Lots of cherry -- on the nose and in the palate -- dominate this wine. This wine also contains asian spice and sage in the palate. While enjoyable, I liked the 2002 version better as it seemed both more complex and more integrated. That being said this is an enjoyable Caneros pinot.
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Opened not decanted. I really like the Cliff Lede wines, especially the Stags Leap appellations, such as their Claret, Cab and Poetry labels. However, no matter how much I try, I just don't like their Pinots. It hails from Carneros: bright fruit, with a taste that is more sour than sweet, but there is a stripped down medicinal taste that I can't place. I've been told it's not filtered, but something's been done to it, that I can't put my finger on. One more bottle left.
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12/4/2005 - ejca wrote:
pretty good drinking wine, light and fruity.
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6/21/2005 - flashvictor wrote: 89 Points
Lots of cherry -- on the nose and in the palate -- dominate this wine. This wine also contains asian spice and sage in the palate. While enjoyable, I liked the 2002 version better as it seemed both more complex and more integrated. That being said this is an enjoyable Caneros pinot.
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6/17/2005 - tanglenet wrote:
Opened not decanted. I really like the Cliff Lede wines, especially the Stags Leap appellations, such as their Claret, Cab and Poetry labels. However, no matter how much I try, I just don't like their Pinots. It hails from Carneros: bright fruit, with a taste that is more sour than sweet, but there is a stripped down medicinal taste that I can't place. I've been told it's not filtered, but something's been done to it, that I can't put my finger on. One more bottle left.
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