A few years since the previous bottles which was extremely young, primary and tannic. This bottle is still very young, but almost waking up with some air. Surprisingly high acidity for the vintage. The tannins are approaching drinkable (but not there yet...). No secondary notes, difficult to rate. Has the structure to last really long. 87-89
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A deep garnet color. With a moderate nose forest floor, leather, cherries, and milk chocolate. The palate is off-dry with a medium body, smooth acid, and med dry tannins with flavors of dark Cherries, Blackberries, ripe blueberries, forest floor, and a hint of chocolate. It is full or ripe fruit and a little vegetal in the forest floor. No hint of metallic noted in an earlier reviewer's TN. A medium finish.
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Typical pinot nose, with some hints of unripe fruit. The taste is somewhat metallic with surprisingly green tannins. A bit closed for now, it slowly opens up during the following week, but I would wait at least five years before drinking the next bottle.
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6/27/2013 - gharbour wrote: 91 Points
Very nice bottle. Well balance with smoothed tannins. Earthy, chocolate, cherries.
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3/13/2013 - ktrh Likes this wine:
A few years since the previous bottles which was extremely young, primary and tannic. This bottle is still very young, but almost waking up with some air.
Surprisingly high acidity for the vintage. The tannins are approaching drinkable (but not there yet...). No secondary notes, difficult to rate. Has the structure to last really long. 87-89
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9/8/2012 - gharbour Likes this wine: 90 Points
Drinking great right now. Still fruity and the tannins have now rounded.
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9/15/2010 - gharbour Likes this wine: 89 Points
A deep garnet color. With a moderate nose forest floor, leather, cherries, and milk chocolate. The palate is off-dry with a medium body, smooth acid, and med dry tannins with flavors of dark Cherries, Blackberries, ripe blueberries, forest floor, and a hint of chocolate. It is full or ripe fruit and a little vegetal in the forest floor. No hint of metallic noted in an earlier reviewer's TN. A medium finish.
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1/18/2010 - ktrh wrote:
Typical pinot nose, with some hints of unripe fruit. The taste is somewhat metallic with surprisingly green tannins. A bit closed for now, it slowly opens up during the following week, but I would wait at least five years before drinking the next bottle.
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