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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.7 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 10 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by PC312 on 4/22/2024: Rating late so muddy on the detail but this bottle was a very pleasant surprise. Still very young and not as heavy into the tertiary notes as I would have expected. Fruit still very much alive and overall very balanced. (36 views) | | | Tasted by MDV on 3/13/2015 & rated 93 points: Aging glacially, this full bodied, yet expressive Pinot epitomizes what Flowers did back then. Impeccably farmed and handled. Quite spicy and exotic, cola, plum and dark raspberry with hints of earth, truffles and slight meat overtones. Long finish, medium weight in mouth. Have 2 more, suggest 2018 thru 2025 (2098 views) | | | Tasted by winejnky on 9/21/2014 & rated 89 points: Very similar to 01/2014 note, perhaps slightly softer/lighter expression of PN, but still in very good shape. (1780 views) | | | Tasted by winejnky on 1/3/2014 & rated 90 points: Given that this is 15 years old it is in remarkable shape for a pinot, wonderful example of sonoma coast with classic Flowers savory character and loads of strawberry and rhubarb fruit. (2062 views) | | | Tasted by Melli on 2/25/2009 & rated 93 points: Wonderful suprise given the age! (3397 views) | | | Tasted by ctbob on 3/30/2008 & rated 90 points: Drink up; terrific wine; fully resolved, elegant pinotl lighter in style, but the fruit is still there and secondary flavors have come around (3364 views) | | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 8/31/2006 & rated 91 points: 6 Flowers Pinots - 1995-2000 Blindtasted (Tom's House, Palo Alto, CA): Group's #3 (my #1) - light garnet color; lovely, penetrating ripe strawberry and raspberry nose that changed, over 40 minutes or so, to a faint grilled pork nose; good plush fruit entry to tart red fruit palate, balanced with good grip; medium finish 91+ pts. (1277 views) | | | Tasted by mjayer on 6/24/2005 & rated 89 points: This is a very nice elegant bottle of wine. The nose and palate show cola, a touch of spice and a hint of wet earth. The oak is subtle and well integrated. This wine shows excellent nerve and was an excellent companion to salmon and chicken with mushrooms and summer truffles. This has the back-bone to go a few more years but why wait. (2530 views) | | | Tasted by steffenpelz on 4/20/2005 & rated 90 points: Pinot Noir Tasting (Meo Camuzet, Flowers, Hansel, Cristom...) (Zoot Restaurant): Very nice bottle of wine. I detected all the hallmark RRV flavors of Cola, spice, earth, and bright red fruit. The nose featured a tad of barnyard, and the oak many people often speak of in regards to this wine was beautifully integrated. Certainly a stellar wine that still has years to go. (3410 views) |
| By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (8/31/2006)
(Flowers Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast) Group's #3 (my #1) - light garnet color; lovely, penetrating ripe strawberry and raspberry nose that changed, over 40 minutes or so, to a faint grilled pork nose; good plush fruit entry to tart red fruit palate, balanced with good grip; medium finish 91+ pts. 91 points |
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| Flowers Producer website
As nursery owners in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Walt and Joan Flowers had long dreamed of combining their love of wine with their passion for agriculture. They knew they wanted to produce their favorite varietals, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir; what they didn’t know was that their path would eventually lead them across country to Northern California’s rugged Sonoma Coast. After responding to a small classified ad in a national wine publication, that’s exactly where they landed.
In 1989, after many information-gathering trips to Napa and Sonoma, Walt and Joan purchased 321 acres, including a ridge top, high above the Pacific Ocean on the northern Sonoma Coast. With the same determination they drew on to build their successful nursery business; the Flowers proceeded with the dream of producing their favorite cool-climate varietals in a place they believed uniquely suited to growing them.
Today, Flowers Winery produces Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from its two estate properties, Camp Meeting Ridge Vineyard and Sea View Ridge Vineyard, as well as select vineyards in the coolest regions of the Sonoma Coast AVA, which are farmed to Flowers’ specifications by their own crews. In addition to direct consumer sales, the wines are sold to fine restaurants and retailers in the US and overseas.Pinot Noir Varietal character (Appellation America) | Varietal article (Wikipedia)
Pinot Noir is the Noble red grape of Burgundy, capable of ripening in a cooler climate, which Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot will not reliably do. It is unpredictable and difficult both to grow and to vinify, but results in some of the finest reds in the world. It is believed to have been selected from wild vines two thousand years ago. It is also used in the production of champagne. In fact, more Pinot Noir goes into Champagne than is used in all of the Cote d'Or! It is also grown in Alsace, Jura, Germany, the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Romania, Switzerland, Austria, Croatia, Serbia, Italy, and so forth, with varying degrees of success.
Pinot Noir is one of the world's most prestigious grapes. It is very difficult to grow and thrives well in France, especially in Champagne and Burgundy. Pinot Noir thrives less in hot areas, is picky on soil, and deserves some oak storage.
Pinot Noir, or Blauburgunder / Spätburgunder in German, is a blue grapevine - and, as the German name suggests, the grape comes originally from Burgundy in France.
The grape, which thrives in calcareous soils, is used primarily for the production of red wine, and it is widely regarded as producing some of the best wines in the world. The wine style is often medium-bodied with high fruit acidity and soft tannins. It can be quite peculiar in fragrance and taste, and not least in structure - which may be why it is referred to as "The Grapes Ballerina".
Pinot Noir is also an important ingredient in sparkling wines, not least in champagne since it is fruity, has good acidity and contains relatively little tannins.
The grape is considered quite demanding to grow. The class itself consists of tightly packed grapes, which makes it more sensitive to rot and other diseases.
Pinot Noir changes quite easily and is genetically unstable. It buds and matures early which results in it often being well ripened. Climate is important for this type of grape. It likes best in cool climates - in warm climates the wines can be relaxed and slightly pickled.
In cooler climates, the wine can get a hint of cabbage and wet leaves, while in slightly warmer regions we often find notes of red berries (cherries, strawberries, raspberries, currants), roses and slightly green notes when the wine is young. With age, more complex aromas of forest floor, fungi and meat emerge.
In Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Hungary, it often produces light wines with less character. However, it has produced very good results in California, Oregon and New Zealand.
With its soft tannins and delicate aroma, it is excellent for white fish, chicken and light meat. For the stored wines you can serve small game. Classic duck breast is a matter of course, a Boeuf Burgundy and Pinot Noir are pure happiness.
Pinot Noir loses quality by over-harvesting.
Pinot Noir is prone to diseases, especially rot and mildew. Viruses cause major problems especially in Burgundy.
Pinot Noir are large round grapes with thin skins. Relatively high in alcohol content. Medium rich tannins and good with acid.
As a young person, Pinot Noir has a distinctly fruity character such as raspberries, cherries and strawberries.
A mature Pinot Noir, the taste is different. Cherry goes into plum and prune flavors. It smells of rotten leaves, coffee, moist forest floor and animal wine. This must be experienced.
In warm climates you find boiled plum, some rustic, little acid.
If the grapes are over-grown, the wine will be thin, with little color and flavor.USAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Sonoma CountyMendocino CountySonoma Coast * Sonoma Coast AVA (Wikipedia)
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