2013 Goodfellow Family Cellars Pinot Noir Durant Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (16) Avg Score: 91 points

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  12/3/2023 - cct wrote: 91 Points

  With Megan and Marcus
  
  Mature and leafy nose with some sweet decay, pot pour and red fruits. Sapid and savory with some more dried florals, black tea, and some cooling stem notes. Nice balanced acidity. Mature.

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  11/27/2020 - Bob H wrote:

  I had opened this bottle on Wednesday night, pre-Thanksgiving, but for some reason forgot to post a note. Anyway, here’s a glass about 48 hours after opening, and the nose is somewhat reticent. Lighter-bodied, with good acidity and persistence on the palate. Red fruits and savory notes - this is good, but from the 2013 quartet, I prefer both the Heritage and the Whistling Ridge at this time.

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  8/29/2020 - Bob H wrote:

  Very light translucent ruby in the glass; if I had this served to me blind, by color I would guess a Nerello Mascalese-based wine.
  
  Red fruits and spice tones on the nose. Light-bodied, with good acidity and persistence. This is pretty likable, and feels like it’s just starting to hit early maturity.

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  5/5/2020 - MikeATL Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Popped and poured in a Grassl Cru. The fairly light translucent garnet color but excellent intensity present a textbook example of the difference between concentration and extraction. It initially shows evergreen inflected dark cherry on the nose, while a layer of very fine tannin latches on to pure fruit on the palate like Velcro. It broadens out and takes on more savory notes with air. Excellent now and I look forward to seeing what more age will bring to the table.

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  12/8/2019 - Peter Kleban Likes this wine:

  ** (very close to ***)
  
  Wow, this is really something. Perfectly balanced, no extra acidity as in the 2015. PnP. Light, long and lovely. Birght ruby red color. Nose not very strong, but who cares. On the palate it was singing, drinks like a dream. Slightly on the thicker side of PN, and reminded me of the PGC Durant Vineyard Madrone Block.
  Held up fine for three days on the counter with a Repour. 2nd day found it very pretty, bordering on sweet. A sense of terroir as well.

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