Light crimson in color. Almost translucent. 14.1% ABV. Really pretty nose of red fruits, cloves and sassafras. Light and ethereal with perfect acidity. Cherries, cranberries, strawberries and baking spices on the palate. The finish is exquisite. Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir simply does not get much better. Drink over the next 2-3 years.
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I opened this when friends dropped by on 1/31/17. It had a rich, fragrant bouquet of cherry, raspberry, barnyard and baking spice aromas. The palate was rich and earthy with flavors of, cherry, cranberry, tarragon and spice
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Still abit young but drinking well enough after a couple of hours of air, but tonight this bottle seemed abit reserved. Perhaps a reflection of a difficult vintage but I thought this was dilute. I was looking for more.
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A year later after rating a prior bottle 87 points - this has shown notable improvement. Pretty solid. It doesn't over-deliver relative to its price yet but looking forward to trying my last 2 bottles.
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While still abit on the youthful side, after a coupe of hours of double decanting this was drinking very nicely. Med bodied with bright, forward, red cherry fruit, cola, damp loamy earth, baking spice notes, white pepper and a firmish acidic backbone. The tannins on the med length finish were fairly soft and dusty. This bottle was quite nice with a lot depth and character, and while clearly a child of Sonoma, it shows abit of restraint and is not as "in your face" forward as the likes of Loring, Kosta Browne or Sea Smoke. All on all, well done.
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This wine is really starting to come Into its own. Decant for at least 30 minutes. Fruit forward, silky finish. Lovely cherry cranberry notes. It will continue to improve, but it's pretty well right now. Paired with a toasted sesame salmon salad - wonderful
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Deep ruby light purple in color. Nose is very inviting and very full of cranberries and some wet pine forest floor...not mushroomy but more pine. Very fruit forward in the mouth and perhaps this settles down with time and allows other features to shine through. Perfectly drinkable and really good stuff just not layers of depth at this early age. Will save my other bottle of this for a few years to see evolution.
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Lean and a bit one dimensional at this point. Twangy herbaceous could be mistaken for a bold Oregon Pinot if tasted blind. No off notes but was expecting a rounder experience. At best it needs time. I'll be in no hurry to pop the 3 other bottles I have. Has a tough time justifying its fully loaded costs.
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12/23/2017 - joet626 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Full-bodied and smooth. Didn't like it as much as the previous bottle but still very good.
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9/24/2017 - tgkswine Likes this wine: 91 Points
Bottle 2 consistent with the first.
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6/13/2017 - tomlee wrote: 94 Points
Light crimson in color. Almost translucent. 14.1% ABV. Really pretty nose of red fruits, cloves and sassafras. Light and ethereal with perfect acidity. Cherries, cranberries, strawberries and baking spices on the palate. The finish is exquisite. Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir simply does not get much better. Drink over the next 2-3 years.
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3/13/2017 - mmcdds Likes this wine: 91 Points
Quite nice tonight with rich, dark red fruit, some bramble, earthy undertones, baking spice and white pepper.
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1/31/2017 - garambler Likes this wine: 91 Points
I opened this when friends dropped by on 1/31/17. It had a rich, fragrant bouquet of cherry, raspberry, barnyard and baking spice aromas. The palate was rich and earthy with flavors of, cherry, cranberry, tarragon and spice
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7/10/2016 - joet626 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Outstanding. Well balanced. Nice cherry fruit. This is right up there with my favorite California pinots
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7/3/2016 - TLR Likes this wine: 92 Points
excellent effort. Not as fruit forward as previous years.
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4/8/2016 - tgkswine wrote: 92 Points
Excellent
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2/10/2016 - mmcdds Likes this wine: 90 Points
Quite nice tonight with a couple of hours of air.
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7/29/2015 - Hazevedo Does not like this wine: 88 Points
Don't value the price
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3/21/2015 - shaferguy91 wrote: 92 Points
No decant
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3/16/2015 - mmcdds wrote: 87 Points
Still abit young but drinking well enough after a couple of hours of air, but tonight this bottle seemed abit reserved. Perhaps a reflection of a difficult vintage but I thought this was dilute. I was looking for more.
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1/6/2015 - BigSchmove Likes this wine: 90 Points
Good I think this needs more time in the laying down.
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11/27/2014 - awise45 wrote: 93 Points
Full but not overpowering, nice blend of cherry, strawberry and light fruits.
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5/13/2014 - RobertDwyer Likes this wine: 90 Points
A year later after rating a prior bottle 87 points - this has shown notable improvement. Pretty solid. It doesn't over-deliver relative to its price yet but looking forward to trying my last 2 bottles.
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3/31/2014 - shaferguy91 wrote: 92 Points
No decant.
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3/19/2014 - mmcdds Likes this wine: 92 Points
While still abit on the youthful side, after a coupe of hours of double decanting this was drinking very nicely. Med bodied with bright, forward, red cherry fruit, cola, damp loamy earth, baking spice notes, white pepper and a firmish acidic backbone. The tannins on the med length finish were fairly soft and dusty. This bottle was quite nice with a lot depth and character, and while clearly a child of Sonoma, it shows abit of restraint and is not as "in your face" forward as the likes of Loring, Kosta Browne or Sea Smoke. All on all, well done.
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3/19/2014 - JHMahaney wrote: 93 Points
This wine is really starting to come Into its own. Decant for at least 30 minutes. Fruit forward, silky finish. Lovely cherry cranberry notes. It will continue to improve, but it's pretty well right now. Paired with a toasted sesame salmon salad - wonderful
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3/17/2014 - Jbird73 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Deep ruby light purple in color. Nose is very inviting and very full of cranberries and some wet pine forest floor...not mushroomy but more pine. Very fruit forward in the mouth and perhaps this settles down with time and allows other features to shine through. Perfectly drinkable and really good stuff just not layers of depth at this early age. Will save my other bottle of this for a few years to see evolution.
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2/9/2014 - lzelman Likes this wine: 94 Points
Delicious wine. Very dark, fruit forward with a long lasting finish.
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12/28/2013 - AMM3RD Likes this wine: 92 Points
This 91-92. This wine is really good, and will get better over 3-5 years. Sour cherries galore.
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11/10/2013 - DMerrill wrote:
Drank at ootf
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5/10/2013 - RobertDwyer wrote: 87 Points
Lean and a bit one dimensional at this point. Twangy herbaceous could be mistaken for a bold Oregon Pinot if tasted blind. No off notes but was expecting a rounder experience. At best it needs time. I'll be in no hurry to pop the 3 other bottles I have. Has a tough time justifying its fully loaded costs.
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