Nose has chocolate covered cherry, raspberry jam on old saddle leather, stemmy notes, moist garden soil, ripe black cherry and (faint) licorice/anise notes.
Palate has black cherry, blackberry, dried oak, dried cranberry with moist loam on the medium length finish. A young bottle still, please cellar and enjoy 2026-2036 from proper storage. Decanted 8H.
Paired to 12H salted, then Asian BBQ rub, grilled, local pork chops from Kinderhook Farm (Valatie, NY). Please support your local farming resources.
Nose has chocolate covered cherry, raspberry jam on old saddle leather, stemmy notes, moist garden soil, ripe black cherry and (faint) licorice/anise notes.
Palate has black cherry, blackberry, dried oak, dried cranberry with moist loam on the medium length finish. A young bottle still, please cellar and enjoy 2026-2036 from proper storage. Decanted 8H.
Paired to 12H salted, then Asian BBQ rub, grilled, local pork chops from Kinderhook Farm (Valatie, NY). Please support your local farming resources.
Jun 21st, 202113 October 2018; Ravines Wine Cellars, Ravinous Table Lunch & Tastings.
Lunch pairing, no formal notes.
13 October 2018; Ravines Wine Cellars, Ravinous Table Lunch & Tastings.
Lunch pairing, no formal notes.
Oct 19th, 2018
Light pale rusty red appearance. Intense earthy cranberry nose. Medium bodied with decent fruit, light tannins and a long spicy finish. Got hot in the glass quickly. Probably past its prime. Preferred this to Bloomer Creek’s but had a similar issue. Dive into these Finger Lakes Pinots quickly or just pass.
Light pale rusty red appearance. Intense earthy cranberry nose. Medium bodied with decent fruit, light tannins and a long spicy finish. Got hot in the glass quickly. Probably past its prime. Preferred this to Bloomer Creek’s but had a similar issue. Dive into these Finger Lakes Pinots quickly or just pass.
Aug 8th, 2019
Stark contrast from a lot of the new world pinots I’ve been having. Tart, earth driven, med acid, med alcohol. Ageable. Fine effort from a fantastic vineyard
Stark contrast from a lot of the new world pinots I’ve been having. Tart, earth driven, med acid, med alcohol. Ageable. Fine effort from a fantastic vineyard
Dec 20th, 2018
Finger Lakes, New York, USA
