2016 Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir Isabelle

Community Tasting Notes (18) Avg Score: 91.6 points

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  4/16/2023 - Pittpnthr wrote: 94 Points

  Strawberries, cherries, very fruit forward even at 7 years old. Great finish of cinnamon. Great wine

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  10/22/2022 - Song103 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  PnP, at restaurant Ai Kyoto. Outstanding nose of strawberries and cherries. A full body and tannic (fine) palate took over an hour to open up. At that time, the glass that I was drinking got a bit too warm. With my very limited exposure to CA pinot, it was an eye opening experience. IMOH, very much like a NSG grown on the side close to VR. It should show better in a couple of years. 90 for now 92-93 potential.

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  10/19/2022 - silton Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Terrific PN with a light touch of brightness and sweetness across a range of red berry, pomegranate, cherry and rhubarb flavors. Hints of earth and spice at the margin do not distract from the purity in the center. Clear, clean, fruit driven aroma with graceful power throughout and great persistence that is more about the Pinot than the structure. Compelling stuff and a world class QPR at $40. Drink over the next 2-4 years and enjoy.

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  8/20/2022 - honest bob wrote: 91 Points

  From an obscenely heavy 75cl (the empty bottle weighs an ecologically indefensible 1264 grammes); perfect cork; decanted one hour, improved until final drop. Spicy darkish cherry PN aromatics; medium-bodied, sweetish but well-balanced entry with bright strawberry fruit and moderate to low acid. Develops well on the mid-palate without reaching any epiphanies of pinosity for me today. A good vacation buy pre-pandemic at cellar door for 48,93 USD; already in early maturity, but no hurry to open remaining bottles, may even improve a little as it opens up. 91(-92?)P

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  7/29/2022 - zinfandel601 Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Deep, see-thru,see-through, with browning edges. Big aromas of ripe red cherries and baking spices. Medium bodied, rich creamy mouthfeel. Black raspberry, Bing cherries, forest floor. Fine, mildly gritty tannins.

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