Nicely integrated palate, fruits on the lighter rather than darker side. But not overly acidic or alcohol heavy. Great alone and with food, and over two days.
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color: pale ruby; nose: faint strawberry; taste: medium-bodied mouth feel, bright, lots of red fruit (strawberry, plum, raspberry) with notes of chocolate, black pepper and mushroom, moderate acidity and tannins, medium-length finish; overall: delicious, not overly alcoholic to me, drinking well and probably at its peak as of Spring 2023
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My last bottle. Alcohol is now better integrated and less obtrusive, but still noticeable. Per @TallMikeWine I tried cooling it down a bit (although I keep my place fairly cool anyway), and that also helped. But I stand my previous comment that for a pinot, 14.1% is on the high side.
Regardless though, to me it’s still a fairly basic wine — notes of dark cherry, cola, syrup, and maybe some earth. High acid, moderate minus complexity and finish. For $17 from Garagiste it’s fine as a Tuesday night wine, but in an absolute sense it’s fairly unremarkable.
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Good basic pinot. Some nice cola and cocoa notes. Those who are whining about the alcohol (14.1 is NOT super high anymore) maybe could try drinking their reds at a slightly cooler (not room) temp. I pull mine out of my wine fridge at about 65. Cuts way back on alcohol burn.
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5/16/2023 - Baudelaire Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nicely integrated palate, fruits on the lighter rather than darker side. But not overly acidic or alcohol heavy. Great alone and with food, and over two days.
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4/17/2023 - Epic Tale Likes this wine: 89 Points
color: pale ruby; nose: faint strawberry; taste: medium-bodied mouth feel, bright, lots of red fruit (strawberry, plum, raspberry) with notes of chocolate, black pepper and mushroom, moderate acidity and tannins, medium-length finish; overall: delicious, not overly alcoholic to me, drinking well and probably at its peak as of Spring 2023
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5/6/2022 - fmginc Likes this wine: 90 Points
Deep rich garnet color with bold full fruit and berry notes
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2/17/2022 - Big Juicy Red wrote: 87 Points
My last bottle. Alcohol is now better integrated and less obtrusive, but still noticeable. Per @TallMikeWine I tried cooling it down a bit (although I keep my place fairly cool anyway), and that also helped. But I stand my previous comment that for a pinot, 14.1% is on the high side.
Regardless though, to me it’s still a fairly basic wine — notes of dark cherry, cola, syrup, and maybe some earth. High acid, moderate minus complexity and finish. For $17 from Garagiste it’s fine as a Tuesday night wine, but in an absolute sense it’s fairly unremarkable.
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1/1/2022 - TallMikeWine wrote: 89 Points
Good basic pinot. Some nice cola and cocoa notes. Those who are whining about the alcohol (14.1 is NOT super high anymore) maybe could try drinking their reds at a slightly cooler (not room) temp. I pull mine out of my wine fridge at about 65. Cuts way back on alcohol burn.
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