2003 Privé Vineyard Pinot Noir Le Nord
Community Tasting Note
PIntag wrote:
Friday, February 18, 2022 - 14.6% abv. Recent auction purchase.
Rich and ripe with impressive depth of fruit at this age. I never tasted this in its youth, but I'd say this must be holding up nicely as it is drinking really well for an almost 20-year-old WV Pinot. Yes, it is not a crisp, light Pinot for sure, but I think it has some OR character even though it does come across as RRV as a previous post noted. Still, I did not have high hopes for this bottle and it definitely exceeded my expectation. OR Pinot purists may not like this wine much, as it does toe the line with stewed fruit character. Not my favorite style as well, but I still managed to find a lot of interest and enjoyment with it. Held up on the second day as well (after vacuum sealing it overnight). ARTHROVINE's suggest to hold another 5 years (in a 2015 note) was a good one I think. LEARNINGANDENJOYINGWINE's 2009 note suggesting to drink up was definitely off the mark. If scoring, I'd put this in the 89 - 91 range, but it's hard putting a number to the experience, given the age.
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Comment posted by learningandenjoying:
2/19/2022 6:00:00 PM - Glad to hear it still had life left in it.
Comment posted by PIntag:
2/20/2022 8:03:00 AM - Kudos for not taking my mention of your note as some sort of personal criticism. I appreciate all perspectives on CT notes. In fact, your note (and others) helped me set a ceiling on how much I would pay for this auction lot (I only paid $15/btl in a 3-bottle lot after BP, BTW -- very happy about that).