The 2005 Failla Occidental Ridge Vineyard Pinot Noir is austere and bright at nearly 10 years on. The nose is dominated by red fruit: rhubarb, cranberry, and crushed raspberries. It's lean and spare and incredibly tart on the palate with pronounced, angular mid-to-back palate tannins. The tartness, unfortunately dominates the profile, giving impression that it's a bit out of balance. I think perhaps it might have given a bit more fruit at a younger age.
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An amazing first vintage of this wine. Still has the seductive silken texture and expressive nose. Very complex aromatics. Long finish. Great bottle and a reference point for the category.
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11/18/2023 - Acohen Likes this wine: 89 Points
Deep cherry and spice
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12/7/2017 - Labrador wrote: flawed
Corked!
Very disappointing...particularly so because the bottle we enjoyed on Thanksgiving also came from directly from Failla.
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11/23/2017 - Labrador wrote: 89 Points
A lovely CA pinot noir that went very well with Thanksgiving dinner.
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5/15/2015 - Christine Havens Likes this wine: 88 Points
The 2005 Failla Occidental Ridge Vineyard Pinot Noir is austere and bright at nearly 10 years on. The nose is dominated by red fruit: rhubarb, cranberry, and crushed raspberries. It's lean and spare and incredibly tart on the palate with pronounced, angular mid-to-back palate tannins. The tartness, unfortunately dominates the profile, giving impression that it's a bit out of balance. I think perhaps it might have given a bit more fruit at a younger age.
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2/2/2015 - liteagilis Likes this wine:
An amazing first vintage of this wine. Still has the seductive silken texture and expressive nose. Very complex aromatics. Long finish. Great bottle and a reference point for the category.
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