fine tannin and good depth on the finish. Excellent.
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2/5/2024 - kmforster Likes this wine: 91 Points
Drinking beautifully! Decanted approx 40 mins.
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1/27/2021 - CJM wrote: 90 Points
Clear, pale garnet with significant rim browning. Pencil shavings, cinnamon, oak. Medium acids, medium tannins. Earth. Medium balanced finish.
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10/21/2017 - Hodby wrote: 87 Points
Medium red color. Nose shows a fairly heavy hand in the barrel room, French oak taking its place way out in front of red fruit and herb notes. Medium-light body, low tannin and oak again the main textural impression. Decent fruit, nothing exotic or out of balance. Finish medium, overall a bit of a poor value for $60 California pinot noir. Bottle #1 of one.
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8/14/2017 - MattMauldin Likes this wine:
Society of Wine Educators Conference- OR/CA/FR Pinot Noir (single blind): Really nice expression on the nose- tea leaf, damp earth, paprika, fig and hints of tropical fruit. Bright fig and black cherry on the palate with layered secondary depth. Medium bodied, silky tannins, medium acid, fine tannin and good depth on the finish. Excellent.
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1/24/2017 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
Big and stemy and holds it together. Maybe a bit reductive.
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