Bottle was a replacement from Flowers - and a very generous replacement at that for a much younger vintage.... that aside, we had this wine in 2011 and it seemed thin and lacking body. What a difference few years of age makes. This was nicely full bodied and round. In line with diggidydans note.
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Wow this is really pretty. The nose smells of baking spices and stems with a touch of pinot fruit. The body is lean muscle and elegance. The palate has transitioned beyond fruit to cinnamon, cool cola, and leaves. A long finish.
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Popped and poured. Light clear red. Quite spicy and herbal on the nose without a lot of fruit. On the palate drying tannins and an intense mineral quality which resembles that from Hirsch but the fruit doesn't stand up to it. Disappointing; unfortunately consistent with my experience with Flowers.
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11/12/2016 - Brian Love wrote: 92 Points
Bottle was a replacement from Flowers - and a very generous replacement at that for a much younger vintage.... that aside, we had this wine in 2011 and it seemed thin and lacking body. What a difference few years of age makes. This was nicely full bodied and round. In line with diggidydans note.
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1/23/2015 - diggydan wrote: 93 Points
Wow this is really pretty. The nose smells of baking spices and stems with a touch of pinot fruit. The body is lean muscle and elegance. The palate has transitioned beyond fruit to cinnamon, cool cola, and leaves. A long finish.
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1/3/2012 - rosenst1 wrote: 85 Points
Popped and poured. Light clear red. Quite spicy and herbal on the nose without a lot of fruit. On the palate drying tannins and an intense mineral quality which resembles that from Hirsch but the fruit doesn't stand up to it. Disappointing; unfortunately consistent with my experience with Flowers.
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6/1/2011 - timdrex wrote: 89 Points
Good, but I expected better.
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