2012 KITÁ Pinot Noir Hilliard Bruce Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 90 points

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  3/22/2022 - Jay Win Likes this wine:

  Still quite quaffable but time to drink up. Bottle properly stored. Grade of solid B.

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  12/8/2017 - merryberry Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Fairly dark for a pinot. Classic spice box, clove, and dark cherry nose. Medium bodied, crushed pomegranates, white pepper, cherries, some heat, mint, and tangy medium length finish. Lots of fruit, not much subtlety, and good with food.

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  10/9/2016 - bigdogflow Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Medium/dark color. Tons of fruit on nose and taste. Good balance, some pepper with nice acidity. Medium finish.

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  5/18/2015 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 91 Points

  A few more blind Cali Pinots (My Place - Washington, DC): Deep ruby colored. Nose of raspberries and blackberries, red and black cherries, along with loamy soil, sweet rose potpourri, pepper, vanilla, root beer. Very juicy, fresh and attractive nose. Medium-bodied, silky tannins provide a chewy feel, medium acid. The fruit is rich and chewy, black cherries, dark plums, blackberries, add in some vanilla cola, mocha, sweet chewing tobacco, black cherries in ice cream, but also some cracked pepper, loam and Portobello mushroom elements. Despite the forward approach, this shows a lot of subtlety and complexity. Could be popped now, but I would cellar this for three or four years. A lot in here to contemplate over time. I love high acid, and would like this even more if it had a tad more acid, but it’s still quite balanced. 13.1% alcohol, aged 18 months in 25% new French oak.

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