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Red
2011 August West Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir
- USA
- California
- Sonoma County
- Russian River Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 7
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underwds wrote: 90 points
December 6, 2015 - Bright red color, bright red fruit. Cherry, cranberry, maybe plum. Didn't get a lot of secondary flavors. Nice tartness, almost a crisp wine. Food friendly.
9/16/2018 Fruit was pretty muted. Still the red cherries and cranberries, but kind of had to look for them. Probably time to drink up my remaining bottle. -
Outplaying wrote:
July 2, 2015 - I enjoyed the last bottle of this we had about a year ago but this bottle seemed a little sweet and ripe.
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Outplaying wrote:
October 23, 2014 - Nice pinot. I like how the 2011 vintage shows in this wine. Restrained for a RRV pinot, slightly tart, pomegranate, cherry, good acidity. We both enjoyed this bottle.
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shadow wrote: 93 points
September 3, 2013 - Dark cheery nose, smooth and rich fruit goes down smooth, flavors are dark cherry, pomegranate, tasty
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Djfermentation Likes this wine: 91 points
July 8, 2013 - Initially muted on nose and to some degree, the palate as well. After a double decant and 3 hours of air it really began to shine. Lots of spices on the nose with cherries and clove on the palate. Nice acidity, went well with our salmon dinner too. Should be even better in a few years. I don't know how much Keefer Ranch is in the blend, but I always love the distinctive (awesome) favors and can definitely notice some in the mix. Another well done effort by Ed K.
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By Richard Jennings
5/6/2013 (link) 92 points(August West Pinot Noir) Medium dark cherry red color; ripe cherry, baked strawberry, cinnamon, baked cherry nose; silky textured, tasty, tart cherry, raspberry, light sandalwood, saline palate with good acidity; medium-plus finish (14.1% alcohol; sample provided by winery)
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By Richard Jennings
10/21/2012 (link) 90 points(August West Pinot Noir) Medium dark ruby color; floral, sous bois nose; sous bois, floral, rosehips palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2011
- Type Red
- Producer August West
- Varietal Pinot Noir
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Sonoma County
- Appellation Russian River Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 23 (19%)
- Consumed 100 (81%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
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- ProducerAugust West
- VarietyPinot Noir
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionSonoma County
- AppellationRussian River Valley
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