Dark for a Roadhouse Pinot, more purply than the usual translucent ruby, but on the palate, this is unmistakably Roadhouse, with a certain floaty ethereal quality combined with rich, spicy fruit. The tannins are now mostly resolved, but that slightly sweet oak spice lingers on delightfully through the long finish. Very nice for bringing in Christmas.
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Not the best RH I've ever had but better than the last bottle of this vintage I consumed. It's mellowed out a bit more but still not as extracted and a bit stingy on character. This impression includes a caraffed overnight and next evening glass just to see if that changed things...it didn't...HMMM
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Huge black cherry, and plum notes, but not much on the nose and it lacks some palette complexity. There's some alchohol on the nose as well. I decanted this for an hour, but perhaps it needs more air, but it never came around...deducting 2 points.
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7/15/2017 - Ricktim wrote: 95 Points
Cherry cola, strawberry, baking spice on the nose. Light bodied, medium acidity. Drinking very well right now.
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12/24/2016 - MBusk Likes this wine: 92 Points
Dark for a Roadhouse Pinot, more purply than the usual translucent ruby, but on the palate, this is unmistakably Roadhouse, with a certain floaty ethereal quality combined with rich, spicy fruit. The tannins are now mostly resolved, but that slightly sweet oak spice lingers on delightfully through the long finish. Very nice for bringing in Christmas.
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9/9/2016 - tonepad Likes this wine: 90 Points
Last one...this one was a bit tight on night one but offered the character of my other notes during the night and into a second.
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5/20/2016 - tonepad Likes this wine: 89 Points
Not the best RH I've ever had but better than the last bottle of this vintage I consumed. It's mellowed out a bit more but still not as extracted and a bit stingy on character. This impression includes a caraffed overnight and next evening glass just to see if that changed things...it didn't...HMMM
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10/10/2015 - tonepad Likes this wine: 88 Points
Huge black cherry, and plum notes, but not much on the nose and it lacks some palette complexity. There's some alchohol on the nose as well. I decanted this for an hour, but perhaps it needs more air, but it never came around...deducting 2 points.
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