Kutch Retrospective Sonoma County Chardonnay/Sonoma Cost Pinot Noir
FMII’s in San Juan Capistrano
Tasted Saturday, April 30, 2022 - Sunday, May 1, 2022 by River Rat with 142 views
Introduction
Frank wanted to do a Kutch Retrospective so we got 9 people to put together 7 Chardonnays from 2014-2020 and 9 Pinot Noirs from 2011- 2021 minus ‘19 and ‘20. We tasted them in 2 flights, whites before lunch and reds afterwards
Flight 1 - A couple random reds. (3 Notes)
I brought these bottles down to share, I thought they played out well.
Flight 3 - Sonoma County Pinots (9 Notes)
No ‘19 or ‘20, Jaime put together a ‘21 composite of equal parts McDougall, Falstaff, Bohan and Mindego Ridge that will never see the light if day again but gave is a peel at what 2021 has to offer.
Closing
Man is my palate fatigued!
1981 Villa Mt. Eden Cabernet Sauvignon
USA, California, Napa Valley
(4/30/2022)
Brought this on a trip to FMIII’s and forgot by Durand and he didn’t have an ah-so. Used a hinged corkscrew and crossed my fingers. If course the worm was 1/4” too short but the cork pulled short of that 1/4” intact. Was able to pull the last bit out without it crumbling.
Decanted and followed throughout the evening. Sitting here this morning with a pour for the note. Brick red towards ruby with a leathery nose but nothing more. Fresh raspberry compote, pleasant texture, really a seamless palate transition from fruit to finish. Great balance of acidity with red currant and that leather undertone. Some chalky tannins follows to round it out. Really pleased with the showing at 40yrs of age. A lot has happened since then, it’s fun to take a look back in history.
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2002 Flowers Pinot Noir Keefer Ranch
USA, California, Sonoma County, Green Valley of Russian River Valley
(4/30/2022)
Pulled the cork and would have sworn it was in year three of bottling. Barely 1/16” penetration. Would have guessed the same by the way the wine showed. Lots of fresh fruit, almost too much, looking for some acidity to poke through. Lush strawberry, raspberry, cherry fruit but not over-ripe, just a bit flabby and not showing much structure other than the fruit. I have one more bottle in my cellar that will likely wait until 2027 to see if the fruit fades a little and it takes on some secondary flavors. A variation from the bottle I opened in 2018 which displayed much more acidity.
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2010 Halcon Vineyards Syrah Alturas
USA, California, North Coast, Yorkville Highlands
(4/30/2022)
My last 2010. Man do these keep getting getter or what? Loads of blueberry, red meat and bacon. Lots of bacon. Palate is still fresh and alive with the stem inclusion adding to the lift. Concentrated dark fruit, wild game and a chalky finish. Easy 5-10 years remaining on this wine. Well done Paul!
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