Popped and poured. Cork perfect. Color garnet with bricking edges. Nose showing barnyard and damp earth. On palate this is soft smooth and rich with more prominent fruit than the nose foretells. Finish medium length and just a hint stemmy at the end. Becomes more spice based with air. really great tonight but has time ahead for sure.
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Wow! This was a perfectly stored bottle brought by Paul David from his bedrock cellar carved out of the Rocky Mountains. Still youthful, this had a crazy intense nose of pine, moss and forest floor, morels and truffle. On the palate, there were explosive notes of bing cherries and a touch of cola. The wine had great acid and still plenty of length in the finish. If your wines are stored as well as this example, I see no need to rush to drink this. Could go another 5 years at this plateau. One of the more impressive CA Pinots I've had in some time.
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took to dinner with Ebbe in NY -no official note but showed very well with lots of dark fruit some nice notes of sous bois & a nice balanced finish. - in a good place should drink well for another 3-5 yrs.
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These '99 Talley Rincons have been all over the place I can see from reading the CellarTracker! notes. I suspect that's why I was able to pick this up off eBob's Commerce Corner for $30. This one was definitely a home run, provided you don't mind brett. It's a Rhonish Talley, but I loved this wine. Definite brett and funk on the nose, along with some spices and maybe some burned cinnamon. On the palate, a profound sweet dark cherry on the attack and mid palate along with nice earthiness, reminding me a little bit of Oregon. Or maybe it's the residual effect of the brett. Nice depth to the flavors with some tea-like flavors kicking in on the mid-palate. Texture of silk. Still a little bit of tannin left. I think this bottle could have used another year in the cellar. But a nice balance and a nice finish, although not as nice as the 2002 or 2003.
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Very slight spritz once poured that fades quickly with swirling. Initially overly tart with the fruit hiding this opened better with about 30 minutes of air. Showed some piney herbals reminiscent of a Sonoma Coast Pinot. Fruit picked up bringing some dark cherry. Good acidity this was nicely styled but not exactly seamless. These 99's seem to be all over the place.
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Thinner than I remember, but that might be an illusion as the bottle was also tarter/more acidic that I remember. Nonetheless, beatutiful, light colored nose and woodsy, brushy length. Time to drink, but not over the hill.
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Lovely older American pinot. Much better than a 1996 Jean Raphet Charmes Chambertin we had with it. Had the central coast spiciness, lots of earth, and red and dark fruit flavors. Medium bodied, nice lush mouth feel...a joy to drink. Had it when it was released and not again until now, and it is now it it's sweet spot.
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CHERRIES, MINT, AND CLOVES IN THE NOSE WITH BLACK CHERRIES AND LICORICE IN THE FLAVOR. IMPRESSIVE WINE WITH NICE COMPLEXITY AND A MEDIUM TO LONG FINISH.
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Has trouble coming into balance. The acidity is shrill, managing to tame itself somewhat with air but by the time it does the alcohol is way too stiff.
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Brought to dinner with George Taber at Pescadou. Nice rich forest floor soily earth on the nose with some rich cherry in the background. Rich full palate in contrast to the last bottle I opened. This one still has a ways to go on it. Fruit has full mouth feel with nice acidity. Some comments from the group about the Burgundian character of this wine. Really in a nice place. Excellent.
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I really appreciate that Cris continues to share these wines with us. This is not the first time he has laid out an older Talley. For me, little barnyard (brett?) on the nose, cherry fruit with some tartness and some tannin still. An earthier style with again a note of brett on the palate. Not my favorite of the night but a wine to be able to appreciate for it's age and producer lineage.
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Very earthy rustic nose. Maybe very slight bret. Palate shows light cherries, earth, mushrooms, minerals. Slight spritz on midpalate that dissapates with some swirling. I would say the fruit seems to be on the tired side so drink up but Eurofiles will enjoy the complex earthy and rustic notes this displayed. I have often noticed big earth notes on the Rincon bottlings.
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Fratello's Offline (Laguna Niguel, CA): Nose of sweet cherries, caramel, and new leather. On the palate, there is less fruit. A bit earthier, with a mineral driven finish.
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Talley Rincon Pinots; 4/1/2006-12/31/2006: Two months ago, I wrote "Muted, funky tastes of earth and fruit and clay brick. A very slight spritz to the wine, something that I don't remember from 2 months ago." In fact, that was a characteristic that I found in this bottling at the Talley open house back in April as well.
Today's bottle still suffers a bit from that syndrome, but most of the ill effects (to me; Kevin didn't notice it) seem to dissipate with a half hour of air. Still, I have to say that after the first recorded bottle of this wine (which was great), this current bottle (and the previous one) have left a bit of a disappointing note in my brain. Must revisit in a year.
Having said that, just as what my "impression" of Rincon pinots "is", this one exhibits viscous, chewy tastes and aromas of ripe, bing cherries, which a substantial charred, peppery background that is very pleasing. It's developed past the primary stage that Rincon's inhabit and has become lighter on its feet (but just barely) without any loss of interest or relevance, and if it weren't the flaw (in my mind, at least), I'd be very, very optimistic about this wine. As it is, I'm only plain old optimistic.
