2021 Chanin Pinot Noir Zotovich Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 91 points

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  2/25/2024 - RGCM Gananda Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Red cherry, red berries, lighter strawberry, light spices and some vanilla notes on the nose. Between light and medium bodied (13% ABV) with red cherry upfront and some darker red cherry through the middle. Didn't show a tremendous amount of mid-body depth when first opened, but gained noticeably over the course of 4+ hours open. Tart cherry behind along with tannins and acidity. Not as much acidity as the 2020, but interestingly, slightly more tannin. Finishes with balanced spice notes and some nice mineral qualities. This wine is still quite young and it will be quite interesting to see how it develops with some cellar time. I'd actually hold off drinking this for now as I think the future potential is higher. I'll plan to open my next bottle in Q1 2025 and see how it has evolved.

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  2/25/2024 - Orso58 wrote: 86 Points

  Very light colour, almost transparent.
  
  The nose is dominated by oak and vanilla, some red berries in the background, which struggle to come through the coca cola scent which I find typical for this part of California. Others will call this "strawberry jam",
  
  OK in the mouth, with some length, tasted this over 4 hours without any noticeable improvement in the glass. I do not expect this wine to improve much over age as it is not very concentrated,
  
  Rather disappointing to me...

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  1/27/2024 - GeirArneLangkas Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Fantastisk vin,
  Ganske transparent
  animalsk/rått kjøtt
  Fruktig/ mye bær/ bra balanse/ fin fylde

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  1/12/2024 - Johnnytheponny Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Kanskje den mest transparente vinen jeg har sett. Rett fra flasken lukter det markjordbær, bringebær, rips og stikkelsbær - lyse og lette bær. Floral, med noe krydderpreg (muligens hvit pepper?). Det er noe sursøtt og røykaktig preg som gir den en typisk californisk stil. Litt jordlig og hint av lakris og vanilje (fint integrert vanilje). Det er ikke veeldig mye dybde her, men en kompleks og deilig duft. På smak er det mye rips og bringebær, fin syre og lette fine tanniner. På ettersmak er den fortsatt en anelse sur, ellers mineralsk. Mulig luft hjelper her. God vin, mangler litt fylde og dybde?

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