2013 Walt Pinot Noir Shea Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 90.7 points

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  5/12/2017 - tfharris Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Light and moderate cherry.

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  3/11/2017 - comlaw Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Aerated and decanted for 60 minutes. Lots of strawberry and cherry with good balance of tannins and acid. More restrained than Walt's California pinots with good complexity.

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  6/11/2016 - Snoman Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Dark garnet in glass, showing density and extraction. Rich aromas and mouthfeel of wild cherry and earth carry to the palate with waves of dark-fruit flavors, some notes of black soil and cinnamon spices. Delicious and long finish. Walt knocks this out of the park.

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  5/6/2016 - Snoman Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Nice showcase for the Shea fruit here. Lots of extraction, deep garnet color with aromas of wild berries and cardamom that carry right to palate in a fruit-dominated profile, but backed up with some complexity, and balanced by a sufficient acidity. Still integrating, so expect some improvement in the medium term.

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  2/27/2016 - Carl Thoma wrote: 88 Points

  For such a great winery and vineyard I was surprised. The noise was so constrained as hard to give description. Mid-palate and finish were very smooth so obviously good winemaking. This is all in the first 15 minutes. At the end of the bottle the wine was taking on some weight. I sense 2013 was a restrained vintage.

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