2008 Ladd Cellars Pinot Noir Russian River Valley
Community Tasting Note
budh wrote:
90 Points
Friday, January 10, 2014 - I chilled this to about 60 degrees, and wound up doing a vigorous aeration to blow off the excess CO2. Both helped it a lot for me. Lots of red berries - cranberries, tart cherry, strawberry. Plus chocolate, cinnamon, cloves, pepper, minerality, and somewhat harsh oak. I like the complexity and lighter fruit style. A very pleasant drink.
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Comment posted by pnochard:
1/12/2014 12:15:00 AM - Thanks for the comments. Regarding the oak, the wine saw no new oak barrels...only third and fourth fill barrels were used.
Comment posted by budh:
1/12/2014 5:35:00 PM - Eric, thanks for relaying the oak info. I went through a period of a few months when several Pinots seemed oaky and harsh to me. I eventually concluded that it must be allergy related. I hadn't had a problem in a while until now. And it does correspond to some allergy problems. I just find it strange (and frustrating) that it only happens with Pinots, not other wines that are exposed to far more oak. Anyway, I edited my TN to remove the oaky comment.
Comment posted by pnochard:
1/12/2014 10:18:00 PM - Sorry to hear about that! Last year I was to pour for the owner of a restaurant in Oakland. It was cancelled because the owner got "burning mouth syndrome". Perhaps that's similar to what you've experienced. Scary thing to get...esp for someone who tastes wine as a part of his job! The next time I talk to him, I'll ask if there were any treatments that were helpful...and if so will pass it along. Might or might not be what you've experienced, but can't hurt it seems.