2013 W.H. Smith Pinot Noir Hellenthal Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 92.8 points

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  2/11/2021 - twain Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Well integrated now, drinking better than a couple years ago. Spanned two nights and gave good texture, tasty red fruit and medium body.

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  11/10/2020 - twain Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Just a touch hot but has good acidity and cranberry core. Light, tannins integrated. Drinking pretty well. I like the plushness of the maritime '13 in contrast

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  5/31/2020 - seijaro Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Woo woo, the first bottle of a bunch recently bought at $25 direct... full CA Pinot flavor palette and smooth as silk. What a bargain!

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  9/11/2019 - seijaro Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Actually, 94 (me) 95 (she). Has matured perfectly, a big, full Pinot that really typifies the CA treatment of the grape. Smooth as a baby's bottom, goes down like a homesick mole. What a bargain for Pinot lovers!
  
  10/10 Another bottle, 95 by both of us, a classic New World Pinot. It took CA a long time to tame the Pinot grape but they sure got it right once they did!

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  5/17/2018 - seijaro Likes this wine: 93 Points

  A lovely Pinot but this year the Maritime outshines it for us. A bit lighter in style, quite pure and true to the varietal. This will appeal to those who like a sophisticated wine as opposed to a fruit bomb.

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