2012 Lutum Pinot Noir Bien Nacido

Community Tasting Notes (25) Avg Score: 90.6 points

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  2/15/2021 - Wyneaux wrote: 89 Points

  Light pinkish red. Spicy nose. Light bodied with noticeable tannin. Some cherry, cotton candy strawberry flavors, starts to finish tart but then has some sweetness to counter the tannin. It certainly cut through the Alfredo sauce but not my favorite style.

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  10/23/2020 - RGCM Gananda Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Prior bottle was nearly 16 months ago (manged to pick up another bottle) and my notes were quite similar and this wine has held up well. Nose continues to show red cherry, red berries, floral and earth notes. Medium bodied and shows the same mixture of red cherry and red berry upfront that I recall from my prior bottle. There's still a nicely fresh brightness initially while the mid-body continues to show rounded open fruit with good density. Small touch of red raspberry towards the back and then tart red cherry through the finish. Acidity provides nice structure, remains in balance with the fruit and provides length on the finish. Based on consistent notes, I would say this is peak, but based on how well the various elements continue to show, I'd say you could drink this over the next 18+ months with consistent results. No reason to delay as additional time will not lead to improvement.

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  5/31/2020 - robmatic wrote: 91 Points

  Cinnamon and sage decorate the bouquet, and the palate is spicy and chewy, with juicy apple acidity. Long and succulent, very nice.

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  5/1/2020 - Château de Farmer Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Classic new world Pinot profile, but some restraint and finesse with the bottle age. Cherry, raspberry, strawberry with tart acidity and some delicate smoky oak notes. Some undertones of earth and mushroom but not leading. Drinking well now.

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  12/30/2019 - winelover1808 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Very nice. On the sweet side as the acidic tension isn’t pronounced. Medium bodied and not too jammy or too new world. A pretty nose pinot new world nose and good smooth finish. Probably a bit past it’s peak if I had to guess but enjoyable.

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