Thursday Walk Around Tasting of California Wines (WineStyles Columbia, SC): I think we have to classify this Pinot Noir in the "sensuous" category. It is not big and bold and jammy, but it is by no means simple, but probably a little on the thin side. It is less than medium bodied. You can easily see your 2 fingers through the glass. It is very smooth, and luscious, in a subtle way. Though not real deep, there are layers of red raspberry and black cherry fruit, backed up with a white pepper, mineral, earth, and cloves. Leaves a small amount of what I call the Burgundian taste in the mouth, for lack of a better description. They used the oak to soften and round things out, we can barely tell it is there. The tannins are slightly bitter, and this leads into the finish, which has some bitterness also. All together, a soft, balanced wine that can be sipped alone just as easily as paired with traditional Pinot Noir food choices.
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Popped and poured. Nose: Nice nose of cherry cola and smoke, unfortunately its all down hill from there. Palate: Medium bodied, red fruit up front and then... a big disappearing act. Extremely thin through the mid-palate with a short finish of tart red fruit.
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6/22/2014 - RDAwine Likes this wine: 90 Points
nice patio drink for summer mellow fruit muted smooth aged perfectly
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8/25/2011 - Mike Kopanski wrote: 86 Points
Thursday Walk Around Tasting of California Wines (WineStyles Columbia, SC): I think we have to classify this Pinot Noir in the "sensuous" category. It is not big and bold and jammy, but it is by no means simple, but probably a little on the thin side. It is less than medium bodied. You can easily see your 2 fingers through the glass. It is very smooth, and luscious, in a subtle way. Though not real deep, there are layers of red raspberry and black cherry fruit, backed up with a white pepper, mineral, earth, and cloves. Leaves a small amount of what I call the Burgundian taste in the mouth, for lack of a better description. They used the oak to soften and round things out, we can barely tell it is there. The tannins are slightly bitter, and this leads into the finish, which has some bitterness also. All together, a soft, balanced wine that can be sipped alone just as easily as paired with traditional Pinot Noir food choices.
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8/23/2011 - NathanJM wrote: 85 Points
Mediocre Pinot Noir. Medium body, thin on the finish. Cherry, cola, mulberry, perhaps.
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1/22/2011 - prasm wrote: 87 Points
Popped and poured. Nose: Nice nose of cherry cola and smoke, unfortunately its all down hill from there. Palate: Medium bodied, red fruit up front and then... a big disappearing act. Extremely thin through the mid-palate with a short finish of tart red fruit.
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12/9/2010 - gordoyflaca wrote: 87 Points
Better than expected, a bit simple, but matched well with food- pizza.
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