I think this is my last of these. At this time the wine smells and tastes much more like a 7 year old Zin than a Pinot. If it was served blind to me, that's what I would have guessed. It was good but more down the zin road. Kept in balance and has good structure. Kind of wished I had 1 more to keep for another 10 years out of curiosity.
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Sure, it was probably meant to be consumed much sooner, but I like my wine with a bit of age on it. This still had plenty of fruit. Tons, actually. And it was certainly a fun wine. When I busted this out after the Clos de l'Ecu, several people gasped "Wow" after the first sip. Same grape, very different expression.
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Passover Seder - second night at our house. Enjoyed all remaining '05 Loring Pinots in the cellar. Gave one unopened bottle of the Durrell to Rachel to take home.
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11/13/2013 - timewithwine wrote:
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7/11/2012 - jasonh wrote: 86 Points
I think this is my last of these. At this time the wine smells and tastes much more like a 7 year old Zin than a Pinot. If it was served blind to me, that's what I would have guessed. It was good but more down the zin road. Kept in balance and has good structure. Kind of wished I had 1 more to keep for another 10 years out of curiosity.
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2/5/2012 - The Drunken Cyclist wrote: 91 Points
Sure, it was probably meant to be consumed much sooner, but I like my wine with a bit of age on it. This still had plenty of fruit. Tons, actually. And it was certainly a fun wine. When I busted this out after the Clos de l'Ecu, several people gasped "Wow" after the first sip. Same grape, very different expression.
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4/19/2011 - eastover wrote:
Passover Seder - second night at our house. Enjoyed all remaining '05 Loring Pinots in the cellar. Gave one unopened bottle of the Durrell to Rachel to take home.
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4/4/2011 - Sour Grapes wrote: 88 Points
A little big for my personal taste but still a very well made wine.
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