2012 Zepaltas Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast

Community Tasting Notes (13) Avg Score: 91 points

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  4/12/2020 - McMalbec Likes this wine: 90 Points

  A good Sonoma pinot noir, considering its age. Beautiful color, the nose( once it emerged -15 minutes in the glass) was classic SC PN; some of the bright fruit on the palate was gone but a nice cherry/ripe red currant sensation on the palate with a pleasant spice on the finish. There was enough acidity to pair nicely with grilled chicken breast and smoked pork loin basted in a tart cherry sauce.

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  5/30/2017 - JeremyBernton Likes this wine: 87 Points

  Chery cola, but not enough acidity or earthy notes to balance out. Overall, not bad but too sweet for my palate.

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  2/14/2017 - CMN Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Red fruits and flowers on the nose. The red fruits carry over to the palate -- primarily dark cherry, with some raspberry and a hint of strawberry -- with a nice mineral core. Good concentration and acid; this speaks very much to Sonoma Coast terroir, but it's more balanced/restrained than many of its brethren, clocking in at 13.3% abv. Very nice stuff; this was my gateway wine to Zepaltas and it's holding up nicely.

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  1/23/2017 - prof b wrote:

  Great wine, sorry to see the last one go. The sonoma coast wines always show a bit more character for me. Glad to have some SVs from more recent vintages.

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  4/26/2016 - zinfomaniac Likes this wine: 91 Points

  This showed beautifully the two days it was under assault, I had to try like hell to make it to day two. Very floral spiced nose, orange peel earth palate, distinctive mineral laden finish. I feel I caught this one at it's prime.

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