2010 Joseph Swan Vineyards Pinot Noir Saralee's Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 90.4 points

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  7/16/2019 - drrobvino wrote: 91 Points

  2nd of 2 bottles, last one was consumed 2 yrs ago.
  Quite fruit-forward on the nose and palate, showing off fresh strawberry, raspberry, black cherry, and plum.
  Nice complexity under all that fruit, with forest floor, cola, and some cinnamon spice.
  Finely grained, lightish tannins on the long and fruity finish.
  Drinking nicely now and will likely continue to do so for another 4+ years.

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  7/15/2017 - drrobvino wrote: 92 Points

  Delicious RRV Pinot from Swan. Nicely aged at 7 years now, the wine shows gorgeous Pinot spice, forest floor, cranberry and red cherry flavors. It is definitely new world on the nose and palate, but in a very restrained and "proper" way. The best of both worlds, actually.
  Nice and long finish with minty spice, cinnamon and wet earth. Will drink nicely for another 3-5 years, but it is delicious now, so I'll consume my remaining bottle within a year or 2. Very nice.

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  6/29/2017 - hadlieh2 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Rating is from the second night - which was delicious. Cherry smoked First night was good but a little hot. Gased half bottle and so ENJOYed the second night. Does this mean let it cellar longer? Is this a shoulder season issue ( we have a wine friend who says don't even think about drinking pinots in the late spring Kate fall). Anyway. So much Better second night - while decent the first!

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  12/24/2014 - stubbie999 Likes this wine:

  Big, but starting to come into balance. All you would want in to RRV pinot, with elegance and depth.

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  6/15/2014 - gutt22 Likes this wine:

  14.5% alcohol. A touch darker than the usual Saralee's, a moderate red cherry color. This is somewhat reminiscent of the 2003 version of this wine, with a knockout nose of ripe cherry and baking spice. In the mouth, it leans out a touch, but still has delicious cherry fruit, bright acidity, and a mildly tannic finish. Pretty wine. Elegance with voluptuous flavor. A-

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