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International Wine Cellar
Author: Stephen Tanzer
Issue: Issue 120
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Full, bright red-ruby. Knockout nose of raspberry, flint, spices, licorice and mocha; higher-pitched than the Blue Slide. Then big, broad, spicy and uncompromisingly dry; a voluptuously round, large-scaled pinot that's not yet as flamboyant as the Blue Slide. The most tannic of these 2002 pinots, but the tannins are outlasted by powerful, spicy fruit and mineral flavors. These wines have the texture and weight-not to mention complexity-of grand cru Burgundy
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Wine Advocate
Author: Robert Parker
Issue: 162
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The profound 2002 Pinot Noir Marcassin Estate always reminds me of a top-notch Clos de la Roche from a domaine such as Ponsot. Notes of fresh mushrooms, forest floor, plums, black cherries, raspberries, and hints of white chocolate and smoke jump form the glass of this full-bodied wine. Its extraordinary nuances, amazingly complex, rich, broad palate, and spectacular finish suggest it should drink well for well over a decade.
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Wine Spectator
Author: James Laube
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Fresh and lively, with blackberry, wild berry and light toasty oak aromas folded in with scents of earthy forest floor. This is intense on the palate without being heavy, finishing with a pretty burst of ripe boysenberry. Has exquisite balance and a long, lingering finish. 450 cases made.
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