2018 Tyler Pinot Noir La Encantada

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 90.5 points

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  12/3/2023 - winespine Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Lovely. Richard Sanford, the SB County icon, planted this vineyard in 2000. Bought this to drink, but I knew it'd be early in this wine's life, and it was. I decanted for about an hour and served with a charcuterie board. This is a lighter, more ethereal style with lots of red fruit and dried herbs for added complexity. I believe this wine, while delicious now with food and a decant, is in its ascendancy and will be smoother and more well-rounded in a few years.

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  8/29/2021 - Charlie C Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Translucent cherry red in color. Lovely cherry nose. Nice fruit, light in texture, strawberry, cherry. Soft but evident tannins, nice acidity, very nice balance. Finishes moderately long with strawberry notes. Nice, not great. Very drinkable. Drink over the next 3 to 4 years.

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  11/12/2020 - Charlie C Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Fairly straightforward right now. Needs time. Light cherry red color. Lovely strawberry aroma. Delicate strawberry, cherry fruit, spicy notes. Smooth tannins, great acidity and balance. Finishes long with strawberry fruit. Very nice and very drinkable right now. Picked up some depth and darkened overnight. I think this will pick up weight and complexity with a little age. Give it 2 years to develop.

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  9/18/2020 - air guitar & pinot noir Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Nice structure and flavor profile. Red berries. Pretty straightforward and linear right now. Will likely improve with additional time.

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  5/25/2020 - pinot_glenn Likes this wine: 89 Points

  cooked red fruit, simple structure, acidity on center and back. Drink again in 2021

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