Bought on release. Drank a glass over about an hour. New world, but mellow and well balanced, and a little more complex than your average California pinot. This was not that different than any of their other pinot noir bottlings, including the sonoma coast.
The nose is fresh, lively, complex and intoxicating. The palate is rather straight-forward. I love this nose, I wish the palate was in the same league. Nose is 94, palate is 89.
As much as I liked this, I think I was the only one at the table that wasn't gaga over it. The nose is quite amazing and complex. It hits all the right notes for an aged Sauternes. I thought the palate was rather elderly, with dusty botrytis and less burnt sugar. It was nice to taste some vibrant acidity in a wine this old.
2011 Calera Chardonnay Mount Harlan 90 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Mount Harlan
Pop and pour, drank a glass over 45 minutes. Nice minerality. Quite buttery, he malo is evident. Well-balanced.
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2004 Domaine Serene Pinot Noir Winery Hill Vineyard 94 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills
This took awhile to come around. Rather heady. Classic Oregon. Definite tertairy qualities right now, saddle leather, a little musk.
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2006 Rivers-Marie Pinot Noir Summa Old Vines 91 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Bought on release. Drank a glass over about an hour. New world, but mellow and well balanced, and a little more complex than your average California pinot. This was not that different than any of their other pinot noir bottlings, including the sonoma coast.
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2011 Neely Pinot Noir Spring Ridge Vineyard Upper Picnic Block 86 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Hot and brooding. Not that interesting.
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2011 Arterberry Maresh Pinot Noir Maresh Vineyard 89 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills
Lots of pepper on the nose and palate. Good balance, nice acid. Quite light, almost thin.
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2012 The Eyrie Vineyards Pinot Noir Original Vines 92 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Dundee Hills
This wine is big, but it's Oregon (I wrote "big" twice in my note) Ripe. Nuanced. Interesting. Lots of fruit. I believe my score is conservative. 92+.
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2006 Rhys Pinot Noir Swan Terrace 91 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
The nose is fresh, lively, complex and intoxicating. The palate is rather straight-forward. I love this nose, I wish the palate was in the same league. Nose is 94, palate is 89.
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1988 Château Rabaud-Promis 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
As much as I liked this, I think I was the only one at the table that wasn't gaga over it. The nose is quite amazing and complex. It hits all the right notes for an aged Sauternes. I thought the palate was rather elderly, with dusty botrytis and less burnt sugar. It was nice to taste some vibrant acidity in a wine this old.
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