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We had the 1999, 2000, and 2001 Rincon's at Talley last weekend, and this vintage, the 1999, was the one that tasted off. So here we are again, starting an effort to taste the 7 vintages that we have, and it's off again. Go figure - the power of suggestion.
Muted, funky tastes of earth and fruit and clay brick. A very slight spritz to the wine, something that I don't remember from 2 months ago.
Got better with an hour of air, but never to the level of the previous bottle.
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1999 Pinot Noirs; 1/14/2006-12/31/2006 (All over the map...): I loved this wine - maybe not in the same way that I loved the 1999 Rosemary's that we had last week (or the week before) but loved nonetheless. Once again, I'm struck by how different this wine tastes from a "new release" wine, and once again, how the Ken Wright's seem to get better, but not *this*much*better*.
This wine has the same aged, spicy, earthy notes going on as the Rosemary's did, but with more of a fruity, black cherry backbone. Kevin says that he liked the "juicy fruit" (and that's not perjorative at all) backbone that the Rosemary's had as opposed to the more sour backbone that this one has, but I think that this one just isn't as overtly sweet as the Rosemary's, in spite of the fact that I find (and I'm pretty sure that he finds) that this one has more fruit! That one (the Rosemary's) was much more dried than this one, which is much fresher, if less advanced.
The perils of rating that one first is that I have to give this one a higher score - or at least, I "feel like" I have to. So, I give this one a 94, versus that one's 93, even though I think that maybe this one is, in fact, the 93. Go figure!
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Black fruit dominating, red fruit more subdued. Needed 1 hr decant. this has closed down & is now in juvenile state. Starting to develop some secondary flavors. Some Mocha & leather, meat & earth are all here. I would give it another 3-4 years to get to full maturity. There is good acidity & Tannins as well as a nice long finish -it just needs time to come together & integrate.
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6/14/2012 - chcook wrote:
Popped and poured. Cork perfect. Color garnet with bricking edges. Nose showing barnyard and damp earth. On palate this is soft smooth and rich with more prominent fruit than the nose foretells. Finish medium length and just a hint stemmy at the end. Becomes more spice based with air. really great tonight but has time ahead for sure.
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10/29/2009 - bigwineguy420 wrote: 94 Points
Wow! This was a perfectly stored bottle brought by Paul David from his bedrock cellar carved out of the Rocky Mountains. Still youthful, this had a crazy intense nose of pine, moss and forest floor, morels and truffle. On the palate, there were explosive notes of bing cherries and a touch of cola. The wine had great acid and still plenty of length in the finish. If your wines are stored as well as this example, I see no need to rush to drink this. Could go another 5 years at this plateau. One of the more impressive CA Pinots I've had in some time.
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10/26/2009 - bon vivant wrote:
took to dinner with Ebbe in NY -no official note but showed very well with lots of dark fruit some nice notes of sous bois & a nice balanced finish. - in a good place should drink well for another 3-5 yrs.
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11/27/2008 - stevetimko wrote: 93 Points
These '99 Talley Rincons have been all over the place I can see from reading the CellarTracker! notes. I suspect that's why I was able to pick this up off eBob's Commerce Corner for $30. This one was definitely a home run, provided you don't mind brett. It's a Rhonish Talley, but I loved this wine. Definite brett and funk on the nose, along with some spices and maybe some burned cinnamon. On the palate, a profound sweet dark cherry on the attack and mid palate along with nice earthiness, reminding me a little bit of Oregon. Or maybe it's the residual effect of the brett. Nice depth to the flavors with some tea-like flavors kicking in on the mid-palate. Texture of silk. Still a little bit of tannin left. I think this bottle could have used another year in the cellar. But a nice balance and a nice finish, although not as nice as the 2002 or 2003.
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9/19/2008 - WetRock wrote:
Very slight spritz once poured that fades quickly with swirling. Initially overly tart with the fruit hiding this opened better with about 30 minutes of air. Showed some piney herbals reminiscent of a Sonoma Coast Pinot. Fruit picked up bringing some dark cherry. Good acidity this was nicely styled but not exactly seamless. These 99's seem to be all over the place.
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8/31/2008 - jbaron wrote: 91 Points
Thinner than I remember, but that might be an illusion as the bottle was also tarter/more acidic that I remember. Nonetheless, beatutiful, light colored nose and woodsy, brushy length. Time to drink, but not over the hill.
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6/21/2008 - wine4ever wrote: 92 Points
Lovely older American pinot. Much better than a 1996 Jean Raphet Charmes Chambertin we had with it. Had the central coast spiciness, lots of earth, and red and dark fruit flavors. Medium bodied, nice lush mouth feel...a joy to drink. Had it when it was released and not again until now, and it is now it it's sweet spot.
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1/19/2008 - buckeye76 wrote: 94 Points
CHERRIES, MINT, AND CLOVES IN THE NOSE WITH BLACK CHERRIES AND LICORICE IN THE FLAVOR. IMPRESSIVE WINE WITH NICE COMPLEXITY AND A MEDIUM TO LONG FINISH.
