By a fortuitous quirk of nature an ISO wine glass fits snugly into my 10 ½ sized brogues. It might cause a frisson of comment when extracting said glass from said shoe on the 11:03 TGV from Paris to Irun-read more-
Tart, fresh cherries and strawberries, smoked meat, and a hint of sea salt. There is also a sense of old velvet, a dusty musky earthy flavor coming mostly from dusty sweet tannins. A fairly tight streak of acid will make-read more-
The nose opens with lovely Pinot Noir aromas of red fruit, strawberries and cherry stones, with some sage, all with a light dusting of white pepper. The red fruits, sage, and a background of licorice grow from attack to finish,-read more-
For a Pinot Noir, this wine is just huge, in my opinion too huge. Delicious and varietally correct pinot flavors of cherries, sage, cranberry and marjoram are shouldered aside by blueberries, vanilla, and chocolate. Tannins and acid are both low,-read more-
A bright ruby in my glass, this wine has typical varietal aromas on the nose, including raspberries, violets, forest floor and some spice. On the palate, there are more red berries, red fruit and a little bit of mint and-read more-
This has long been one of my favorite, least expensive Pinot Noirs. It has rich fruit flavors, interesting spice notes and is fairly complex for the price. Plus, it has a moderately long and pleasant finish. It is not your-read more-
The palate opens with a tsunami of unsweetened red fruit, cranberries and wild strawberries and cherries, along with some marjoram and sage. Some cocoa and black tea appear on the mid-palate. Tannins are firm and acids sharp at first, but-read more-
The flavors are typical of Russian River Valley Pinot Noir, not over-ripe or over-oaked, but with plenty of red fruit, barely ripe strawberries and cherry stones, and black tea. What really makes it stand out, though, is the velvety mouth-read more-