2011 Failla Pinot Noir Estate Vineyard Fort Ross - Seaview

Community Tasting Notes (29) Avg Score: 90.4 points

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  6/20/2021 - yaCellar Likes this wine: 91 Points

  2011 vintage, which I tasted a year ago. Some fruit has faded. What remains is still bright and fresh. Underripe cherry/strawberry, Asian spice, loamy/earthy undertone. On the palette is faded fruit and a strong acid backbone.

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  5/8/2020 - yaCellar Likes this wine: 92 Points

  I’m drinking from PnP. This wine has held up well. Tanzer’s 2013 review largely holds. There’s an overt loamy core to the nose now, with an iron/blood element, and a bitter vegetal aroma. The fruit has faded faster than the acid. A light dusting of tannin followed by a medium length finish.

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  3/17/2019 - Jonny d Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Was a bit skeptical Ehren Jordan's wines could really go some distance but took the risk many years ago. The 2009 Keefer was a great piece of evidence, and this wine nailed it. No question. Dusty dark rose color with a medium clear rim. Cherries, raspberries, and herbs on the nose. Nice savory notes on the mid-palate, restrained acidity, and fully resolved tannins. 20-30 second finish. I'm sold. Great value in an age when great Burgs are out of price range-- drink Failla instead. Failla- may you always remain obscure and accessible!

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  9/2/2016 - Edclr Likes this wine: 92 Points

  way too young...but I needed a Failla fix. IT needs another few years to mature. But it's the oldest Failla I have...Cant keep my hands off it.

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  7/13/2016 - CWilliam wrote:

  beautiful. paired great with grilled MonkFish. 92-93 range.

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