White Rose Wines, 'Nekaia', Dundee Hills, Pinot Noir, 2006
The nose on this was at first dusty. But it also had a really interesting smell, almost a mandarin mixed with something floral -- maybe honeysuckle. Yep, honeysuckle it is. But this smell was not sweet. Later there was a subtle pepper. The fruit was cherry.
The body was medium. The taste had a bit of vanilla hit for a second -- it was just sweet in a flash, and then it wasn't. Nice.
The finish was not sweet. It had almost a nectarine skin taste at the end -- not exactly bitter, and not sweet. The taste was a rich vanilla. There was cherry too. And that nectarine then turned to peach, and that lingered. Really nice.
The funny thing was: I tasted this back when I bought it -- after I bought it. And i didn't like it back then (like a year ago). But now, I really like this. Funny how wine evolves!
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9.0