2010 Clos Pepe Estate Pinot Noir
Community Tasting Note
Bubbleheads wrote:
Monday, December 1, 2014 - We love Clos Pepe wines, and really enjoy SRH Pinot.
Popped and poured, and then drank over the next 4 days - while vacuum pumping and keeping the bottle cool.
Upon popping, the wine is aromatically effusive with bright red cherries, some black cherries, a touch of earthiness, and some spices. It smelled sweeter than it tasted. Initially the flavors were a bit monolithic, with tart red cherries, some spice, and it finished a bit hot (it did not hide the 14.5% alc). It tasted a bit disjointed, if only because the nose led us to expect sweetness, but the flavors actually were more tart.
On day two, the nose picked up some darker fruit. Not much change to the nose after that. The flavors picked up more spices. Still some heat on the finish.
Day three was the best day, as some of the heat dissipated.
We did not have this with food.
We enjoyed the 2009 better, and prefer a more reserved style of Pinot. Will hold our next bottle for at least 1 year. We don't see it improving much beyond that.
Would have rated it at least 92 if it had less heat on the finish, and will do so if our next bottle blows of the heat faster.
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