Fort Mason Festival Pavillon, San Francisco, California
Tasted Sunday, June 28, 2009 by rjonwine@gmail.com with 1,957 views
Another terrific Pinot Days Grand Tasting, with way too many good Pinot producers for any human being to sample in a four hour period, as usual. Fortunately, in the last few weeks, I had a chance to sample a lot of producers that I try to keep tabs on -- e.g., August West, Sojourn, Bjornstad. I also attended three of the Saturday seminars, and two of them were focused on the '07 vintage, so on Sunday I was able to focus on producers I hadn't tried for a year or so, or that were new to me. I still didn't make it, though, to several of my targets before wine and time ran out.
This was an impressive showing for the '07 vintage in California. Even though most of the '07s are very tight at the moment, they are showing good structure, nice acidity levels, and great potential for aging. And I was definitely detecting a trend toward lighter styled, higher acidity, more food friendly Pinots than we had been seeing in recent years--a very welcome trend indeed. Some of the most impressive Pinots out of the over 110 I tasted yesterday were one or more from Abiouness (new to me), Baton, Chasseur, Clos Pepe, Coterie (a new producer), Derbès, Fort Ross, Gainey, Keefer Ranch, Keller Estate, Londer, MacPhail, Mahoney (new to me), Peay, Pisoni and Winderlea (new to me).
Baked cherry and roses nose; solid, rounded cherry, tart cherry palate with structure; medium-plus finish
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Nice ripe cherry, cherry pie nose with depth; solid tart cherry, black cherry palate, tight yet; medium-plus finish 92+ pts.
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Plum, cherry nose; tart plum, cherry, innocuous palate; short-medium finish
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Lovely cherry, tart cherry nose; deep, focused, tasty, tart cherry, cranberry palate; medium-plus finish
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Tart cherry, cranberry palate, a little out of balance; medium finish
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Black fruit, herbal nose; tasty, tart cherry, sage and herbal palate; medium-plus finish 90+ pts.
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Black fruit, sage and herbal nose; tight, tart black fruit, plum palate; medium-plus finish
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Light tart peach palate with good acidity; medium finish
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Tight, focused, tart cherry nose; nice tart cherry, berry palate, structured; medium finish
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Mineral, tart red fruit, sous bois nose; tart red fruit, mineral palate with good structure and acidity; medium finish 91+ pts.
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Bretty, earthy nose; tasty, tart cherry, mineral palate with spunk and depth, structured; medium finish
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Mature, mushroom, mineral nose; tasty, very Burgundian, mushroom, mineral palate; medium finish 91+ pts. (1/3 whole cluster)
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Earthy berry, VA nose; tart cherry, cranberry palate; short-medium finish
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Brett nose; tart, tight cherry, berry palate, with firm tannins; medium finish
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Nice tart cranberry, iron and tart cherry nose; tasty, tart cherry, mineral palate with structure and good acidity; medium finish
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Nice berry, bramble nose; tasty, solid tart berry, bramble and mineral palate; medium-plus finish 91+ pts.
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Big floral, ripe cherry, orange and hibiscus nose; tasty, solid, tight yet, intriguing, shapely tart cherry palate with depth; medium finish
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Cherry, vanilla nose; tart cherry, baked cherry palate; medium finish
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Light cherry nose; tart cherry, spicy cherry palate; medium finish 87+ pts.
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Oak, sandalwood nose; tart cherry, strawberry and oak spice palate; medium finish
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Brett or reduction on nose; brett, tart red fruit and mineral palate; medium finish (40% new French oak for 11 months; co-fermented with 1% whole cluster Pinot Gris).
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Nice tart cherry, raspberry, baked cherry and berry nose; tight yet, but big tart cherry, berry palate with good acidity; medium finish (50% new French oak for 16 months; co-fermented with 1% Pinot Gris whole cluster)
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Hibiscus, rosehips nose; tart red fruit, hibiscus, rosehips palate; short-medium finish
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Sous bois, baked strawberry nose with a touch of brett; tasty tart red fruit, sous bois, mineral palate with depth; medium finish
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Big cranberry, tart cherry nose; tart cranberry, tart red fruit palate, with obtruding oak; medium finish
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Pinched red fruit and cranberry nose; oak and red fruit palate; medium finish
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Smoky, baked strawberry nose; tart rhubarb pie, mineral, tart cherry palate; medium-plus finish 90+ pts.
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Appealing tart cherry, baked cherry nose; velvety, solid, tart cherry palate with depth and good acidity; medium-plus finish 91+ pts.
