2010 James Family Cellars Pinot Noir Stony Point

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 89 points

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  2/18/2015 - Wine.woot_taster wrote:

  Had this on Friday and man was it tasty! Here is the skinny:
  
  1. started the day with a Tercero Viognier on the porch while the boys finished playing outside
  
  2. Switched to this offering for dinner (had Zankou Chicken-mutabel, tarna, tabouleh..you get the picture) knowing that any quality PN should match with mediterranean fare.
  
  3. Notes:
  Color: a darker shade of ruby red (a tad darker for a PN than I am used to)
  
  Nose: could smell the cherries/floral aspect a mile away! Beautiful floral nose with cherry and hints of clove and earth (though not as earthy as an Oregon pinot)
  
  Body: nice, medium legs and a medium body (not too watery but not too thick). Smooth tannins
  
  Taste: Yum! Plenty of fruit with a small serving of mushrooms...paired perfectly with the food...the alcohol was in perfect harmony with the body, acidity, and fruit
  
  Overall, it is a well-crafted PN that is balanced and can be enjoyed with or without food (we finsihed tmnost of it on the porch lsitening to Morrissey). It is a bit rough on the edges but not much (comparing it to more elegant and refined PN's ala Skewis or Siduri). I also disagree with the CT note to drink 2015. I left a small serving in a wine glass overnight and it was still going strong the next morning. I would say 3-4 more years of life in this baby.
  
  I pegged it at $35 MSRP and $20 delivered is a smoking deal...it truly drinks like a $35 bottle IMO and reminded me why PN is my favorite grape. Finally, I would say it is a cross between an Oregon PN (more earthy and Burgundian in style) and a CA pinot (fruitier and colaish)
  
  And under 300 cases to boot!

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  9/6/2013 - Winecat wrote: 89 Points

  Well rounded. Right balance of fruit and earth

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