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2012

Wren Hop Pinot Noir Mortal Coil Phendler

Tasted 15 February 2020 Sonoma County · Sonoma Coast

Drink now folks. Nearing the end of the road.

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This bottle, other nights

15 April 2019 Same as my previous notes on this wine, except that this was a tad boozy on the initial pull. Luckily, with some air in the glass, the alcohol… 9 March 2019 Boy did this perform like a champ! A similar and familiar flavor profile to when I had this last summer, but with even more fascinating flavors… 22 August 2018 Consistent with my notes from a year ago. This is aging very nicely, with an enhanced, progressing profile that especially stands out for its… 28 August 2017 Consistent with all of my other notes. I didn't bother with a decant this time. I thought it was drinking fine with just some air in the glass… 22 October 2016 Same as my notes a few weeks ago, though this was inching toward the 95 point range. This was the final wine in the lineup, and managed to hold… 16 October 2016 Same as my notes from 6 months ago. Two hours in the decanter made this wine very accessible. Rich without being too heavy or muddled. A nice cut of… 20 April 2016 Similar to when I had this wine 9 months ago. The tightness and clenched grip had sibsided significantly, leaving a nice medium-bodied Pinot with a… 1 August 2015 Similar notes as on 7/24/15. Tasted tonight side-by-side with a '10 KB Sonoma and Bevan 2114. The 2114 was WOTN, with the Wren Hop Mortal Coil a… 24 July 2015 Tasted at Wren Hop on initial release and again tonight. On the nose, dark red berry, earth, cedar, incense. On the palate, rich black cherry, plum,…
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