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1/1/2008 - Keith Levenberg wrote: 77 Points
Has trouble coming into balance. The acidity is shrill, managing to tame itself somewhat with air but by the time it does the alcohol is way too stiff.
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12/16/2007 - jbaron wrote: flawed
Bretty and spritzy. It seems like this bottling is somewhat iffy.
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10/31/2007 - WetRock wrote:
Brought to dinner with George Taber at Pescadou. Nice rich forest floor soily earth on the nose with some rich cherry in the background. Rich full palate in contrast to the last bottle I opened. This one still has a ways to go on it. Fruit has full mouth feel with nice acidity. Some comments from the group about the Burgundian character of this wine. Really in a nice place. Excellent.
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7/25/2007 - Frank Murray III wrote:
I really appreciate that Cris continues to share these wines with us. This is not the first time he has laid out an older Talley. For me, little barnyard (brett?) on the nose, cherry fruit with some tartness and some tannin still. An earthier style with again a note of brett on the palate. Not my favorite of the night but a wine to be able to appreciate for it's age and producer lineage.
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7/24/2007 - WetRock wrote:
Very earthy rustic nose. Maybe very slight bret. Palate shows light cherries, earth, mushrooms, minerals. Slight spritz on midpalate that dissapates with some swirling. I would say the fruit seems to be on the tired side so drink up but Eurofiles will enjoy the complex earthy and rustic notes this displayed. I have often noticed big earth notes on the Rincon bottlings.
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7/24/2007 - Paul Lin wrote: 89 Points
Fratello's Offline (Laguna Niguel, CA): Nose of sweet cherries, caramel, and new leather. On the palate, there is less fruit. A bit earthier, with a mineral driven finish.
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6/11/2006 - jbaron wrote: 91 Points
Talley Rincon Pinots; 4/1/2006-12/31/2006: Two months ago, I wrote "Muted, funky tastes of earth and fruit and clay brick. A very slight spritz to the wine, something that I don't remember from 2 months ago." In fact, that was a characteristic that I found in this bottling at the Talley open house back in April as well.
Today's bottle still suffers a bit from that syndrome, but most of the ill effects (to me; Kevin didn't notice it) seem to dissipate with a half hour of air. Still, I have to say that after the first recorded bottle of this wine (which was great), this current bottle (and the previous one) have left a bit of a disappointing note in my brain. Must revisit in a year.
Having said that, just as what my "impression" of Rincon pinots "is", this one exhibits viscous, chewy tastes and aromas of ripe, bing cherries, which a substantial charred, peppery background that is very pleasing. It's developed past the primary stage that Rincon's inhabit and has become lighter on its feet (but just barely) without any loss of interest or relevance, and if it weren't the flaw (in my mind, at least), I'd be very, very optimistic about this wine. As it is, I'm only plain old optimistic.
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4/14/2006 - jbaron wrote:
Talley Rincon Pinots; 4/1/2006-12/31/2006: In contrast to my note of 2 months ago, this bottle tastes off and a bit funky. Bretty?
We had the 1999, 2000, and 2001 Rincon's at Talley last weekend, and this vintage, the 1999, was the one that tasted off. So here we are again, starting an effort to taste the 7 vintages that we have, and it's off again. Go figure - the power of suggestion.
Muted, funky tastes of earth and fruit and clay brick. A very slight spritz to the wine, something that I don't remember from 2 months ago.
Got better with an hour of air, but never to the level of the previous bottle.
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2/10/2006 - jbaron wrote: 94 Points
1999 Pinot Noirs; 1/14/2006-12/31/2006 (All over the map...): I loved this wine - maybe not in the same way that I loved the 1999 Rosemary's that we had last week (or the week before) but loved nonetheless. Once again, I'm struck by how different this wine tastes from a "new release" wine, and once again, how the Ken Wright's seem to get better, but not *this*much*better*.
This wine has the same aged, spicy, earthy notes going on as the Rosemary's did, but with more of a fruity, black cherry backbone. Kevin says that he liked the "juicy fruit" (and that's not perjorative at all) backbone that the Rosemary's had as opposed to the more sour backbone that this one has, but I think that this one just isn't as overtly sweet as the Rosemary's, in spite of the fact that I find (and I'm pretty sure that he finds) that this one has more fruit! That one (the Rosemary's) was much more dried than this one, which is much fresher, if less advanced.
The perils of rating that one first is that I have to give this one a higher score - or at least, I "feel like" I have to. So, I give this one a 94, versus that one's 93, even though I think that maybe this one is, in fact, the 93. Go figure!
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1/14/2006 - jsebiri wrote: 88 Points
FAIR , THIN ECPECTED MORE
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8/9/2005 - bon vivant wrote:
Black fruit dominating, red fruit more subdued. Needed 1 hr decant. this has closed down & is now in juvenile state. Starting to develop some secondary flavors. Some Mocha & leather, meat & earth are all here. I would give it another 3-4 years to get to full maturity. There is good acidity & Tannins as well as a nice long finish -it just needs time to come together & integrate.
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5/29/2005 - jonphillips wrote: 90 Points
A little hot
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