December 23, 2013 – Wine: 2007 Gary Farrell Russian River Selection Pinot Noir

I have been waiting to revisit this wine since last August.  I also wanted to share it with my wine buddy in San Francisco, who is a big Pinot Noir fan.  I was hoping to get some time for dinner with him before this wine shut down, but I just missed the window.  When I opened the first bottle in August, the wine expressed beautiful dark fruits and baking spices in an elegant body.  This time, while the wine retained its elegance and exquisite balance, it lost the magic that was expressed in its fruit.  The wine is still lovely and worth pouring for special friends, but that magical expression has passed.  Had I not opened that wonderful bottle last August, I would not have felt let down by this otherwise lovely bottle.  Such is the experience with aging wine – it continues to evolve, whether you want it to or not.

2007 Gary Farrell Russian River Selection Pinot Noir