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| Drinking window: Drink between 2018 and 2024 (based on 5 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.5 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 29 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by davidspieker on 1/27/2023 & rated 89 points: Musty dark fruit aromas. Dark cherry and chocolate flavors. Medium body with a nice lengthy finish. (421 views) | | | Tasted by fmginc on 4/3/2021 & rated 89 points: great notes well rounded (1183 views) | | | Tasted by Eslotnick.es@gmail.com on 3/30/2021 & rated 90 points: Nice Oregon Pinot. Paired well with homemade chicken Tacos. Yum! (986 views) | | | Tasted by davidspieker on 3/8/2021 & rated 86 points: Too much extraction for me. Our dinner guests loved it. (1031 views) | | | Tasted by Pedroel on 12/27/2020 & rated 89 points: Good fruit, cherry and cola, on the entry, but lacking on the finish. Not bad QPR. (1159 views) | | | Tasted by Thad on 11/29/2020 & rated 88 points: I am not a big fan of typical Sonoma Pinot. They get too ripe and alcoholic for me and is fit that bill. Had the ripe fruit and the mushroom earthy Carneros essence. I have found that I do like some Carneros pinot with some age but not this one.
Drinkable is you like Cali pinot with high ABV and ripe fruit. drink now and make it a second bottle (805 views) | | | Tasted by Eslotnick.es@gmail.com on 10/11/2020 & rated 91 points: Lovely classic Pinot. Beautiful garnet color, still strong around the edges (no brown). Cherry nose, classic cherry cola on the palette. In balance. No sediment like the Russian River Valley Acacia bottling from the same vintage...Kice! (451 views) | | | Tasted by jayw on 8/2/2020: Better than the last bottle I opened a year ago. Expressive nose. Medium to full body, ripe fruit, heavy on the oak. Not a lot of Pinot character, but a good red wine for the price ($15 from Garagiste). (504 views) | | | Tasted by fmginc on 7/19/2020 & rated 88 points: Good fruit and great notes (418 views) | | | Tasted by Rick 4 Wine on 7/6/2020 & rated 90 points: Great QPR and PnP. (504 views) | | | Tasted by fmginc on 6/23/2020 & rated 90 points: Great fruit and full notes (396 views) | | | Tasted by Rick 4 Wine on 6/6/2020 & rated 89 points: Not sure what I paid but not sure I’d buy this again. I get some vegetal notes in the early body that last until a flush of fruit on the late mid palate. This flush is short-lived and cool red fruit remains with a little green trailing. (417 views) | | | Tasted by Rick 4 Wine on 4/21/2020 & rated 90 points: Drink as a PnP but would have benefitted from some ox. Started a bit spicy and hot, with a slight green finish that blew off. Spice also softens and develops. Amazing QPR (491 views) | | | Tasted by fmginc on 3/25/2020 & rated 88 points: great balanced notes deep color (470 views) | | | Tasted by Mdcajuns on 2/21/2020 & rated 89 points: Nicely balanced.
Pleasant aroma. Hints of raspberry on the finish. Solid. (467 views) | | | Tasted by Rick 4 Wine on 1/28/2020: Great QPR. Needs some airtime. Be ready to accept a bigger red Pinot style with slightly extracted fruits and super soft tannins. Garrique and other coastal flavors are non existent. I get this is Carneros, but I get a warmer growing clime; perhaps more inland? Not sure where the vineyard is, or perhaps just a warm year. Regardless, a steal at $16!! (515 views) | | | Tasted by kronfeld on 1/27/2020: Browning slightly. Raisiny. 14.5 ABV. And yet — interesting, enjoyable w burger, roasted vegetables and tahini sauce. (470 views) | | | Tasted by jmcmchi on 1/2/2020: Dark fruit, moderate acidity, light for Ca pinot, but still on the medium-heavyend of the spectrum (479 views) | | | Tasted by davidspieker on 10/20/2019 & rated 86 points: Not my style. Dark cherry and raisin flavors with weighty body. Not enough acidity for food. (977 views) | | | Tasted by jmcmchi on 10/9/2019 & rated 88 points: Acidity today is a bit more apparent than previous bottle, making for an attractive easy drinking style despite the heavier weight on the fruit (670 views) | | | Tasted by jayw on 7/5/2019: This was an okay oak-driven example of Pinot Noir on opening, but 6 hours later it is bitter, hot and spicy. Almost undrinkable. (964 views) | | | Tasted by fmginc on 6/13/2019 & rated 88 points: Super fruity soft notes (661 views) | | | Tasted by Appelation608 on 5/5/2019: Parker (WA): “Acacia’s 2014 Pinot Noir Winery Lake Vineyard is a seductive, sexy style of Pinot Noir with a dark ruby color, loads of pomegranate, raspberry and cherry fruit, spice and forest floor. It is round, juicy, has subtle oak influence and is medium to full-bodied. Drink it over the next 5-8 years. 2016 - 2024. 90pts
From the winery: https://www.acaciavineyard.com/wines/acacia-pinot-noir/pinot-noir-winery-lake/2014 (887 views) | | | Tasted by jayw on 5/1/2019: Not much Pinot character to this wine; very ripe and heavy, but priced well at $15 as a Garagiste special. (652 views) | | | Tasted by jmcmchi on 4/28/2019 & rated 87 points: Heavier style; darker cherry, riper fruit, moderate acidity (605 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Acacia Producer websitePinot 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 Napa / SonomaSONOMA: The Yorkville Highlands AVA, approved in 1998, is located in the southwestern corner of Mendocino County, between Sonoma County's Alexander Valley to the South and Mendocino County!s Anderson Valley to the North. The region is 25 miles long, roughly in the shape of rectangle and bisected by Highway 128 which runs the length of the AVA. The region!s terrain is hilly and forested, with elevations ranging from 1,078 to 2,442 feet above sea level.
The distinguishing features of the Yorkville Highlands AVA are rocky soils with a high gravel content and the climate, which is cooler than Alexander Valley but warmer than Anderson Valley, and significantly cooler at night than the surrounding areas.CarnerosStraddles the southern ends of Napa & Sonoma Counties. |
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