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Tart cherry, rhubarb, cinnamon nose; rhubarb, tart cherry, cinnamon palate; medium finish
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Reductive, mineral nose; tart red fruit, mineral and brett palate; medium finish
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Deep black fruit, cherry nose; tasty, tart berry, tart cherry palate with depth; medium finish 90+ pts.
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Appealing tart and spicy cherry nose; tart spicy cherry, solid palate, with depth; medium finish 91+ pts. (667 and R4 clones)
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Big berry, baked cherry nose; chocolatey, cherry, berry palate; medium finish 88+ pts.
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Berry, primary nose; big, concentrated, berry palate with depth; medium finish
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Big primary, black fruit nose; big black fruit, primary, tight palate; medium finish
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Light earthy, sous bois nose; tart red fruit, rosehips palate with medium acidity; medium finish 90+ pts.
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Nice floral, hibiscus and roses nose; nice tart red fruit, cranberry, hibiscus, rosehips palate; medium-plus finish
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Intriguing, black raspberry nose; tart cherry, black raspberry palate with depth; medium-plus finish
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Lovely light strawberry, tart cherry and sous bois nose; delicate, tasty, tart cherry, strawberry and mineral palate; medium finish
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High pitched, caramel oak nose; caramel oak, tart cherry palate; medium finish
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Tight nose; soft, spicy cherry palate; short-medium finish 87+ pts.
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Light baked strawberry, sandalwood nose; tart red fruit, sandalwood palate; short-medium finish
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Big berry, carbonic maceration nose; black fruit, carbonic maceration, graphite palate; short-medium finish
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Cherry and oak nose; cherry, berry and vanilla oak palate; medium finish
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Focused briary, tart cherry nose; tasty, tart cherry, tart satsuma plum, vanilla palate; medium finish 88+ pts.
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Nice tart cherry, strawberry nose; tart red fruit, tart cherry palate; medium finish 90+ pts.
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Big berry, plum, sage nose; black fruit, oak and sage palate; medium-plus finish 88+ pts.
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Pine, green nose; green, pine, menthol palate; medium-plus finish
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Tart cherry nose; nice tart cherry, red fruit palate with sweet tannins; medium finish
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Intriguing spicy cherry nose; nice deep cherry, spice palate; medium-plus finish
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Nice baked cherry, roses and sous bois nose; tasty, silky textured, spicy cherry palate with integrated oak; medium-plus finish (Swan and Pommard 5; 20% new French oak; 15% whole cluster)
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Sous bois, tart cherry nose; light, elegant, feminine, tart cherry palate; medium finish
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Very appealing, cherry, mineral and sous bois nose; tart cherry, baked cherry palate with a little oak showing; medium finish
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Roses, light cherry nose; tart cherry, cranberry palate with depth; medium finish 90+ pts.
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Light cranberry red color with clear meniscus; tangy, light cranberry, tart strawberry nose; tasty, tart and tangy cranberry, red fruit palate; medium finish 90+ pts.
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Nice sous bois, earthy, tart strawberry nose; sous bois, earthy strawberry and mineral palate with depth; medium-plus finish 91+ pts.
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Earthy bramble, mineral nose; tasty, bramble, spicy red fruit palate with good acidity; medium finish
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Tart red fruit, strawberry, sous bois nose; rounded tart red fruit, cranberry, delicate palate; medium finish 91+ pts.
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Subtle mineral and tart strawberry nose; spicy, rounded tart red fruit and tart strawberry palate with depth; medium finish
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Sous bois, light earthy, mineral nose; nice, lifted, tart red fruit, cranberry, tart strawberry and mineral palate; medium-plus finish 92+ pts.
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Barnyard, brett nose; barnyard, brett and light tart red fruit palate; short finish
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Quite bretty; brett, tart red fruit, rosehips palate; short-medium finish
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Light tart red fruit and sous bois nose; tart red fruit, mineral and rosehips palate; medium finish
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Earthy, sous bois, green nose; brambly, round, lifted red fruit, cranberry palate; medium finish
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Light red color with clear meniscus; sous bois, mineral and dried cherry nose; nice tart red fruit, mineral palate with grip; medium-plus finish
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Nice light strawberry and toasty oak nose; soft, velvety, tart spicy red fruit, strawberry palate with balance; medium-plus finish
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Light strawberry, hibiscus nose; tart red fruit, hibiscus, rosehips palate; short-medium finish 87+ pts.
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Baked cherry, strawberry, sous bois nose; nice tart cherry, sous bois palate with good acidity; medium finish
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Light medium red color with clear meniscus; cherry pie, tart rounded cherry nose; tasty, tart cherry, sous bois palate with depth and good acidity; medium finish 91+ pts.
