A: med ruby N: iron, crunch raspberry, red currant, spice, light herbal quality, somewhat ethereal P: dry, med (+) acidity, med (+) fine grain smooth tannins, med body C: very good wine = needed 3 hours to open (first nose was not good), balanced just ripe fruit and bright acidity, med (+) intensity, med concentration med (+) complexity, long finish. Hold - needs time to evolve before being ready for PNP - maybe 5 years and then hold for another 10. Really nice wine once it opened, just took loads of time.
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This wine needs a lot of air and time to open up. I suggest double decanting it followed by pulling a vacuum on the bottle with a Vacuvin stopper and some hours of rest. Something like this rewarded us with excellent, but otherwise hidden fruit and complexity. Otherwise this is an enigma--a wine with high critical scores and no substance or complexity.
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Thanksgiving 2023. Med red. Dark red fruit. Brooding. Hint of graphite or iodine. Palate is which. Soft ripe tannins although lots of structure and acid.
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Medium ruby, 12.5% alc., weak varietal character, faint pinot fruit, slight mineral earthy notes, no sediment, somewhat bland, low acidity, OK with mild dishes, faded more second night. recommend drinking it up now.
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Not overly complex. Some menthol in the nose and a nice and very clear and distinct raspberry in the taste, surely no strawberry! Nice but no more. Defiant no rebuy.
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5/1/2024 - despore Likes this wine: 91 Points
A: med ruby
N: iron, crunch raspberry, red currant, spice, light herbal quality, somewhat ethereal
P: dry, med (+) acidity, med (+) fine grain smooth tannins, med body
C: very good wine = needed 3 hours to open (first nose was not good), balanced just ripe fruit and bright acidity, med (+) intensity, med concentration med (+) complexity, long finish. Hold - needs time to evolve before being ready for PNP - maybe 5 years and then hold for another 10. Really nice wine once it opened, just took loads of time.
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1/20/2024 - lvjohn Likes this wine: 94 Points
This wine needs a lot of air and time to open up. I suggest double decanting it followed by pulling a vacuum on the bottle with a Vacuvin stopper and some hours of rest. Something like this rewarded us with excellent, but otherwise hidden fruit and complexity. Otherwise this is an enigma--a wine with high critical scores and no substance or complexity.
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11/23/2023 - Fat1Wombat wrote:
Thanksgiving 2023.
Med red. Dark red fruit. Brooding. Hint of graphite or iodine. Palate is which. Soft ripe tannins although lots of structure and acid.
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11/11/2023 - DRBvin wrote: 87 Points
Medium ruby, 12.5% alc., weak varietal character, faint pinot fruit, slight mineral earthy notes, no sediment, somewhat bland, low acidity, OK with mild dishes, faded more second night. recommend drinking it up now.
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10/20/2023 - Mr. Montrachet wrote: 91 Points
Not overly complex. Some menthol in the nose and a nice and very clear and distinct raspberry in the taste, surely no strawberry!
Nice but no more. Defiant no rebuy.
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