My first Drew. Never see them locally, but picked this up from Garagiste a couple of years ago.
Nice cooler climate, medium weight pinot. Raspberries, red cherries, minerals, earth, forest floor, mushrooms. A decent value. One left, thinking I may hold another couple of years.
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I usually like Drew wines, but this was a bit of a disappointment. Very tart and underripe notes and too lean on the palate. Feels like a bit of an overcorrection from all the too ripe, overly extracted CA Pinots. It has acidity and tannins for aging, but I don’t think there’s enough fruit and fear it’s just going to fade. Maybe I just caught it at the wrong time…
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5/6/2024 - popasq Likes this wine: 90 Points
Hopeful this will get better over time…
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3/31/2024 - Al Ehrhardt wrote:
My first Drew. Never see them locally, but picked this up from Garagiste a couple of years ago.
Nice cooler climate, medium weight pinot. Raspberries, red cherries, minerals, earth, forest floor, mushrooms. A decent value. One left, thinking I may hold another couple of years.
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3/12/2024 - apds Likes this wine: 90 Points
Delicious — fruity, acid, raspberry. A little oak on the nose. Potentially a little young in early 2024, but very much so enjoyed.
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12/14/2023 - domco wrote:
Love this one. Mid weight, a ton of fruit but a little earth and spice to round it out. Easy drinking and delicious.
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12/6/2023 - glou.sf Does not like this wine: 88 Points
I usually like Drew wines, but this was a bit of a disappointment. Very tart and underripe notes and too lean on the palate. Feels like a bit of an overcorrection from all the too ripe, overly extracted CA Pinots. It has acidity and tannins for aging, but I don’t think there’s enough fruit and fear it’s just going to fade. Maybe I just caught it at the wrong time…
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