Community Tasting Note

walkerjfw wrote:

Wednesday, March 1, 2017 - Last bottle from a batch bought during a visit to the winery. Poured through a vinituri, decanted for about 45 minutes, drank over 90. Paired with my Italian "straccato" beef roast, basmati rice and black beans

From prior notes: "Medium ruby color, some cloudiness. Bright red fruits, raspberry and cherry, savory meats/bacon fat.Baking spices and herbs on back palate..." Nice to revisit this, its put on some weight. The decant developed some great secondary flavors. Bright raspberry, red fruits, candied fruits, caramel, brown sugar and spice through the mid palate.

There will be stylistic debate on this - pure Burgundy drinkers will find this too concentrated and big. For CA Pinot, it's a gorgeous wine at this point. Only criticism its it is a little hot for Pinot (~15%ABV). Nice texture and mouthfeel. I think this is at its best over the next 3 years...

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