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NV Locations E-5
1/30/2018 - CMz Likes this wine: 90 Points
Deep ruby in the glass with a seductive nose of red fruit, flowers, spice and a touch of coffee mocha. On the palate this wine delivers a mouthful of darker berries than hinted at by the nose, a lot of sweet spices, floral notes and a touch of oak. The tannins are nicely integrated in a well structured blend giving a long lingering smooth finish. The blend is Garnacha (Priorat), Tempranillo (Rioja), and Carignan (Ribera del Duero) and delivers nicely on Phinney's exploration series of the world's more interesting wine regions. The Spanish E5 edition is well worth seeking out.
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2010 Aubert Pinot Noir UV Vineyard
1/4/2018 - CMz Likes this wine: 94 Points
Opened with 90 minutes air in the bottle. Dark ruby in the glass with only the slightest hint of bricking. The nose was expressive and youthful - dark fruits - black cherry, plums, and a touch of spice (anise maybe). On the palate, this wine really showed! Dark cherry, dark plum, spicy herbs, anise and a nice mineral base that seemed more Santa Rita hills than Sonoma. Long smooth finish and wonderful notes across the full range of the palate. Overall, this wine is at it's peak, IMO. This is the 7th bottle from the case and while the notes are largely consistent, it is really showing well and I do not see any signs that it will improve from here. If you have it in the cellar, start enjoying your good fortune now.
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2005 Sea Smoke Pinot Noir Botella
1/4/2018 - CMz Likes this wine: 90 Points
Opened and two hours air in bottle. Medium ruby with only a hint of bricking in the glass. A nice Pinot nose showing cherry, tea and spice and hints of flowers. Initial impressions were mostly reacting to the heat that obscured the fruit on first taste. It literally took almost an additional 2 hours before the heat dissipated and the wine really started to show. At this point, a lot of what made this a wonderful bottling emerged showing cherries, red berries, tea, and spicy/floral notes in a long finish. I would drink soon, and definitely give at least 3-4 hours air in a decanter to really enjoy this wine.
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