Final bottle, 3 years since last one. Peaking right now, drink 'em up. Still delicious, even more concentrated than in '09, but some of the tannins and acidity at the finish are retreating. Would love this with a juicy steak, but would overpower traditional PN dishes like salmon. Heady black-fruit and scorched-earth aromas, still explosive on palate with black currant, blackberry cobbler and wild berry flavors, leather and smoke, ultrasweet soft tannins, and a huge finish.
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I really like this, but it certainly is about as far from Burgundian style pinot as you'll ever get. Still tannic (albeit softer) in its latter years, it is pinot in a syrah/cab style if there ever was one with a strong finish and a great wine with food. Really interested to know if it is just oak and alcohol or if there's something else juicing these.
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some sediment on first pour. light burgundy in color. Smells of fruit/cherries/licorice with some spice. Wow... big fruit taste on first taste, but not sweet. slight tannins, but overall very smooth. Not big on Pinot Noir but this is very drinkable, very enjoyable.
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3/30/2018 - bigdogflow Likes this wine: 94 Points
Drank from magnum
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9/17/2012 - Snoman wrote: 93 Points
Final bottle, 3 years since last one. Peaking right now, drink 'em up. Still delicious, even more concentrated than in '09, but some of the tannins and acidity at the finish are retreating. Would love this with a juicy steak, but would overpower traditional PN dishes like salmon. Heady black-fruit and scorched-earth aromas, still explosive on palate with black currant, blackberry cobbler and wild berry flavors, leather and smoke, ultrasweet soft tannins, and a huge finish.
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9/14/2012 - wpmorrison wrote: 89 Points
Taste is quite different from the typical Pinot. More robust, full bodied.
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5/26/2012 - mrmedoes wrote: 92 Points
I really like this, but it certainly is about as far from Burgundian style pinot as you'll ever get. Still tannic (albeit softer) in its latter years, it is pinot in a syrah/cab style if there ever was one with a strong finish and a great wine with food. Really interested to know if it is just oak and alcohol or if there's something else juicing these.
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5/5/2012 - rtd3 wrote: 90 Points
some sediment on first pour. light burgundy in color. Smells of fruit/cherries/licorice with some spice. Wow... big fruit taste on first taste, but not sweet. slight tannins, but overall very smooth. Not big on Pinot Noir but this is very drinkable, very enjoyable.
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