Marcassin, Blue-Slide Ridge, Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 2000

Dull red/purple.

Deep, sumptuous nose - savory, slow-roasted meat, raspberry, underbrush/forest floor, orange peel, cherry jam, toasted oak spice - whatever. Absolutely killer nose.

Round and completely mouth-filling, with a soy element initially, followed by duck fat, red fruit and intense spice coupled with relatively strong acidity. This will be around for awhile longer. It isn't quite completely harmonious, yet, but it's close. Huge, expressive, length of flavor.

Day 2 - Hazelnut liqueur an addition to the nose. Orange peel now in the mouth, quite vibrant, spicy red fruit (crancherry) that just keeps powering through. Tannin is quite fine. Just stupid.

$90