Had to try this wine as we are huge fans of the Pisoni's Pinot Noir. It was surprisingly good - just not Pisoni (but who is?). PnP, but better after 10 minutes of air. Clean medium violet in the glass. Dark red fruits and some earth on the nose. These carry over to the medium bodied palate along with a solid dose of spice and fresh but balancing acidity. Not as extracted as Pisoni, but still a relative value at under $20. Not sure about much further aging, nor about how this wine showed a year or two ago...
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Seems like 4-5 years is the sweet drinkable spot for this wine, year after year. 100% varietally correct, so much a Monterey County Pinot and such an affordable price. Peppery and neither robust or timid. One of our favorites year after year. Wish Costco carried it.
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Well made for its style, but then again... not my style. Dense, full bodied, extracted with dark cherry overlying the strawberry and raspberry flavors, with a pleasant woody note in the background. Hard to describe. Again. Good for what it wants to be (hence the 89 point score).
I had about 5 percent of the bottle after getting home. The rest had been consumed by guests invited over to have dinner who were gone before I arrived home. The half full bottle of pinot sitting on the counter from last night was left alone. Vvv
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9/5/2023 - VlgJeff wrote: 90 Points
Had to try this wine as we are huge fans of the Pisoni's Pinot Noir. It was surprisingly good - just not Pisoni (but who is?).
PnP, but better after 10 minutes of air. Clean medium violet in the glass. Dark red fruits and some earth on the nose. These carry over to the medium bodied palate along with a solid dose of spice and fresh but balancing acidity. Not as extracted as Pisoni, but still a relative value at under $20. Not sure about much further aging, nor about how this wine showed a year or two ago...
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11/20/2022 - Artevino Likes this wine: 100 Points
Excellend Pinot! Definitely purchase again!
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6/25/2022 - Z1nnfull Likes this wine: 90 Points
Seems like 4-5 years is the sweet drinkable spot for this wine, year after year. 100% varietally correct, so much a Monterey County Pinot and such an affordable price. Peppery and neither robust or timid.
One of our favorites year after year. Wish Costco carried it.
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1/30/2021 - Ktschatzle Likes this wine:
Peppery
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12/10/2020 - Rossodio wrote: 89 Points
Well made for its style, but then again... not my style. Dense, full bodied, extracted with dark cherry overlying the strawberry and raspberry flavors, with a pleasant woody note in the background. Hard to describe. Again. Good for what it wants to be (hence the 89 point score).
I had about 5 percent of the bottle after getting home. The rest had been consumed by guests invited over to have dinner who were gone before I arrived home. The half full bottle of pinot sitting on the counter from last night was left alone.
Vvv
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