Beautiful, floral perfumed and not overwhelming pepper or gamey. The next day it was even better.

I appreciate that someone shared this bottle with us, I appreciate that many people enjoy this hot hedonistic style of pinot noir, but I personally do not. It was hotter than balls, thick and syrupy but somewhat tasty.

I had always heard that Marcassin PNs were big hot messes (like the 04 KB Kanzler I tasted before this.) I was expecting to hate this but rather enjoyed it. Yes it is a big one, but with adequate aeration and the proper cellar temperature, it showed earthy, spicy and fruity qualities.

I'm a regular WS customer but had not tried Vista Verde, I tend to stick with the Sonoma appellation and SVD bottlings. I was slightly let down by this, it was much bigger and hotter than I would expect...and this was being poured next to KB and Marcassin! I still have a 2006 and 2009 in my cellar, hoping for a better showing.

Perfumed and candied fruit nose, oak, pepper, slightly jammy. Alcohol is surprisingly balanced.

Dry, oak, olive, espresso, pepper. Very nice.

A juicy, fruit forward crowd pleaser.

This was in a large tasting so sparse notes. Lighter in body than I thought it would be, incredible nose.

Bottled the week before I tasted it and you can tell. Young cherry fruit, tobacco. A BIG pinot that needs more time but a lot to like here.

Light (by CA standards) complex and lovely.
At a tasting with many other highly regarded wines (Schrader, Colgin, SQN, Hundred Acre and more) , this may have been WOTN for me.

Good fruit, floral, pepper and meaty.

Someone brought this to a tasting; although I appreciate it, this really needs years more time in the bottle. Incredibly rich nose of floral and fruit.

I would have guessed BDX. dry, earth and green olive flavors. lovely!

floral, perfumed, dusty, oak, mushroom, green olive. What a treat!