2011 Scott Paul Cellars Pinot Noir La Paulée

Community Tasting Notes (40) Avg Score: 90.0 points

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  1/18/2024 - joecombellick@gmail.com Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Screw top, PnP. Nose is old red fruit with some integrated oak I believe. Nose also reminds me of Priorat grenache for some reason, some dusty or old world about it, slight salty or bloody. Bright plum flavors dominate intially. Some cranberry on the finish. Thin and elegant with tannins totally resolved. I read wild yeast was used, wonder if any oak and how much whole cluster. Maybe the best deal I've gotten on garagiste. I would drink up, fruit is fading and it is already a thin wine.

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  5/17/2022 - Aravind Asok wrote:

  Final btl. Unscrewed on the 17th, notes from the 19th. Just stunning on days 1 and 2 and far and away the best showing I've had for this wine. Very mild signs of oxidation on day 3 open (unrefrigerated on the counter overnight in between). On the nose: black tea, dried strawberry, wet leaf, spice. On the palate: fantastic acidity, wild strawberry, earthy herbals, with a touch of decay/oxidation and the softest hint of tannin on the finish. Absolutely lovely.

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  10/5/2021 - Aravind Asok wrote:

  Yum. Fantastic. See previous notes.

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  4/16/2021 - Brian Glas Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Wow. A Kelley Fox special. Medium ruby with some bricking at the edge. Floral notes on the nose. Light cranberry fruit. Crunchy. Excellent grip. Good persistence.

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  10/13/2020 - mtaczak wrote: 89 Points

  Thinner and less character than before. Getting tired.

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