Winery - Malvolio
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A big, rich and complex wine. It�s almost Syrah-like, dark and bold in smoky, meaty, plum and chocolate flavors, but is saved by crisp acidity and a smooth silkiness. Really good, and will get better for a year or two.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Wow, what a delicious Pinot. It’s lusciously silky in the mouth, with great acids framing a complex array of flavors ranging from red cherries, black raspberries and oaky vanilla to Asian spices and sweet tobacco. Absolutely addictive and compelling, and shows what this vineyard is capable of.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This wonderful wine trades a bit of Block I’s seductive immediacy for a richer, darker structure you may want to cellar for a few years. The flavors suggest plums, blackberries and black cherries complexed with chocolate and coffee, but that silky Pinot texture remains alluring.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Similar to Block I, but with darker cherry, mocha, spice and oak flavors, and also a leathery, smoked meat note. It’s also more tannic, and a bit closed now. Interesting how different these blocks are even in the same vineyard.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Silky elegance marks this wine, with subtle flavorings of cola, red cherries, tobacco and cinnamon spice.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
An extraordinarily rich Pinot, fat and opulent in cherry compote, mocha and root beer flavors. Generously oaked, it offers spicy oak notes and a velvety texture. It’s a big, fruit-forward wine, but manages to maintain delicacy and harmony throughout. Best now through 2008.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Huge, dark. Opens with beautifully ripe cherry, cola, rhubarb, oak and plum notes, with a spicy, pine needle scent. It’s massive, but brilliantly balanced and opulent, with a lush, silky texture. Has plenty of tannins, and should have no problems holding and even improving over the next several years.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Opens with dramatic char, obviously lots of good new oak, with complex scents of lavender, clove, cinnamon, bigtime cherry pie, vanilla. Velvety, lush in the mouth. This is a powerful, dense, even brooding wine, plastered with oak, that needs long decanting or aging to show its best. Now through 2010. Another great success from this AVA.
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