Popped and poured at cellar temp, cork fully saturated and a bit crumbly, but wine seems sound. Translucent rusty red. Cola, sandalwood and white pepper on a somewhat restrained nose. Nice sweet red fruit on the attack with good texture, just lacking a bit in acidity and oomph compared to some of the other vineyards. In a good place, not likely to fall off a cliff, but not sure much improvement with more age.
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Seems resolved and subtle, in a good way, though I wish that the subtlety was more evident in the mouth and the length, with both maybe expanded and drawn out some. Good brushy notes with some dried red fruit.
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-- popped and poured -- -- tasted non-blind over a couple hours --
Open and accessible. Nose was ripe red fruits with a touch of cola --- there's always been this sense I've gotten with the Family Farm bottling, and sometimes Horseshoe, that reminds me of RRV --- not completely, just a bit. Little background hint of leather/funk on the Nose, too. Ripe, but medium-light weight on the palate; ripe red fruit/cola; not thick/overblown, but not crystalline, either. Gut impression score: 88 - 90. Drink Now and over the near term.
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From a 500ml bottle. This bottle was purchased on release and professionally stored since. The wine had thrown some sediment, I don't know that I would have ID'd it as a pinot noir tasted blind. Drank it at a restaurant with a meal chicken dish & a salmon dish and it was OK as an accompaniment. There was decent balance and body to it and a pleasant oak note, but the most noticeable trait was a pruny character. This bottle was on the back end of it drinking window. I have several 750's and 'am hoping they are in better shape.
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Vibrant fruit, red cherry and strawberry, ready to drink—expressive from the outset. No rush, but don’t think it will get much better. From a 500 ml bottle
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5/4/2024 - jreis Likes this wine:
Popped and poured at cellar temp, cork fully saturated and a bit crumbly, but wine seems sound. Translucent rusty red. Cola, sandalwood and white pepper on a somewhat restrained nose. Nice sweet red fruit on the attack with good texture, just lacking a bit in acidity and oomph compared to some of the other vineyards. In a good place, not likely to fall off a cliff, but not sure much improvement with more age.
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3/2/2024 - jbaron wrote: 92 Points
Seems resolved and subtle, in a good way, though I wish that the subtlety was more evident in the mouth and the length, with both maybe expanded and drawn out some. Good brushy notes with some dried red fruit.
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9/29/2023 - grafstrb wrote:
-- popped and poured --
-- tasted non-blind over a couple hours --
Open and accessible. Nose was ripe red fruits with a touch of cola --- there's always been this sense I've gotten with the Family Farm bottling, and sometimes Horseshoe, that reminds me of RRV --- not completely, just a bit. Little background hint of leather/funk on the Nose, too. Ripe, but medium-light weight on the palate; ripe red fruit/cola; not thick/overblown, but not crystalline, either. Gut impression score: 88 - 90. Drink Now and over the near term.
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5/25/2023 - tmas wrote:
From a 500ml bottle. This bottle was purchased on release and professionally stored since. The wine had thrown some sediment, I don't know that I would have ID'd it as a pinot noir tasted blind. Drank it at a restaurant with a meal chicken dish & a salmon dish and it was OK as an accompaniment. There was decent balance and body to it and a pleasant oak note, but the most noticeable trait was a pruny character. This bottle was on the back end of it drinking window. I have several 750's and 'am hoping they are in better shape.
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4/27/2023 - Luvwine1 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Vibrant fruit, red cherry and strawberry, ready to drink—expressive from the outset. No rush, but don’t think it will get much better. From a 500 ml bottle
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