Purchased on release, this is holding up and in fact, drinking quite well at age 15. It did need about 20 minutes to shed some bottle stink though. Purple in color. The nose has nice cherries, slight sour cherries, and some barnyard funk. There is some Brett on the nose and palate showing as barnyard and slight band-aid. On the palate, drying tannins. Slightly sweet cherries. And a bit of barnyard comes through. This is not drinking old, but probably never was a top level Pinot Noir. Still, it has a nice complexity right now and seems in balance. Would work well with fowl. There is a question as to whether Brett can blow off with air. For whatever reason, this was less problematic with air but never completely blew off.
Grade:
B+
Score:
89
Vintage:
2003
