2006 Brewer-Clifton Pinot Noir Rio Vista
Pinot Noir
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By Allen Meadows
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4th Quarter, 2008, Issue #32, (See more on Burghound...)
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(Brewer Clifton Rio Vista Pinot Noir) #1; COLOR-lighter; NOSE-I'm excited, a little terroir/sheep butt surrounded by a smoked ham; a very obvious venison/vegetable component; very interesting; very Burgundian; red peppers; TASTE-some alcohol on the mid-palate, but it's so overdone by the explosive fruit; really interesting tobacco component on the back-end mixed with red berries (cassis; strawberries & hint of raspberries); this kind of true terroir-driven Santa Rita Hills Pinot would pare perfectly w/ duck; this is REALLY good; tremendous bright red fruit; interesting tobacco, venison, earthy, gaminess; this wine is bouncing all over my palate; I'm STILL tasting this wine on the long 1 minute plus finish; drinks now, but will easily cellar for 3-5 years (should open up more); underneath the tannins, I getting a floral component (rose petal & lilac); this is FINE complexity; so elegant; GV-92+
By Gary Vaynerchuk
Some Wines at The Blue Ribbon, Episode #467, 5/16/2008, (See more on Wine Library TV...) 92+ points
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Wine Definition
- Vintage2006
- TypeRed
- ProducerBrewer-Clifton
- VarietyPinot Noir
- Designationn/a
- VineyardRio Vista
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionCentral Coast
- AppellationSta. Rita Hills
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- UPC/EAN Code613649027118
2/13/2017 - judgepalmer wrote: 89 Points
Probably waited too long on this one. Really nice bright red fruit and lots of spicy oak character but the alcohol (15.4%) is rearing its head just a bit these days.
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4/3/2016 - SeattlePaul wrote: 85 Points
Came off with some bitterness in the middle and overall not a great experience. Dumped it.
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7/11/2015 - Meneley wrote:
Has been moved to "Drink Now" location in cellar. Fruit is fading, colour is pale orange. Finish is quite short and thin. LO
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1/4/2014 - buckeye76 wrote: 91 Points
EARTHINESS, CHERRIES, AND CLOVES IN THE NOSE WITH CHERRIES AND RASPBERRIES IN THE FLAVOR. NICE LEGS AND A MEDIUM TO LONG FINISH.
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1/4/2014 - chefpete wrote: 92 Points
To quote one of my party goes - it was one of the best examples of single vineyard pinots he had in a long time.
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