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Big Pinot Tasting
Tasted Sunday, May 23, 1999 by mdefreitas with 686 views
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1997 Flowers Pinot Noir Carneros 88 Points
USA, California, Napa / Sonoma, Carneros
Light, muted nose. A bit closed. Not showing much today.
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1997 Flowers Pinot Noir Hirsch Vineyard 94 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Cassis, and dark cherry aromas. Spicy and cola-like. Deeply concentrated wine, that still holds onto it's pinot character.
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1997 Flowers Perennial 85 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County
Light to no nose. A simple bistro wine. A wine for simple, hearty food.
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1997 Martinelli Pinot Noir Martinelli Vineyard 93 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
Killer sweet cherry nose. Some dusty earth and spice. Almost a cherry liquor kind of intensity, yet a fairly light color. Wonderful finish. A bit hot, but not too overbearingly so.
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1997 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Olivet Lane Vineyard 93 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
Soft, round, and packed with nice cherry fruit. Framed with lovely RRV spice. Good extraction, but not overdone. Lovely.
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1996 Domaine Serene Pinot Noir Evenstad Reserve 87 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
Low acid, round wine. Pleasant "drink me now" kind of wine, but nothing out of the ordinary here.
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1994 Sanford Pinot Noir 87 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Barbara County
Tomato and sage. Some red fruits, but a little herbal. Nice, but not my style.
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1996 Ojai Pinot Noir Pisoni Vineyard 90 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Lucia Highlands
Dark purple. A wine that underwent heavy saignee. Unusually purple for a pinot noir. Roasted plumbs, and other dark fruits. This is more like a Syrah. Perhaps a bit over-done.
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1991 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Volnay 1er Cru Santenots-Du-Milieu 88 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru
Nice nose of freshly plowed earth. Some dark fruits, but a bit of a metallic finish that detracted.
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1995 Domaine Drouhin Oregon Pinot Noir 80 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
High acid, tart cherry. Simple, and a bit harsh cranberry flavors. Not all that pleasant.
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1995 Domaine Chicotot Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Saint Georges 86 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru
High acid, metal filings, steely and somewhat lean. Not all that pleasant. A little short. Perhaps this needs time.
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1994 Zind-Humbrecht Riesling Rangen de Thann Clos St. Urbain 92 Points
France, Alsace, Alsace Grand Cru
Apricots, and other tropical fruits, but great acidity. Nice minerality on the finish. Seems to need a bit of time for the acids to mellow and the complexity emerge.
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1995 Didier Dagueneau Silex 90 Points
France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Pouilly-Fumé
High in mineral, but the acids in the wine was the dominant feature. Mouthwatering in intensity, but too much at this time. Cellar this baby.
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1997 Francois Flesch Tokay Pinot Gris 94 Points
France, Alsace
Honey, intense, caramel, sweet minerals. Quite nice.
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1988 Hugel Gewurztraminer Jubilee 89 Points
France, Alsace
Sulfuric at first (rotten eggs?), but it blew off rather rapidly. Ended up being a very nicely balanced, slightly spicey wine, with enough acids for further aging.
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1988 Trimbach Gewurztraminer Cuvée des Seigneurs de Ribeaupierre 90 Points
France, Alsace
Honey, floral, ginger. Nicely balanced wine that is holding up quite nicely.
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