2005 Arista Winery Pinot Noir Toboni Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 90 points

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  5/17/2012 - RonniePiemonte wrote: 89 Points

  Nice Bottle age. Juicy acid on entry. Silky light body. Lovely pale translucent color.

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  6/22/2009 - Paco wrote: 87 Points

  Very disappointing for a wine this expensive. I am finding that all of the Arista Pinots have a very short life. Drank this side by side with a 2005 Mononi and, while it was better than the Mononi, there isn't much left. Showed a little promise when first opened with some spice notes, but quickly faded. Drink it now.

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  3/17/2009 - underwds wrote:

  Not a tremendous amount of fruit, but otherwise a full journey through the stages with some spices and cola, then some slight oakiness and finishing with a bit of pepper. Good balance and a light acidity that makes it a very food friendly wine. Glad I have another couple of bottles to try with different pairings.
  
  11/11/09 Hmm, seems almost a different wine this time. Still noted the balance and food friendliness, but the middle stages were something I didn't find at all. My notes say this isn't one of Mark's better efforts. Perhaps it's just past its prime now.
  
  10/16/10 Notes more closely matched the first set. Light amounts of black cherry and blackberry fruit. Flavor profile stronger in the cola and spice area, along a with very nice amount of oakiness. Good balance of acidity and tannins. Great with a meal of Mediterranean flavors. Second bottle must have been a little corked and I just didn't pick up on the mustiness.

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  12/28/2007 - jdkru wrote: 91 Points

  COLOR: Medium Red NOSE: Red Fruits, Full Complex nose TASTE: Light Elegant Tannins that glide along throughout the palette, peppery on the finish. Tasted at a tasting party, sorry of the limited notes. This was the star of the night, I would absolutely seek this out, This tasting was not decanted, I am sure this would open up in a hour or two.

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  10/26/2007 - Winetree wrote: 94 Points

  Sheer elegance in a bottle, on your nose, and in your mouth. Full bodied with silky tannins, the wine exudes flavours of black cherries and plum with a nuance of oak, spice, and savory herb. There is an underlying earthiness that suggests this Pinot Noir will go great with mushroom, lamb, and winter vegetable dishes

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