2016 Arista Winery Pinot Noir Toboni Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 90.7 points

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  11/23/2023 - Ridavids Likes this wine:

  Wonderful condition, well rounded and complete. Cool with river and fall flavors, the exuberance of youth has settled into a wonderful wine.

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  11/22/2022 - chelidon Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Decent, but disappointing compared to other vintages. Seems to be on the downhill side as well.

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  4/6/2021 - ralaspech wrote: 90 Points

  Agree with the prior note that this is fading. Drink up.

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  3/14/2021 - JustBreathe680 wrote: 91 Points

  The wine was paired with a prime pork chop. It was drank out of a Glasvin Expression (not specific to burgundy/pinot noir). The wine was decanted for approximately 1.25 hrs and consumed over 3+ hours.
  
  The wine displayed aromas of cherry and cooking spices. The initial sips were not very impressive. The taste came across very thin and light bodied. The flavors were quiet muted. However, the wine gained weight and complexity overtime and became more mediumbodied. The flavors became more pronounced and displayed strawberries, cherries and spice. There was medium minus acidity.
  
  The wine became more enjoyable throughout the night but it's not one of my favorite Arista vineyards or vintages for Arista. I was similarly disappointed in a 2016 Arista Mononi, which is a Vineyard I historically enjoy so may be the 2016s were the best showing for Aista Pinots as a whole based on my very small sample size. In addition, it's not a great QPR. Toboni SVD will have a very short vertical life in my cellar, as it is coming to an end.
  
  My starting score was closer to an 89 but as it gained weight it earned a few more points.

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  2/12/2021 - VAD wrote: 91 Points

  A light Pinot with a good finish. At this price point, I would expect better.

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