May be the best overall vineyard designate among all of Dutton Goldfield's wide variety of world-class pinots. For that reason, we tend to hold back on opening this one. The 2022 end-date is way off, will put forward 2026.
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AMAZING! One of the best pinots I've had in a long time. I told my beautiful bride that I love it when I open a wine, from a producer that I've visited, take that first deep inhale, and it just smells perfect. That describes the 2013 Freestone. Barnyard and forest floors, surrounded by the lingering aroma of ripe red fruits. When we first tasted it, the wine had a slightly tannic edge, but that disappeared after the first small pour, and with subsequent pours through a Vinturi. The taste was almost sublime in its combination of classic pinot acidity/crispness with big red Cali fruit flavors. Truly, one of the nicest pinots I've had in a while. By the way, it is much better than the 2011 or 2012.
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Quick Coravin taste -- utterly delicious, gobs of red fruit (rasp/straw/wild-berry), hard minerals and candy, prickly tannins, pleasant earthiness. Medium-weight frame and long, focused finished. Delighted with it at the ~$35 auction price, but there's slim value here at $72 SRP.
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Pinot Days San Francisco, floral nose, rich fruit, allspice, black cherry, blackberry, same on the palate, medium/big body, rich, tasty fruit, best of those tasted today, better in 2 years, long finish.
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11/3/2023 - DanielJ Likes this wine: 91 Points
Nice flavor of violets. Bright. Light fruit flavor. Long finish.
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4/24/2022 - RustyI Likes this wine: 94 Points
Drank 2022, so 9 years aged. Absolutely fantastic. Very drinkable, soft tannins, light fruit on the front. Really great.
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4/29/2020 - geodog wrote: 93 Points
Outstanding Pinot; my last bottle.
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7/19/2019 - wendyinwlv wrote: 80 Points
A bit disappointed. A little dry and short on the finish.
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1/12/2019 - Terramare Likes this wine: 97 Points
Our last bottle of the '13 Freestone - still stunning! Probably another decade or more yet in front of this vintage.
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9/26/2018 - Terramare Likes this wine: 97 Points
May be the best overall vineyard designate among all of Dutton Goldfield's wide variety of world-class pinots. For that reason, we tend to hold back on opening this one. The 2022 end-date is way off, will put forward 2026.
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1/6/2018 - kennyd Likes this wine: 96 Points
AMAZING! One of the best pinots I've had in a long time. I told my beautiful bride that I love it when I open a wine, from a producer that I've visited, take that first deep inhale, and it just smells perfect. That describes the 2013 Freestone. Barnyard and forest floors, surrounded by the lingering aroma of ripe red fruits. When we first tasted it, the wine had a slightly tannic edge, but that disappeared after the first small pour, and with subsequent pours through a Vinturi. The taste was almost sublime in its combination of classic pinot acidity/crispness with big red Cali fruit flavors. Truly, one of the nicest pinots I've had in a while. By the way, it is much better than the 2011 or 2012.
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9/6/2017 - BoulderWine Likes this wine: 94 Points
Excellent purity of fruit. Drinking well right now.
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6/12/2017 - tomherer Likes this wine: 92 Points
Quick Coravin taste -- utterly delicious, gobs of red fruit (rasp/straw/wild-berry), hard minerals and candy, prickly tannins, pleasant earthiness. Medium-weight frame and long, focused finished. Delighted with it at the ~$35 auction price, but there's slim value here at $72 SRP.
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5/8/2017 - wendyinwlv wrote: 92 Points
It was very nice, one of the best we blind tasted that night. Rich, but mellow. See what happens in the next year or so to the next bottle
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3/9/2017 - Jahull03 wrote:
nice, medium, some structure and my guess is it will probably drop its elbows over the next 3-5 years.
good but at the price I have other preferences.
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12/4/2016 - Terramare Likes this wine: 93 Points
We paired this Freestone with a sweet potato ravioli dish that went extremely well together.
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6/18/2016 - bestdamncab Likes this wine: 90 Points
Pinot Days San Francisco, floral nose, rich fruit, allspice, black cherry, blackberry, same on the palate, medium/big body, rich, tasty fruit, best of those tasted today, better in 2 years, long finish.
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5/27/2016 - StageOneRacing Likes this wine: 89 Points
Simple cherry and red fruit with a pleasant oak flavor, easy to drink.
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4/4/2016 - ddsolomon2000 wrote: 95 Points
Fantastic wine start to finish.
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