First of two that I bought back in 2015. It's been a pleasure to watch Rachel grow through Brian's support and now into her own voice. I twisted the top from this bottle about 2 hours ago and let it sit in the fridge. Poured a glass off now in the OC early evening air, letting it warm and aerate. No food paired, just me and the wine for now. Aromatic of soil, brown spice and toast, probably some oak mixing in here as well as some land, together. Lots sappy, sour cherry and raspberry fruit, sitting within a frame of quite prominent acidity. Immediate impression in a word is power, with old world notes coming through the glossy sour cherry and new world with the broader, glossier texture. There is amplitude here, and not by way of black fruits but intensity from the red. The finish? Hard cherry candy, soil/loam, cinnamon and cardamom. This is very unique. As to a drink window, not sure where this will go but all of the volume here will I am sure soften in time but I would rather enjoy this now, for the intensity and kind of marriage of the two worlds of PN.
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Falltacular 2016; 2/18/2017-2/20/2017 (FMIII in the OC): Wow, this is a REALLY terrific wine. It was standing next to the Rhys Alpine and held it's own. Impressive. Beautiful fruit and stem/oak notes. I put down three pluses in my tasting notes. Not sure what that means except it's good.
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12/1/2019 - wendyinwlv wrote: 89 Points
nice, a bit spicy too
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8/22/2017 - Frank Murray III wrote:
First of two that I bought back in 2015. It's been a pleasure to watch Rachel grow through Brian's support and now into her own voice. I twisted the top from this bottle about 2 hours ago and let it sit in the fridge. Poured a glass off now in the OC early evening air, letting it warm and aerate. No food paired, just me and the wine for now. Aromatic of soil, brown spice and toast, probably some oak mixing in here as well as some land, together. Lots sappy, sour cherry and raspberry fruit, sitting within a frame of quite prominent acidity. Immediate impression in a word is power, with old world notes coming through the glossy sour cherry and new world with the broader, glossier texture. There is amplitude here, and not by way of black fruits but intensity from the red. The finish? Hard cherry candy, soil/loam, cinnamon and cardamom. This is very unique. As to a drink window, not sure where this will go but all of the volume here will I am sure soften in time but I would rather enjoy this now, for the intensity and kind of marriage of the two worlds of PN.
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4/28/2017 - wendyinwlv wrote:
Great nose, a lot of fruit but very acidic on the finish. Maybe it's going thru a weird time time at the moment. Try the next bottle in a year or so.
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2/20/2017 - brigcampbell wrote:
Falltacular 2016; 2/18/2017-2/20/2017 (FMIII in the OC): Wow, this is a REALLY terrific wine. It was standing next to the Rhys Alpine and held it's own. Impressive. Beautiful fruit and stem/oak notes. I put down three pluses in my tasting notes. Not sure what that means except it's good.
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11/25/2016 - rasiwine Likes this wine:
RASI lineup of all three vintages. 2/3
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