After winning this bottle by having to root for USC, which was painful since I went to Cal and UCLA, I have been waiting for the right occasion to open it. Prior to heading north for the barrel tasting, my daughter and boyfriend joined us for dinner at a local place that encourages BYO.
The color was a nice deep purple, with slight oranging at the edges. A nose of earth and leather promised complexity to come. The taste was of dark fruit, with a powerful aftertast on the back of the palette. Nice mouthfeel, which encouraged letting the wine lie on the tongue while savoring the different notes. A very nice older Pinot. An 88 on the JB scale.
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