Good going neb this. Started out feeling pretty rustic but settled into its groove, although I preferred it when freshly opened. Dried red fruits floating around with a nip of truffle, roses, salt, burnt orange rind, some earl grey tea in the mix too and old spice. Brisk in its acid and the tannin profile was a game of two halves with air providing some ease. Length pretty pleasing. — 8 years ago
Macerated fun. More like an orange wine than a traditional Pinot — 9 years ago
Will write more later, but it is National Wine Day, so I am enjoying vs writing, but we are doing a nice 2011 Barolo whose nose hints at a rose garden with a fire in the background and a red berry mash nearby. Her color is striking, burgundy, hot yet mysteriously opaque challenging one's senses and encouraging hit after hit, but only after rhythmic dancing, twirling, spinning, breathing her in then tilting her just enough to allow her silky juice to cross your lips clinging as she drifts further, deeper languishing as she falls, rolls, and holds to the end meaning it's time to pull another cork and groove on into another soft-breezed Hawaiian night...✌🏻️💙🌌🌊🐬👣🕶🌀 — 9 years ago
So delicate and expressive. Red cherry, Santa Rosa plum, red rose, cassis, stewed cranberry compote, strawberry with tobacco & lively minerality. Love. — 9 years ago
Great color balanced in the groove 30 min in decanter — 8 years ago
Randy Dunn makes wine for your retirement and perhaps your grandkids. This 02 is just coming into it's elegance/groove. When you consider it's been in bottle for basically 12 years, it's still a pretty big wine. Tannins are resolving but still packs a palate punch. On the nose, it's a wild berry blend, baking spices and a mix of dry and fresh roses. The fruits start elegant transitioning to juicy & finishing with dry medium tannins. Blackberries, black cherries, black plum, raspberries with very ripe juicy strawberries painting the back palate. The mix of fruit is incredible. Baking spices of caramel & vanilla, just a touch of spice; allspice & light sage, black tea, dessert style dark minerals that finish with dry crushed rocks, graphite & eucalyptus. Followed by; raspberry cola and acidity that is just short of perfect. The finish pierces the mid palate with dark tannins. However, the mixed berry fruit finishes long, juicy to dry & with sheer beautiful elegance. The finish lasts & lasts. It's simply a guilty pleasure. I have two more bottles. I'll have one in 7 more years and the last in 15 years. Love to note the changes! That's the really enjoyable part of cellaring wine. — 8 years ago
Moderation of all flavors, not too fruity, spicy,citrusy or smokey. Right in the Zin groove. Nice subtle berry finish. — 9 years ago
Had a red nose after drinking this with Kurt Vile on the groove machine. Beautiful! — 10 years ago
Yes, it finally got its groove back. Too bad it's my last of 6 bottles. — 11 years ago
Get into the groove, boy... — 11 years ago
This was ridiculously good. Had it with our Chinese New Year dinner of chicken, duck, seafood, etc and it went well with everything. Full bodied, well integrated, just really rich and wonderful. Might be the best NZ wine I've ever had. — 8 years ago
An Ethos Projects dinner at Groove Park - solid cab to compliment good friends — 9 years ago
Very classic style in the spirit of alcase. — 11 years ago
Bold red zin with hints of cocoa and plum — 11 years ago
Raul Puga
I'm on a Keller Estate groove. Really nice Pinot. Cherry and a touch of acid. Great finish. — 7 years ago