2010 Lynmar Estate Pinot Noir Terra de Promissio Vineyard
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Sunday, May 10, 2015 - We got this bottle in March, 2012 from Lynmar’s wine club. The bouquet is mostly dark fruit and oak, with secondary elements of earth, spices, and a slight floral character.
This is a rich, dark, creamy, smooth, delicious Sonoma Coast Pinot (Lynmar’s Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs from the Terra De Promissio vineyard are ALWAYS fantastic). As the bouquet suggested, this is indeed a mostly black/dark-fruited Pinot (which is pretty normal for Sonoma Coast Pinots), displaying elements of plums and blackberries, along with all of the usual oaky elements (richness, creaminess, along with a hint of a suggestion of a rumor of vanilla). I’m assuming/guessing that this wine was fermented in barrel based on the rich, creamy, silky texture. Along with the fruit profile, there’s also a savory herb and spice element, especially thyme, rosemary, sage, and black pepper. The wine’s structure is gorgeously well-balanced, exhibiting nicely-coordinated tannins and acidity that pair beautifully with the wine’s other flavor elements. Despite being rich and creamy (which often results in NON-food-friendliness), the acidity and tannins make this wine very food-friendly. This wine would pair well with just about any red meat dish, along with being a PERFECT accompaniment to duck confit, seared duck breast, and/or a perfectly-cooked prime rib, rib eye steak, as well as just about any lamb dish (rack of, chops, shanks, etc.). I paired this wine with an ox tail ragu, which wasn’t a PERFECT pairing, but it did go well with the ox tail’s rich, creamy essence.
This wine is drinking perfectly-well right now and should continue to age and mature nicely for another five years or so. If you like rich, creamy, delicious, complexly-flavored Sonoma Coast Pinots that pair well with red meats, this beauty’s difficult to beat. Yes, I’ve had better, but this Bad Boy is one delicious beauty!!
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