Popped a coravin'd bottle that was showing a bit more oxidation than I expected but plenty of ripe fruit and oaky domination
Popped a coravin'd bottle that was showing a bit more oxidation than I expected but plenty of ripe fruit and oaky domination
Nov 25th, 2016
Elegance with power, and a deft hand with Pisoni fruit which can sometimes be a bit much for me. This bottle had a little dip in the mid palate where a bottle 4 months ago was more seamless. I suppose a little bottle variation is ok at 11 years old.
Elegance with power, and a deft hand with Pisoni fruit which can sometimes be a bit much for me. This bottle had a little dip in the mid palate where a bottle 4 months ago was more seamless. I suppose a little bottle variation is ok at 11 years old.
Jul 7th, 2016This is how you handle Pisoni fruit - maintaining grace and elegance without losing the power of that vineyard, while at the same time not becoming an overwrought jam jar. Lovely, and perfect with a little decant.
This is how you handle Pisoni fruit - maintaining grace and elegance without losing the power of that vineyard, while at the same time not becoming an overwrought jam jar. Lovely, and perfect with a little decant.
Mar 8th, 2016Nice foil for a rib roast, but a little more blunt and to the point than I'm looking for here. Those whose tastes lean more New World in their pinots liked this much more than I did.
Nice foil for a rib roast, but a little more blunt and to the point than I'm looking for here. Those whose tastes lean more New World in their pinots liked this much more than I did.
Jan 5th, 2016So light out of the bottle I had to check to see if I pulled the right wine. After about an hour in the decanter, this really put on weight and showed some of that Pisoni power, albeit in a very restrained, Arcadian kind of way.
So light out of the bottle I had to check to see if I pulled the right wine. After about an hour in the decanter, this really put on weight and showed some of that Pisoni power, albeit in a very restrained, Arcadian kind of way.
Nov 2nd, 2015
Really nice to see Pisoni juice can be restrained and elegant. Cranberry, earth, spice, and a touch of game.
Really nice to see Pisoni juice can be restrained and elegant. Cranberry, earth, spice, and a touch of game.
Mar 26th, 2015Riper and more heavy handed than I'm looking for from Arcadian. Even considering Pisoni fruit.
Riper and more heavy handed than I'm looking for from Arcadian. Even considering Pisoni fruit.
Dec 8th, 2014Nicely restrained Pisoni power. Moving into full maturity.
Nicely restrained Pisoni power. Moving into full maturity.
May 8th, 2014
A little tight and narrow. And not Pisoni Ripe.
A little tight and narrow. And not Pisoni Ripe.
Mar 25th, 2014Coming around, and about the most lithe and elegant Pisoni I've had. Wish the damn bottles fit in my racking.
Coming around, and about the most lithe and elegant Pisoni I've had. Wish the damn bottles fit in my racking.
Feb 17th, 2014
Santa Lucia Highlands, Central Coast, California, USA
