I opened a Magnum purchased in 2004 and I wish I had enjoyed it sooner. It was far past its prime and had nothing to offer. This bottle was originally bought to celebrate a marriage anniversary that passed without any heed. Like the marriage, the wine turned out to be a complete dud. Ha, but what can you do but laugh about it now I suppose.
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Clear evidence of the age of this wine in the nose; the color is pale and translucent and also shows a bit of age. Juicy and bright in the mouth, there is lots of fruit left and I think this will hold up for a good while. Wish I had more of these to sample over the next 5-6 years.
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Memorial Day Weekend near Salem Oregon (Willamette Valley Oregon): The age is apparent on the nose where plum scents are accompanied by dried tomatoes, and some lighter molasses notes. It's totally soft all across the palate with structure only building politely late on the finish. The cherry flavors are still very dark and only showing a hint of age, which is cool because the nose suggested that the flavors would be much more noticeably aged.
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(Cristom Pinot Noir Reserve) Medium cherry red color with pale meniscus; nice tart red fruit, barnyard, mineral nose; tasty, tart red fruit, rosehips palate with medium high acidity; medium finish
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10/31/2015 - Dodo_Bellacourt wrote:
I opened a Magnum purchased in 2004 and I wish I had enjoyed it sooner. It was far past its prime and had nothing to offer. This bottle was originally bought to celebrate a marriage anniversary that passed without any heed. Like the marriage, the wine turned out to be a complete dud. Ha, but what can you do but laugh about it now I suppose.
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12/14/2014 - theguy wrote: 86 Points
This was the fourth bottle of our 2000 vertical tasting. Very muted. This was the last choice of our group.
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5/6/2012 - conform wrote:
Clear evidence of the age of this wine in the nose; the color is pale and translucent and also shows a bit of age. Juicy and bright in the mouth, there is lots of fruit left and I think this will hold up for a good while. Wish I had more of these to sample over the next 5-6 years.
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2/19/2012 - 52winelover wrote: 90 Points
Wish I had some more.
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5/30/2010 - subtlet wrote: 90 Points
Memorial Day Weekend near Salem Oregon (Willamette Valley Oregon): The age is apparent on the nose where plum scents are accompanied by dried tomatoes, and some lighter molasses notes. It's totally soft all across the palate with structure only building politely late on the finish. The cherry flavors are still very dark and only showing a hint of age, which is cool because the nose suggested that the flavors would be much more noticeably aged.
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