2009 Shannon Vineyards Pinot Noir Rockview Ridge

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 91.3 points

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  12/28/2014 - Noone5 Likes this wine: 97 Points

  Great Pinot noir Tanin bien fondu senteur animale et légèrement beurré

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  9/28/2012 - godx wrote: flawed

  This was awful. Smoky to the point of being like campfire. Roasted fruits and more campfire smoke on the palate. Something must be wrong with this bottle as the last 3 bottles have been nothing like this.

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  7/2/2012 - biggie wrote: 88 Points

  Clear dark garnet core - still youthful. Clean nose of smoke, earth, charcoal and a touch of cherry. Would definitely have picked this as a SA wine but was concerned about the taste. Shouldn't have as it showed bright cherry and red fruit flavours along with the smoke and some spice. No earthiness on the palate - med acid, body, tannin and medium plus alcohol (not off putting).
  
  The finish was quite long - medium and there was good spice along with the fruit continuing.
  
  Tasty - will be interesting to see where this goes in a couple of years. Can drink now with pleasure. Had with cedar plank sockeye salmon - worked.

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  11/10/2011 - godx wrote: 91 Points

  Bill's Monthly Lunch - November 2011 (Vancouver, BC): Tasted blind – Lighter red in colour. Spicy nose that had me guessing Oregon pinot with restrained raspberry fruit notes as well. While I didn’t think the nose could be from Cali, the palate could be with slightly riper fruit and a more forward approach than the nose. Light to medium body with solid acidity and good length. This wine does a great job of balancing new world fruit with old world structure and maintains the pinot delicacy that’s so often lost on many new world pinots. Drinking well already but a few years lying sideways could bring out even more complexity. Excellent.

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