2008 Patricia Green Cellars Pinot Noir Winderlea
Community Tasting Note
PIntag wrote:
Saturday, May 13, 2023 - Family Blind Pinot Noir Tasting (The homestead): From a family blind tasting, Pinot from anywhere - guess origin, vintage, price.
Wine #2 of 8.
This was my 1st contribution to the tasting. This showed some sulfur stink on the nose after opening, but that blew off quickly. My sister identified this as having some age, and indeed, the nose exhibited some "sweaty sock" and earthy tones. The palate seemed lively though the acidity was only medium, with the earthy-dominant flavors taking the lead. Good complexity and interesting, but what kept this from being exceptional was the weak concentration on the palate. Kind of a weird combination of good depth, but weak concentration of flavor, if that makes sense. Not bad, but just lacking that extra something. Didn't really capture the hearts of anyone at the tasting, myself included. Maybe this is just past prime and on the downhill slide, or perhaps this bottle was slightly off. Tried this the next evening (after vacuum sealing overnight) and it was pretty much the same.
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Comment posted by PDXinSEA:
5/15/2023 3:11:00 PM - I think you're right about it being on the downhill slide. I believe it was the last vintage for this own-rooted vineyard prior to replanting after discovering phylloxera. I think the lack of distinction may be due to its deteriorating vineyard origin. Not a good showing from an excellent vintage.
Comment posted by PIntag:
5/16/2023 8:35:00 PM - Agreed. Thanks for the back story. It wasn't bad at all, just not as good as I was expecting (based on some other aged PG bottles).