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2007 Hartley-Ostini Hitching Post Pinot Noir Julia's Vineyard Santa Maria Valley
Pinot Noir
- USA
- California
- Central Coast
- Santa Maria Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 11
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Francophile1 Likes this wine: 91 points
November 15, 2020 - I lied... my last tasting note of this wine said I would wait another year to open my last bottle. However, I couldn’t resist. Fully mature, brick color, and delicious fruit centered core. My first tasting of this wine was March 5th, which was just before all hell broke lose with Covid.
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Francophile1 Likes this wine: 91 points
June 30, 2020 - Very similar to my pre-Covid quarantine tasting note back in early March. This is drinking fantastic now. One bottle left and I will wait another year or two as it still has life.
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Francophile1 Likes this wine: 90 points
March 5, 2020 - Delicious. Full, round, Burgundian in style with high toned red fruit and a touch of grapefruit/orange rind character on the finish. Fully mature and drinking really well now.
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valecnik Likes this wine: 91 points
January 8, 2015 - What a fascinating study in aging wine. I was never that impressed with this bottling but now just past age seven it was remarkable. Much more aromatic, full of cherry vanilla, spice, and cedar. Nice acidity with a lovely sour cherry core and sweet spice that coated the palate. Far closer to Pinot greatness than ever before. However, by the second night it was fading and heading toward stewed. If you have some I wouldn't wait to drink it.
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JOJ Likes this wine: 92 points
August 22, 2014 - Another excellent bottle -- likely in its sweet spot at 7 years of age. Shading toward a darker profile than a bottle of a year ago, with aromas of black cherry now coming to the fore, nicely accented by hints of brown sugar, baking spice and flinty minerals. On the palate, red (raspberry, strawberry) and black (black cherry) fruit intermingle, with notes of clove and cola keeping it interesting and leading to a tart, minerally finish. Well put together and easy to drink.
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By Allen Meadows
May 2011, Issue #42 (link)(Hitching Post Pinot Noir - Julia's Vineyard Villages Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Josh Raynolds
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2007
- Type Red
- Producer Hartley-Ostini Hitching Post
- Varietal Pinot Noir
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Julia's Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Central Coast
- Appellation Santa Maria Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 15 (21%)
- Consumed 56 (79%)
Food Pairing
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Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerHartley-Ostini Hitching Post
- VarietyPinot Noir
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionCentral Coast
- AppellationSanta Maria Valley
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