Sonoma in the City Industry Tasting

Sit down tasting of 28 Pinots from Sonoma with Master Somm Evan Goldstein.

• 2011 Flowers Pinot Noir Camp Meeting Ridge 88 Points

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast

  N: bright strawberry, plastic, new car smell
  
  P: very bright, ripe tart raspberries, good acidity

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• 2011 Papapietro Perry Pinot Noir Campbell Ranch Vineyard 85 Points

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast

  N: faint barnyard, nothing surprising
  
  P: tartness overrides

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• 2012 MacRostie Pinot Noir Goldrock Ridge 89 Points

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast

  N: sweet oak, vodka soaked berries, kefir
  
  P: good balance, structure and acidity, would revisit in 5 years

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• 2011 Red Car Pinot Noir Zephyr Farms Vineyard 84 Points

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast

  N: closed, slate, flint, dust
  
  P: tart, bright, sharp, too young, uninteresting

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• 2012 Siduri Pinot Noir Hirsch Vineyard 86 Points

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Fort Ross - Seaview

  darker than most
  
  N: minty, fairly indistinct
  
  P: darker oakier approach, seductive but needs time to develop, 5-10 years.

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• 2011 Peter Michael Pinot Noir Ma Danseuse 92 Points

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast

  N: closed, roast meat?, pronounced sweet oak with air
  
  P: very polished, hard to spit, fresh and complex

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• 2011 Dutton-Goldfield Pinot Noir Dutton Ranch Freestone Hill Vineyard 85 Points

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley

  N: fairly closed, seems backward
  
  P: citrus, flinty, awkward, disjointed, tart.

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• 2010 Fort Ross Pinot Noir Fort Ross Vineyard 92 Points

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast

  N: campfire, dried weeds, mulch, strawberry, licorice; beautiful and complex nose.
  
  P: more oregon in style, peppermint, cassis, very inviting and interesting. nice finish, would revisit.

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• 2011 Martinelli Pinot Noir Three Sisters Vineyard Sea Ridge Meadow 88 Points

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast

  N: barnyard, cookie dough
  
  P: orange zest, red currant, so young.

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• 2011 Inman Family Pinot Noir Thorn Ridge Ranch 86 Points

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley

  N: little crushed bugs, weeds, nail polish
  
  P: fair complexity, could be interesting in 3-5. predictable and too tart ATP, pass for the price

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• 2011 Sojourn Pinot Noir Wohler Vineyard Russian River Valley 84 Points

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley

  N: just heat.
  
  P: some calcium? not of interest to me.

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• 2011 Paul Hobbs Pinot Noir Katherine Lindsay Estate Vineyard 85 Points

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley

  dark!
  
  N: getting nothing of interest on the nose.
  
  P: simple, meh.

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• 2011 Kosta Browne Pinot Noir Koplen Vineyard 92 Points

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley

  N: fairly closed atp. maybe some dry brush.
  
  P: very balanced, structured. heat is in check, actually compliments the fruit. would buy and hold for 3-5 years. impressed. pretty lush atp.

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• 2011 Joseph Swan Vineyards Pinot Noir Trenton Estate 90 Points

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley

  N: im getting fried or roasted onion which is very appealing.
  
  P: nyquil (in a good way), herbal, tart root beer, sasparilla

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• 2011 Benovia Pinot Noir La Pommeraie 92 Points

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley

  N: oak presence; very appealing.
  
  P: exceptional mouthfeel and explosive minty/berry interplay. eucalyptus'herbal notes starting to emerge.

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• 2011 Davis Family Vineyards Pinot Noir Starr Ridge Russian River Valley 87 Points

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley

  N: uninteresting, some oak, that's all atp
  
  P: nice approach. they did a good job with the oak here, but lacking complexity or much interest

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• 2011 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Rochioli Riverblock Vineyard 85 Points

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley

  quite dark
  
  N: tons of nice oak, too much at this point, vanilla, cedar, etc.
  
  P: just a mess. too acidic in spots, and overoaked in others. stick to their chards.

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• 2011 Keller Estate Pinot Noir La Cruz Vineyard

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast

  N: vodka mascerated strawberry, fairly dull
  
  P: ripe and tasty, but unsure how this would develop
  
  no score

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• 2011 La Follette Pinot Meunier Van der Kamp Sonoma Mountain 77 Points

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Mountain

  N: cocktail time! i smell a freshly mixed cape cod.
  
  P: tart, almost bitter, awkward and fairly unpleasant

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• 2011 Emeritus Vineyards Pinot Noir Hallberg Ranch 83 Points

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley

  N: indistinct, oak, heat
  
  P: par for the region and style. meh.

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• 2008 Gloria Ferrer Pinot Noir Jose S. Ferrer Selection 86 Points

  USA, California, Napa / Sonoma, Carneros

  N: oak, dull
  
  P: tastes more like real wine than its peers, but still not my preferred take on pinot

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• 2012 Patz & Hall Pinot Noir Jenkins Ranch 80 Points

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast

  darker than most
  
  N: heat bomb on the nose
  
  P: quite sweet! overly new world, kind of like big red gum. weird wine, big pass.

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• 2011 Hartford / Hartford Court Pinot Noir Fog Dance 90 Points

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Green Valley of Russian River Valley

  N: appealing
  
  P: pretty tasty, managed to distinguish itself as balanced and juicy after 30 of its peers.

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• 2011 Donum Pinot Noir Carneros 81 Points

  USA, California, Napa / Sonoma, Carneros

  N: O-A-K. nothing but.
  
  P: big, some balance, but somewhat annoying and "LOUD"

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• 2012 Bruliam Pinot Noir Gap's Crown Vineyard 86 Points

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast

  N: bright, candied, closed
  
  P: interesting but too candied and/or young to be of interest

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• 2011 Iron Horse Vineyards Pinot Noir Winery Block 90 Points

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Green Valley of Russian River Valley

  N: somewhat indistinct, some weird flouride notes.
  
  P: fairly promising/delicious. there's a balance of candied pomegranate and rhubarb that appeals.

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• 2011 MacPhail Pinot Noir Pratt Vineyard 90 Points

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast

  N: barnyard peeking through, seashell, salinity, rhubarb, burnt rice? intriguing nose.
  
  P: i get the terroir on the palate, nice acidity -- curious if this will resolve well.

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