2010 Anaba Pinot Noir Gap's Crown Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 90.9 points

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  12/27/2016 - TashNYC wrote: 90 Points

  Not as good as the last time we had it. Some good red fruit -and better with the duck cassoulet- but not spectacular. Perhaps needs more bottle age?

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  2/29/2016 - ddingley Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Liked this wine when I first opened it. On night 2, after open a few hours (I always pump between nights), I loved it. Very full body for a Pinot but in addition to ample fruit had a nice earthy quality as well.

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  11/20/2015 - TashNYC wrote: 92 Points

  A tasty wine but very different the Windgap Sonoma Coast PN 2013 that preceded it. Lots of dark, spicy cherry and blackberry flavors, with some earthy, forest floor notes as well. dark and showy.
  
  Good with the grilled Atlantic salmon and the wild and long grain rice. Could have gone with lamb or duck as well.
  
  Ok to drink after being open for an hour but could age as well

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  12/17/2014 - linkswinelover6549 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Delicious Pinot. Glad I waited to drink this. perfectly balanced at this time

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  3/8/2014 - mflesh wrote: 91 Points

  This is prime example of a wine that you have to be PATIENT with but it will reward you in the end. Wine was uncorked and, actually, rather rushed into the glass. Figured that a 2010 Pinot wouldn't require much opening time. Boy was I wrong. This one poured a dirty crimson into the glass. The nose on this wine, even when locked up, is awesome. Raspberry jam, fig, even a note of honeysuckle. Very nice. The initial palate was copper penny. Yeah, OK, so I'll let it sit a while. After about 2 hours, the copper penny was gone. The entry was riddled with mature raspberry and vanilla, sharp acidity with a little tartness to it. The wine then settled out in the middle with layers of graham cracker, raspberry jam, and that earthy Gap's Crown sediment which was always present. The wine actually turned very dark towards the end, finishing strong with zero oak but a ton of dirty red raspberry, overripe pomegranate and a lot of acidity. This is a pinot that would easily stand up to venison, duck, buffalo, and would do really well. But you really do need to let it decant and open at least 2 hours or else you'll want to give this one an 80. I actually think that this one could last another 7 years - Done by 2020/2021 with proper cellaring.

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