2015 Cambria Pinot Noir Julia's Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (23) Avg Score: 87.5 points

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  4/24/2022 - mattym19 Does not like this wine: 87 Points

  From memory of last night. By the bottle at Mountain Top Inn in Chittendon, VT. Pnp. Very California Pinot. Red fruits, jam, oak, ripe, medium-low acidity. Not my thing but it was only $40 on the menu and judging from the rest of this this was the best I could have hoped for.

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  4/12/2021 - LindsayM Likes this wine: 94 Points

  A little background
  JULIA’S VINEYARD
  Julia’s Vineyard, named for Julia Jackson in 1986, consists of ancient soils with fossilized seashells, shale, limestone and sand, with fog swept vines that have endured since the 1970s.
  
  TECHNICAL DATA
  COMPOSITION: 100% Pinot Noir
  CLONES: 50% old vine Pommard Clone 4. Additional clones are Dijon 115, 667, 777, 828, Swiss 23, 2A
  ALCOHOL: 13.7%
  WINEMAKING: 100% destemmed. 7 day cold soak in open top stainless steel fermentors.
  Pump overs 2 times per day.
  8.5 months aging in 31% new French oak 13.9% alc
  
  Colour med ruby , magenta fading to pink on the rim ,bright and clear 15/15
  Nose med intensity primary red fruits strawberry cranberry cherry , dried herb red rose florals super bouquet 28/30
  Palate med bodied red fruit fruits , excellent mouthfeel , good acid backbone though-out the palate ,savoury end of the flavour spectrum clean crisp long finish 41/44
  Overall really enjoyed this Pinot, drink now til 2026 10/11

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  4/7/2021 - graemeg wrote:

  NobleRottersSydney - Blind Options something unusual (Fix, St James, Sydney): {cork, 13.9%} [DavidH] The nose just screams pinot noir, although it has a real strawberry jam sweetness to it, along with generous oak. There are some medium dusty tannins to give the palate some structure, but the acidity isn’t quite there. There’s some compost edge to the sweet jam fruit; a little development. Although pleasant, I think repeated glasses would cloy a bit. Can’t see cellaring helping either. Drink up.

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  3/8/2021 - CC_H Likes this wine: 89 Points

  A cooler climate style Pinot from California. Plenty of cherry, dark raspberry, dried earth and a touch of spice on the nose. The palate is rich, nicely textured and well balanced with plenty of concentrated dark and red fruits with a decent amount of complexity in the lengthy finish. A good Pinot Noir drinking well now with 5 years of age. The acidity is very well done keeping this fresh. Cambria make some really decent, good value wines.

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  7/14/2020 - Cosmo M. Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Lots of 90s and lots of mid-80s scores on this one; I think this is just a style preference. I love brighter, Burgundian Pinot and this is more in that style — and a steal at $15.

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