2011 Poe Wines Pinot Noir Angel Camp Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 91.8 points

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  1/1/2023 - fitchbuck Likes this wine: 94 Points

  One of the top Pinots I've had, what a grab for $35.

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  10/17/2014 - Frank Murray III wrote:

  Notes from memory as I drank this earlier in the week. We gave it about 2 hours of air. This showed the zing and zesty quality of the '11 vintage. And there is a distinct spicy quality to the wine too, both in the palate and finish. Distinctive and not easy to forget and yet very easy to appreciate and enjoy. The fruit had a glassy, polished texture, accented with herb, hard cherry candy and raspberry. I enjoyed this, as it mixed what was more forward from the '10 Poe Angel Camp from last vintage with the zesty and spicy aspects of the '11 impact. Very good.

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  1/19/2014 - brigcampbell wrote:

  POE Wines - Winemaker's Dinner with Samantha Sheehan (The Loft @ The Montage - Laguna Beach, CA): I like the '10 it's great, but this is even better in my opinion. Seems like it was picked at a lower brix resulting is a less fruit forward profile. This is killer. Nose has a Pinot funk which I like, some discussion whether this was reduction but not the case. There is light cherry flavor and significantly noticeable chalky mineral note. Yeah. Medium plus length on the finish.

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  1/19/2014 - Frank Murray III wrote:

  Drank alongside the 2010, will depend on which vintage your palate prefers in determining what you may like better. I found a gamy, smoky note on the aromatic this time. Strawberry, cherry rancher, with a good core of spicy red fruit, like a cracked Indian spice. Shows the vintage's zesty quality, with some truffle and in comparison to the 2010, this 2011 is just a zestier, more driven style against the 2010's more riper tones.

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  8/1/2013 - t_moderne wrote: 91 Points

  Recently re-loaded on a couple of bottles of the 2011 Pinot and Chardonnay from Poe so decided to open up the remaining bottle that I had in the cellar.
  This was a pop and pour and served with food (Moroccan lamb and couscous, in case you were wondering.)
  The nose is in an ever changing mood. At first, I get a strong herbal, green bean element. Swirl and check again. Good Pinot funk with wet leaves, reminding me of the smell of a summer lake. Swirl again and I note fresh blackberries. Maybe some pomegranate too. But this wine is not about detecting fruits. In the mouth, there is a richness of fruit but elegantly framed by tart cranberries and good acidity. Light on its feet but still showing depth of flavor. While on the lighter side of Cali-Pinot, it has the verve evident in many 2011 Pinots. Nice wine. Well done. I am glad I ordered a few more for the cellar.
  After re-corking, came back to visit this and it still holds up well. Some notes of seashells to compliment the fruit and spice. Very nice wine.

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