2016 Stangeland Pinot Noir Vermeer Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 91.5 points

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  4/3/2024 - thalver wrote:

  One never knows what they'll see when they open a bottle of this. A couple have been 'wow' wines, one was dark tight and ungiving, and this one was somewhere in between. Not as light in color as the first bottle, nor as dark in color and fruit profile as one a couple years ago, this needed some coaxing for the nose to come forth, it was pleasant on the palate, but a bit reticent.

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  3/10/2024 - thalver wrote:

  double decanted and poured after about half an hour. Wow. Nothing like a bottle a couple years ago, this had an expressive nose, and was forthcoming on the palate with red and dark fruits, earth and a bit of spice. Long, pleasant finish. After a couple hours, it tightened up a bit on the palate, but the nose continued to show. I think this should drink well for some time, but it's going to be hard to keep my grubby mitts off the remaining bottles. This after disappointing showings from 2017, 2018 and a 2019 from the same vintner. Lets hope those come around like this.

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  5/30/2022 - thalver wrote:

  A remarkably different showing than a bottle two years ago. that bottle showed so well I bought a good bit of this wine. This bottle was considerably darker in both color and fruit profile. Very very tight and not showing pinot character in the least. I'll assume it's in a closed phase and the friendly pinot noir will emerge again in a few years, if not that, it's extreme bottle variation.

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  6/18/2021 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 93 Points

  Day 1: This is really nice. The 17 was not to my liking but have been buying Stangeland for years as my friend (passed away) Brian Bangs was the distributor in MN. Meaty along with raspberries, underbrush, earth and floral notes. Delicious and very Burg like. 93 points

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  8/12/2020 - llmccall Likes this wine:

  My husband and I own Vermeer Vineyard and sell our wine grapes to Stangeland. So glad you liked this vintage!

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