2015 Balo Vineyards Pinot Noir

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 90.4 points

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  9/19/2022 - EdKz@comcast.net Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Past prime time

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  2/22/2020 - EdKz@comcast.net Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Fruit pure Pinot Noir with excellent acid

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  10/31/2019 - NateR Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Really nice California pinot. Well balanced with dark cherry fruit and oak, plenty of body, enough acid and flavor to provide a satisfying finish. Slightly more extracted than some Anderson Valley pinots, but it works here.

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  11/26/2017 - LesPaul wrote: 89 Points

  Remarkably drinkable in late '17, this is a big Pinot showing a fair bit of new oak, vanilla, and luscious fruit compared to what I think of as typical of the Anderson Valley. That said, it's well-balanced with acid (and some youthful tannin), so it works as a whole. A little more than my palate is looking for - overwhelms some of the classic Anderson Valley characteristics that the Balo estate fruit can exhibit - but worth trying if it's in your stylistic wheelhouse.

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