Just checked the bottle - no stats listed there.
molarchae assents to a split…we are both big Harvest Moon fans
Just checked the bottle - no stats listed there.
molarchae assents to a split…we are both big Harvest Moon fans
It’s because it sells better if you call it Burgundian rather than call it a lighter style of California Pinot
You may have a point there
I was rather thinking the same, but some of his notes suggest it’s not just all fruit.
Would kinda like the pH and TA labs.
Randy, how does this compare to the 2010 vintage?
Cortot and I are in.
Much less tart. Softer fruit.
Ok…molarchae and I are going to pop a bottle to rat, especially since we know we’re splitting with Ron.
[LABRAT]
OK…self-appointed rats reporting in! This bottle has been resting since release (we bought it on futures) in a friend’s house in San Francisco, then in our wine cabinet.
Klezman: Bright red/purple. Nose alternates between wild strawberry and earthy mushroom with some spices coming out as well. Palate is a solid medium-bodied, with a moderate amount of astringency. Agreed with Randy this is a lot less tart than the 2010, but still well within my preference for acid balance. Finish is medium, and somewhat smoky and savoury. Very happy to be going in for more with Ron on this one.
Molarchae: Initial impression of earth and bell pepper. “Delicious and light Pinot from Randy, who continues to make wine that I love.” A “very Pinot” Pinot.
Klezman’s dad: a bit light and thin visually, watery meniscus. Nice bouquet and colour. Mix between strawberry and cherry. Smooth, little tannin. Not oaky. Nice, light Pinot, with the emphasis on light. Nice wine overall and would go well with many kinds of fish or poultry. For context, he is a Burgundy guy (snob?) and generally finds CA wines too fruity. So this is high praise.
Edit: With 45 min or so of air, there is additional tannic structure coming out. Not at all oaky, just more of a gritty texture. imo this is a good thing.
Someone got three!
Coming your way, not three.
there has to be a better way to say this…
True, but you have received emails from Ron before, right?
Yes, cloudy they are.
I was ~not~ the one that purchased three.
Just happened to notice someone had.
It’s pulsing!
Way to go Randy.
Just snuck in at 1951 PDT after a killer Northern CA (HMB) beach day; and what a great deal on quality 2013 RRV Pinot Noir. In for one and looking forward to enjoying it with friends this summer and fall (thanksgiving). The button is pulsating yellow as I type so likely will be a sellout before 2200 PDT.
Pumped about having some of these coming to me. Thanks for the bottle sacrifice klez.
If this shipped to OH, I’d have been all over it…
Any shipping issues here? I show a fed-ex label printed on 6-13-17 with a scheduled delivery of 6-17-17. However, nothing has been shipped or updated. Still shows only that a label has been printed.
Any help would be most appreciated.
If past practice applies, this sounds like the typical pattern for summer shipping. Takes off in the refrigerated truck without a word for several days, gets its first arrival scan when it’s offloaded at the FedEx hub, and you can track it from that point on.
That’s not uncommon. We’re in summer shipping mode now. Wine Country Connect will print the labels before loading the boxes.
Then they time shipments so wine doesn’t sit on the truck over the weekend. If you’re on the east coast, they’ll ride part of the way of a refrigerated freight truck before being handed off to FedEx for final delivery. If this is the case, you won’t see tracking update until that handoff as FedEx doesn’t have refrigerated trucks.
Hope that helps.