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Trip to Arcadian Tasting Room |  (366 page views) | | | - 2007 Arcadian Chardonnay Sleepy Hollow Vineyard - USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Lucia Highlands
-- tasted a single pour non-blind --
-- bottle had been open for 3 or 4 days prior to tasting --
I was initially worried this would show some oxidation when I heard how long the bottle had been open; those worries were quickly dashed once I got my nose in the glass. The aromas on this wine were beautiful, expressive, and not-at-all oxidized --- amazing, really. Medium bodied, with a creamy mouthfeel. Nice acidity on the palate; crystalline; zippy lemon flavor; reminds me of the amazing ’05 vintage of the same; 13.6% alc.; I actually can’t decide if I prefer this over the ’05 --- it’s that close of a call. Very excellent.
- 2008 Arcadian Pinot Noir Sleepy Hollow Vineyard - USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Lucia Highlands
-- tasted a single pour non-blind --
-- bottle open 2 days before tasting --
Very good; leaner than the ’07.
- 2008 Arcadian Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands - USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Lucia Highlands
-- tasted a single pour non-blind --
-- bottle opened the day before tasting --
Intensely aromatic Nose: very floral; red fruited; hint of leathery mineral. Light bodied on the palate, with ripe red fruit flavors (but not gloppy); hint of savory garrigue; 13.7% alc.. Good to very good.
- 2008 Arcadian Pinot Noir Gold Coast - USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Maria Valley
-- tasted a single pour non-blind --
Nose on this one was darker-fruited and tighter than the Nose on the '08 SLH Pinot; hint of Moroccan spice on the Nose, too. Light bodied. Light, and very spicy on the palate; not complex; 14.0% alc.; good.
- 2006 Arcadian Chardonnay Sleepy Hollow Vineyard - USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Lucia Highlands
-- tasted a single pour non-blind --
-- popped and poured --
Reductive upon opening (smelled like popped popcorn, unbuttered); pronounced minerality; not as fruity as the ’05 and ’07 vintages of the same; very good to excellent, depending on your preferences.
- 2008 Arcadian Pinot Noir Fiddlestix Vineyard - USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills
-- tasted a single pour non-blind --
Nose is super chalky and quite floral. Light to medium-light bodied on the palate. Very floral (violets), with aspects of leather and mineral; very elegant; fantastic Fiddlestix --- indeed, this may be my favorite Fiddlestix bottling that I’ve ever tasted from Arcadian, with only the ’06 giving it a run for its money; I usually find Fiddlestix to be too austere and tannic for my preferences, but this is not that at all. 13.8% alc.. Excellent.
- 2009 Arcadian Chardonnay Sierra Madre Sierra Madre Vineyard - USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Maria Valley
-- tasted a single pour non-blind --
This wine spent 36 mo. in barrel, and then another 24 mo. in bottle. Moderate mineral tones. This has an overall lighter personality than the Sleepy Hollow Chard..
- 2008 Arcadian Pinot Noir Pisoni Vineyard - USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Lucia Highlands
-- tasted a single pour non-blind --
Nose is very floral with lighter fruit aromas than I’ve grown accustomed to from this bottling; hint of mineral; a very elegant Pisoni, but the Nose, alone, has me a bit worried that this ’08 is going to be wildly different than previous vintages of this bottling --- a bottling that has always been my favorite of Arcadian's lineup. Medium-light bodied on the palate. Aforementioned worries disappeared with my first taste: great acidity; typical Pisoni leathery/minerally funk; I’m not sure this will be as long-lived and slow-to-evolve as previous vintages of the same, but I’ll probably buy a few to find out; a fantastic and somewhat atypical Pisoni Pinot from Arcadian.
- 2008 Arcadian Pinot Noir Francesca's Cuvée - USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Lucia Highlands
-- tasted a single pour non-blind --
Perfumy, floral, mineral Nose: more perfume than the ’08 Pisoni, and less mineral than the ’08 Fiddlestix. Light bodied and tight on the palate right now; nice, deep leathery funk on this; hands off these right now.
- 2000 Arcadian Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands - USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Lucia Highlands
-- tasted a single pour non-blind --
-- popped and poured --
Bricking throughout. Nose is savory and slightly funky. Nice acidity; no tannin; still has a red-fruited aspect to it; funky brie-like note on the finish; this has hung-on quite nicely, but the time to drink them is now.
- 2000 Arcadian Pinot Noir Pisoni Vineyard - USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Lucia Highlands
-- tasted a single pour non-blind --
-- popped and poured --
Nose was stinky/reductive upon opening; high-toned; tight, with a hint of mineral in the background. Light bodied. Phenomenal acidity; aged red fruit flavors, with a hint of old wood; drinking pretty well right now, especially in light of the fact that this was popped and poured. Also considering prior experiences with this wine, I think this is (finally) in its prime drinking window, but I get the sense that this will be a long-lasting window. I’d suggest opening one now, if you have more than one bottle. Drink or Hold.
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