2013 Goodfellow Family Cellars Pinot Noir Whistling Ridge Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (51) Avg Score: 91.4 points

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  4/29/2024 - jdp89 Likes this wine:

  Advice: leave this for several more years, or open a day ahead to decant for a while, have a small glass, and rebottle with some exposed surface area to revisit the next day. Quite closed on day 1 even with a very long decant; day 2 and 3 it's much nicer.
  
  Day 1: 4.5 hours air. On the nose intensity is relatively moderate but it’s really pretty, with rosebud, dried flower, black tea, strawberry rhubarb, woodsy undertone, bit of good clean garden dirt. On the palate it’s subtle, more elegant than intense; mouthwatering acidity; fine but firm tannin. Flavors emphasize red fruit and tea aspects of the nose. Aromatics outdo the palate at this point, but can see why folks think there’s upside here. Glad to have a couple more bottles.
  
  Day 2: Palate comes together more. Aromatics stay in same area, but now the palate has more sour cherry, savory characteristics, generally just a lot more flavor coming through.

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  1/1/2024 - tourproto Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Great typical Pinot from Marcus. Needs to breathe for at least 4 hours before drinking. Then you will be rewarded by a fantastic Burgundian-style Pinot.

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  12/29/2023 - winenot519 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Medium Ruby with wide, pale, meniscus. Aromas of cranberry, bing cherry, and tomato leaf. On the palate, medium bodied with bright acidity and low alcohol and tannins. Notes of ripe red fruit, tobacco, cracked black pepper, and white truffle. Finish is lively and tart with lingering fruit notes. Beautiful, youthful, energetic wine, even at 10yrs of age.

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  12/15/2023 - Owlbass wrote:

  Great nose of red fruit, spice and slight earth. Palate is much more subdued, with a lot of acid. Overall very enjoyable with dinner. Wait 5+ years to try other bottles

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  12/14/2023 - Diane (LI) wrote:

  All the beautiful smells of Thanksgiving. I didn’t want to take my nose out of the glass. The fruit is shy on the palate, with the tannins being ferocious.

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