Jim Clendenen has done it again. Mellow red fruits (raspberries, cherries up front, strawberries on the finish) sitting on flowers. Still has vibrancy and youthfulness to it, but maybe 2-3 years before it's past that point.
Based on the cork, I wonder if this was recorked and topped up at the winery. No idea if ABC even does that.
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Echoing my previous note, on this occasion it was drunk alongside a 2006 Rollin IdV and a 2013 Enderle & Moll Liaison. Richer in character than the other two but definitely cut from the same cloth it still has vibrant fruit but in a restrained package. Seamless beauty and a reminder as to what CA Pinot Noir can do when in the right hands.
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Drunk alongside a 2006 Dujac MSD, this wine had nothing to be ashamed of. Firm acidity, dark red fruit and some terpene notes lent this wine a very attractive character. It's still young and should develop further with age and should have a bright future ahead of it.
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WOTN in a blind tasting of American Pinots, all from great producers and vintages between 2004 and 2010. Best balanced, long finish, all in harmony, and not a hint yet of going over the hill.
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10/6/2023 - Max S. Likes this wine: 92 Points
Jim Clendenen has done it again. Mellow red fruits (raspberries, cherries up front, strawberries on the finish) sitting on flowers. Still has vibrancy and youthfulness to it, but maybe 2-3 years before it's past that point.
Based on the cork, I wonder if this was recorked and topped up at the winery. No idea if ABC even does that.
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5/5/2019 - MLipton wrote:
Echoing my previous note, on this occasion it was drunk alongside a 2006 Rollin IdV and a 2013 Enderle & Moll Liaison. Richer in character than the other two but definitely cut from the same cloth it still has vibrant fruit but in a restrained package. Seamless beauty and a reminder as to what CA Pinot Noir can do when in the right hands.
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5/23/2016 - MLipton wrote:
Drunk alongside a 2006 Dujac MSD, this wine had nothing to be ashamed of. Firm acidity, dark red fruit and some terpene notes lent this wine a very attractive character. It's still young and should develop further with age and should have a bright future ahead of it.
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12/7/2014 - Edclr Likes this wine: 94 Points
WOTN in a blind tasting of American Pinots, all from great producers and vintages between 2004 and 2010. Best balanced, long finish, all in harmony, and not a hint yet of going over the hill.
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6/16/2014 - Edclr Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very burgundian. Still a baby.
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