Deep ruby.
Nose is initially a bit shy. With air, in tulip glass and paired with homemade shepherd's pie; this shows juniper berry, bitter cherry pit/bark, bracing digestif herbs. In a big Burgundy stem, shows some rose hip, acerola, crushed creosote leaf, damp pine forest. This is one heck of a complex nose.
Palate is medium bodied, tannins are fine, long and surprisingly dry, not on the mid palate but one the finish with a black tea/amaro like bitterness that lingers.
I really wish I had more as this is my last bottle. — 2 years ago
We loved it. Drank it on NYE. — 8 years ago
2013 Cargasacchi PN. So delicious. fruity and spicy and aromatic. Carries its 14.4 as light as a feather. — 4 years ago
Very nice flowery nose with sweet cherry fruit and spice. A very enjoyable bottle of wine. — 7 years ago
Another Pinot I’ve had several btls of and somehow not yet rated….love this and I’m not sure I’ve had a wine this old in better shape…for that I credit the twist off cap. Very sparkly on opening but mellows quickly, excellent cherry fruit, just a touch acidic on the back end. I think another Loring connected producer — 2 years ago
Major-General Sir William Biddles Curran
Never had a truly great Brewer Clifton.Enjoyed this bottle tonight at Avant restaurant at Rancho Bernardo Inn and spa. A special thanks to Joe who recommended this. — 7 years ago
Eric Urbani
Oh yes. The 2018! — 2 months ago