Serially tasted over three hours from a bottle that had been popped and poured, this medium-to-deep ruby Pinot serves up an aromatic array of red bramble fruits, Bing cherries, baking spices, cocoa and cola. Medium-bodied, freshly acidic, proportionately oaked and without alcoholic heat (14.5%), it delivers flavors mirroring the nose, adding a note of licorice. Dense on the mid-palate and long on the finish, this is another terrific offering from Dehlinger. If you choose to pop the cork now, give it at least an hour of air. Well-cellared bottles such as this should otherwise reach their fifteenth birthday with grace. Drink now-2031.
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12/21/2023 - La Cave d'Argent Likes this wine: 94 Points
Serially tasted over three hours from a bottle that had been popped and poured, this medium-to-deep ruby Pinot serves up an aromatic array of red bramble fruits, Bing cherries, baking spices, cocoa and cola. Medium-bodied, freshly acidic, proportionately oaked and without alcoholic heat (14.5%), it delivers flavors mirroring the nose, adding a note of licorice. Dense on the mid-palate and long on the finish, this is another terrific offering from Dehlinger. If you choose to pop the cork now, give it at least an hour of air. Well-cellared bottles such as this should otherwise reach their fifteenth birthday with grace. Drink now-2031.
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10/15/2023 - winejnky wrote: flawed
Something off with this bottle, port-y and rustic in a bad way, oxidized maybe?
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7/16/2022 - Amerique wrote: 93 Points
Full-bodied dark strawberry fruit, excellent structure, ample depth and breathe, needs more bottle age
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