Community Tasting Notes 13

• McMalbec Likes this wine: 90 points

  April 12, 2020 - A good Sonoma pinot noir, considering its age. Beautiful color, the nose( once it emerged -15 minutes in the glass) was classic SC PN; some of the bright fruit on the palate was gone but a nice cherry/ripe red currant sensation on the palate with a pleasant spice on the finish. There was enough acidity to pair nicely with grilled chicken breast and smoked pork loin basted in a tart cherry sauce.

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• JeremyBernton Likes this wine: 87 points

  May 30, 2017 - Chery cola, but not enough acidity or earthy notes to balance out. Overall, not bad but too sweet for my palate.

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• CMN Likes this wine: 91 points

  February 14, 2017 - Red fruits and flowers on the nose. The red fruits carry over to the palate -- primarily dark cherry, with some raspberry and a hint of strawberry -- with a nice mineral core. Good concentration and acid; this speaks very much to Sonoma Coast terroir, but it's more balanced/restrained than many of its brethren, clocking in at 13.3% abv. Very nice stuff; this was my gateway wine to Zepaltas and it's holding up nicely.

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• prof b wrote:

  January 23, 2017 - Great wine, sorry to see the last one go. The sonoma coast wines always show a bit more character for me. Glad to have some SVs from more recent vintages.

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• zinfomaniac Likes this wine: 91 points

  April 26, 2016 - This showed beautifully the two days it was under assault, I had to try like hell to make it to day two. Very floral spiced nose, orange peel earth palate, distinctive mineral laden finish. I feel I caught this one at it's prime.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2012
• Type Red
• Producer Zepaltas
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Sonoma County
• Appellation Sonoma Coast

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• In Cellars 26 (31%)
• Consumed 57 (69%)

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