Still rather drinkable, to my surprise, given the house style and the 15+ years of age, but this is a very ripe wine that is declining but not yet dead. Nose and palate of very ripe macerated strawberries, some cherry and sarsparilla, even some herbal notes, but not a cola bomb. Acidity is still decent, tannins are fully resolved, but the alcoholic warmth (at 14.9%) does stick out. Does not come across at this point as particularly balanced or complex, if it ever was.
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Last bottle and it was time. This still was a very good Cali pinot and went nicely with our grilled ribeyes, but not the stuffing it had 5 years ago when i last opened a bottle
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Still young, nice nose of cherries and cocoa. Lots of dark fruits, plums and blackberry. Not as candied as it was several years ago. I did not find it as hot as some others have found and it was a definite hit with my wife who hates "alcoholy" wines. Nice mouthfeel and finish. Probably on its downward slope so I'd drink what you have now.
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Surprisingly young. I could have easily guessed this to be a 2005 or so if tasted blind. Plenty of bright red fruit (raspberry and cherry) and some hard spice, a bit of earth, zingy acid, and enough oomph to make me think this has some life left.
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1/3/2018 - ParisWino wrote: 86 Points
Still rather drinkable, to my surprise, given the house style and the 15+ years of age, but this is a very ripe wine that is declining but not yet dead. Nose and palate of very ripe macerated strawberries, some cherry and sarsparilla, even some herbal notes, but not a cola bomb. Acidity is still decent, tannins are fully resolved, but the alcoholic warmth (at 14.9%) does stick out. Does not come across at this point as particularly balanced or complex, if it ever was.
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8/15/2015 - mouton45 wrote: 90 Points
Last bottle and it was time. This still was a very good Cali pinot and went nicely with our grilled ribeyes, but not the stuffing it had 5 years ago when i last opened a bottle
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6/1/2012 - peterk wrote: 90 Points
I pulled this out of its rack blindly - it's my lucky day! Lively and loaded with fruit, this wine has heat at all.
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11/25/2011 - dinwiddie wrote: 90 Points
Still young, nice nose of cherries and cocoa. Lots of dark fruits, plums and blackberry. Not as candied as it was several years ago. I did not find it as hot as some others have found and it was a definite hit with my wife who hates "alcoholy" wines. Nice mouthfeel and finish. Probably on its downward slope so I'd drink what you have now.
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5/31/2011 - MarkC Likes this wine:
Surprisingly young. I could have easily guessed this to be a 2005 or so if tasted blind. Plenty of bright red fruit (raspberry and cherry) and some hard spice, a bit of earth, zingy acid, and enough oomph to make me think this has some life left.
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