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A little brett, tart red fruit and iron nose; tart red fruit, tart black cherry, iron, mineral palate with good grip; medium finish
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Carbonic maceration, red fruit nose; same on palate; short finish
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Blueberry, berry syrup nose; blueberry, berry syrup palate; medium finish
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Blueberry, berry nose; jammy berry syrup palate; medium finish
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Tart plum, cherry and sour cream nose; tart plum, sour cream palate; medium finish
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Herbal, plum nose; concentrated plum palate; medium finish
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Green, green chili, green peppercorn nose; major green peppercorn, tart red fruit and tannin palate; medium finish
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Earthy red fruit, menthol nose; tart green, menthol, pine palate; medium finish 88+ pts.
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Big, sous bois, tart cherry, cherry pie nose; tasty, tart cherry, mineral, complex palate; medium finish 90+ pts.
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Tart red fruit, mineral nose; tasty, tart red fruit, mineral palate with good structure; medium finish
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Big cherry, cherry cider nose; cherry, vanilla palate; short finish
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Hibiscus, tart red fruit nose; tasty, tart red fruit, hibiscus palate with good acidity; medium finish 91+ pts.
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Nice red fruit, sous bois, green nose; silky textured, tasty, solid, tart red fruit; medium finish
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Light red fruit, hibiscus nose; nice tart red fruit, hibiscus palate; medium finish
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Pale red color with clear meniscus; tart cherry nose; tart cherry, lime acidity; medium finish
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Nice tart cherry, berry nose; big, solid, tart berry, bramble, mineral and graphite palate; medium-plus finish
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Medium cherry red color; sous bois, tart cherry nose; solid, deep, black cherry, iron, mineral, rosehips palate; medium finish 92+ pts.
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Medium cherry red color with pale meniscus; nice roses, sous bois, tart red fruit nose; roses, tart red fruit, mineral and rosehips palate with good acidity, firm tannins; medium-plus finish
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Nice tart cherry, baked cherry nose; tart baked cherry, plum palate; medium finish 90+ pts.
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Deep cherry and caramel oak nose; big, tart cherry and caramel oak palate; medium finish
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Nice baked cherry, plum nose; tart cherry, tart plum palate with depth; medium finish
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Deep cherry, plum nose; deep cherry, plum, berry palate, needs time; medium-plus finish
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Tart cherry, plum and oak nose; tart cherry, plum and oak palate; medium finish
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Tart cherry and floral nose; tart black cherry, floral, hibiscus palate; medium-plus finish
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Primary, clove and black fruit nose; black cherry, licorice, tar and chocolate palate; medium-plus finish
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Nice roses, tart cherry nose; tart cherry, red fruit and mineral palate; medium finish
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Big, bright blast of baked cherry nose; nice, big tart cherry, mineral palate; medium finish
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Big tart cherry, cherry pie nose; ripe, solid cherry, cherry pie palate; medium-plus finish 91+ pts.
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Nice red fruit, cherry nose; tart cherry, baked cherry and vanilla palate; medium finish
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Tart cherry, baked cherry nose; tasty, tart cherry, baked cherry palate; medium finish 90+ pts.
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Tart cherry, brett nose; tart cherry, spicy red fruit palate; medium finish
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Subtle tart cherry nose; cherry, cinnamon, spicy red fruit palate; medium finish 91+ pts.
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Nice baked cherry nose; ripe and baked cherry, plum palate with depth; medium-plus finish
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Big, vaulting ripe cherry nose; big, baked cherry and vanilla palate; medium finish
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Cherry pie, rhubarb, berry nose; ripe cherry, cherry pie and berry palate; medium finish
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Berry pie nose; berry pie, spicy cherry palate; medium finish 88+ pts.
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Brooding, spicy, cherry and menthol nose; tasty, spicy berry, cherry and menthol palate; medium finish 90+ pts.
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Sour cream and baked cherry nose; tasty, creamy textured, ripe cherry, cherry pie, berry palate; medium-plus finish
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2006 Abiouness Pinot Noir Stanly Ranch 91 Points
USA, California, Napa / Sonoma, Carneros
Nice roses, rosehips nose; tasty roses, red fruit and rosehips palate; medium finish
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2006 Abiouness Pinot Noir Hudson Vineyard 91 Points
USA, California, Napa / Sonoma, Carneros
Roses, brett, mineral nose; tart red fruit, roses, brett palate; medium finish 91+ pts.
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2006 Abiouness Pinot Noir Pommard Clones Stanly Ranch 92 Points
USA, California, Napa / Sonoma, Carneros
Tart red fruit nose; roses, baked cherry and black cherry palate; medium-plus finish 92+ pts.
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