At home with K and Miranda at dinner (chicken in mustard sauce). Great ripe ruby color. Looks to be in good shape. Has good "legs." Excellent ripe and focused beam of cherry fruit. On the palate, has big bold cherry flavors. Dense and earthy, but the fruit is still bright, pure and clean. Ripe. Pretty fine. Quite decent, doing great at 5 years of age. 5-11-16-7: 89/100.
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With K at home at dinner (turkey and dressing). (Opened after a Carneros Creek appeared to be corked.) Medium ruby color. Gorgeous wine. Nose shows lots of cherries. Fresh, fruity. Strawberries too. On the palate, rich and full, with long, sexy, wonderful flavors. Very nice mouthfeel. Excellent wine, with great appeal and no signs of age. 5-11-16-8: 90/100.
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At home. Light-medium ruby. Medium cherry nose. One the palate, quite good flavor. Medium body, great balance and good concentration. From a half bottle. 5-10-15-7: 87/100.
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At home with a late supper (cheese). Light-medium ruby. Deep black cherry nose. On the palate, very nice, elegant, fruity wine. Sleek, racy mouthfeel. At its peak. From a half-bottle. 5-11-16-7: 89/100.
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12/5/1990 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 94 Points
5 Robert Mondavi Pinot Noir Reserve+3 Calera Pinot Noir+2 Burgundy+ 3 others (Orinda, Ca.): My third place wine of 13 pinots, group 160.5-#6. Yes, this is a half bottle but some don't age for years. Great nose of pinot noir fruit with hints of bacon that led to more of the same in the mouth, long finish and pleasant flavors.
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11/15/1990 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 89 Points
At home with K and Miranda at dinner (chicken in mustard sauce). Great ripe ruby color. Looks to be in good shape. Has good "legs." Excellent ripe and focused beam of cherry fruit. On the palate, has big bold cherry flavors. Dense and earthy, but the fruit is still bright, pure and clean. Ripe. Pretty fine. Quite decent, doing great at 5 years of age. 5-11-16-7: 89/100.
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6/3/1990 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 90 Points
With K at home at dinner (turkey and dressing). (Opened after a Carneros Creek appeared to be corked.) Medium ruby color. Gorgeous wine. Nose shows lots of cherries. Fresh, fruity. Strawberries too. On the palate, rich and full, with long, sexy, wonderful flavors. Very nice mouthfeel. Excellent wine, with great appeal and no signs of age. 5-11-16-8: 90/100.
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12/23/1989 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 87 Points
At home. Light-medium ruby. Medium cherry nose. One the palate, quite good flavor. Medium body, great balance and good concentration. From a half bottle. 5-10-15-7: 87/100.
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12/5/1989 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 89 Points
At home with a late supper (cheese). Light-medium ruby. Deep black cherry nose. On the palate, very nice, elegant, fruity wine. Sleek, racy mouthfeel. At its peak. From a half-bottle. 5-11-16-7: 89/100.
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