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Red
2009 Skewis Pinot Noir Greenwood Ridge Vineyard
Pinot Noir
- USA
- California
- North Coast
- Anderson Valley
Label borrowed from 2011
Community Tasting Notes 2
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The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 94 points
October 6, 2021 - Retail $50. Under cork. I include the retail price only as an anecdote as Hank and Maggie Skewis called it quits in 2017. At some point, I will need to wax more poetically on the influence the two have had on my growth as a consumer and writer, but suffice it to say that, along with Clos Pepe, Skewis has served as a guidepost for my exploration of Californian Pinot Noir. One of the few wine clubs I have ever joined, the wines produced by Maggie and Hank represent the "real" Russian River and Sonoma Coast. Usually made in a "wine ghetto" far off the beaten path, the Skewis wines have an earthiness, a gravitas, that is lacking among so many contemporary bottling. There were a mere 180 cases of this Anderson Valley beauty produced, which is quintessential Skewis--they did not have a huge, generic wine that would pay the bills, they had a series of single vineyard gems that required the care and attention that hand-selling afford. Dark cherry and spice on this near-inky dark wine with surprising (for Pinot) of spice and anise. Whoa. The palate is, as I have come to expect from Skewis, complex and layered. Sure, there is fruit from start to finish, but there are also oodles of tartness, the aforementioned complexity, and verve. Oh the verve. A dozen years out and this wine is still gangbusters. Sure, it craves some food, either salmon, short ribs, or sirloin, but it also commands the room on its own. More of a Dean Martin than a Frank Sinatra as it does not demand the spotlight, but once it has the floor? Yowza.
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Kayaklady Likes this wine: 90 points
February 16, 2013 - Light garnet in color, bouquet of cherry, toast and almond. Taste of plum, dried cherry and vanilla. Medium finish. A nice wine.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2009
- Type Red
- Producer Skewis
- Varietal Pinot Noir
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Greenwood Ridge Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion North Coast
- Appellation Anderson Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 14 (22%)
- Consumed 49 (78%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
67% Like It 3 votes
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- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNorth Coast
- AppellationAnderson Valley
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