Previous notes apply, though this greatly suffered from a temperature issue, where its focus and frame became a bit flattened out as it reached room temperature. The flavors were all still there, but…
Previous notes from last year apply. Quite flavorful, with saturated red raspberry, red and black cherry, spice, cedar/earth, and a nice evergreen note. A little simplistic on the front end of the…
Red raspberry, bing cherry, cola, earth, Christmas spices, and hints of wet cedar and pine needles. A very balanced and "good" Pinot, but at times flat and unremarkable. Everything was in perfect…
Drinking very nicely, with traditional KB notes of saturated black raspberry, red cherry, cola, earth, and spice. Don't wait too long on these, as air started to flatten out the flavors a little too…
It's been a year since I last had this wine. PnP and consumed over two+ hours. Still in that 91-92/93 point realm for me. It kicked out some nice notes of raspberry, strawberry, cola, and hints of…
Same as my notes from 12/11/2016. A very fine example of KB, especially in an otherwise challenging vintage. After about 15 minutes of air, this was drinking beautifully. A nice herbal note on the…
Same as last month's notes on this wine. Started out a little tight and linear. Needed about an hour in the decanter at 54 degrees before it unfolded nicely. Sappy dark red raspberry, cola, and…
Same as previous notes. Nice sappy red raspberry, accompanied by red and black cherry notes. Not too much spice or cola flavors in this KB. Solid acid and grip throughout consumption (2+ hours).…
This was the best showing of this wine that I've had so far. Nice sappy red and purple core fruit, raspberry, wild cherry, and some spice. Not much of the signature KB cola note, but a nice sassafras…
Similar to my notes 5 months ago, except that I bumped it up a point this time around. Viscous, sappy, and saturated red raspberry, red and black cherry, pomegranate cocktail, and subtle earthy spice…
I'll give credit where credit is due. I've been less than pleased with KB this last year, especially with their more recent appellation Pinots. But at this moment, with this wine, it was indeed a…
Brought by a friend. Luckily this was not as "hot" as some of the Rosella's and SLH Pinots I've had in the past. This KB came off very young and in need of about 12-18 months in bottle to hopefully…
Well made. Skillfully balanced. Beautiful and pure fruit flavors. Nice red cherry, raspberry, and some subtle spice and cola notes. This was decanted for approximately two hours before consumption. I…
Same as last month. A decent bottle of wine that is on the downswing of its life (not in a bad way, but just reaching the secondary/tertiary stages of its maturity). It didn't need decanting at all.…
Same as my notes from last month except that I moved this up a point. It was tasted side-by-side with a 2010 KB Gap's Crown. Both were very good, and sort of intersecting each other in their…
Same as my notes from July, except that I knocked this down a point, as it seemed to fade fairly rapidly after a few hours of air. I would not recommend decanting. Enjoy sooner than later; I feel…
Same as my previous notes. A fairly decent showing. Time seems to be helping out this wine significantly. Some nice evergreen notes to back up the core berry and fruit and cola flavors.
Similar to the other appellation 2013 KB Pinots with hard red candied fruit, cola, red raspberry, earth, and spicebox flavors. Much more solid and approachable than expected, with just a bit of heat…
This took about two hours to fully unveil its core fruit and additional nuanced flavors. After a couple of hours in the decanter at 54 degrees, notes of deep black cherry, black raspberry, fresh…
Probably one of the best KB appellation Pinots I've had in a while. After a string of disappointments (enough to make me walk from the allocation list after many years), this wine at least made me…
PnP was somewhat accessible, with notes of red raspberry, strawberry, cherry, and some very faint earth/spice intermingling with the predominantly red fruit-flavored profile. Barely a hint of that…
This was a clear winner when tasted alongside a 2012 Talley Rosemary's Pinot and a 2012 Eric Kent Sascha Marie Pinot. Served with a cheese and charcuterie plate.
Same as previous note last year except that there was no hit of alcohol wafting through the mouth on initial PnP. Very smooth and ready to consume. No decant necessary. Drank over the course of three…
