2011 Goldeneye Pinot Noir Gowan Creek Vineyard
Community Tasting Note
Burgundy Al wrote:
Saturday, April 26, 2014 - Chicago Pinot Days (Navy Pier - Chicago IL): Tasting, brief note. More intense and powerful vs the Anderson Valley blend, but less complete and nuanced. Shows some heat on finish.
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Comment posted by agorman:
5/31/2014 4:12:00 PM - Point of clarification: This is an Anderson Valley blend of grapes from the various Gowan Creek vineyard blocks. Are you, perhaps, comparing it to a Goldeneye pinot noir blend from all of their vineyards in the Anderson Valley? Or to the Anderson Valley Pinot Noir from another producer? Also, I wonder if the wine might benefit - become more nuanced - from either aeration or more time in the bottle?
Comment posted by Burgundy Al:
6/4/2014 12:24:00 PM - Agorman, I hadn't put the note into the "tasting story" so it was impossible to see this TN was contrasted with the other wines tasted from Duckhorn (Goldeneye/ Migration).
Comment posted by agorman:
6/11/2014 9:41:00 AM - Burgundy Al, The various Duckhorn holding can be very confusing, even when one takes the time. This is especially true since they've been experimenting with blends of various kinds, single vineyard wines (ex: Goldeneye Gowan Creek), and, more recently, wines from a designated block within a single vineyard (ex. Goldeneye Gowan Creek Lower Bench See https://www.cellartracker.com/list.asp?Table=List&szSearch=Goldeneye+%28Duckhorn+Vineyards%29+Pinot+Noir+Gowan+Creek+Vineyard+%2D+Lower+Bench#selected%3DW1334630_1_Kef195fce93c9166fb12dda8d51c65044). I'm fairly new at this level of winery behavior, so I don't know ow much precedence there is for this kind of progression. Any insight?