2006 Littorai Pinot Noir The Haven

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  3/14/2024 - jjct wrote:

  @RajivAyyangar's note matches my experience with this bottle.

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  6/21/2021 - gresch Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Left this in the glass for 5 hours. The strong tea notes subsided and the wine smoothed out much more to my liking. Drank w/out food.
  This was slightly cloudy, not that I care. This had a heavier weight than expected. Fine tannins. The acidity was there but not providing enough lift. Maybe disjointed from age, maybe it didn't get enough air?

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  5/5/2018 - S. Lorin wrote:

  Loring Place

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  6/26/2017 - RajivAyyangar wrote:

  MNB: Grab Bag (Home (Noe st)): (blind)
  Medium minus ruby color.
  Elevated intensity aromas of pomegranate, tart cherry, slightly confected cherry as if from whole cluster, ripe black cherry, funky reductive red cherry, also slight hints of possible oak - a small percent new, or mostly used. There's a really savory tamari-wet leaves thing on the nose, and baked cherry.
  On the palate, dry, medium plus body, elevated alcohol (14%), high acid, elevated bitterness - harsh and disjointed, and elevated tannins (green, bitter, and papery).
  
  The key features here:
  - thin-skinned grape
  - whole cluster
  - reductive red fruit
  - variable ripeness / millerandage
  - slight oak usage
  - elevated alcohol, high acid, super bitter
  - elevated tannins
  
  I'm at a loss. Possible laterals include:
  - New World Pinot - but a super hot one with over-extracted tannins
  - Barbera - but one with clean winemaking, a touch of oak and confected whole-cluster/carbonic notes
  
  On the balance, I think this is most likely Pinot, Napa, 2014. A hot bitter mess.
  
  Actually: 2006 Littorai Haven vineyard!
  
  Everyone else really liked this, so on preponderance of evidence I'm guessing this was an off-palate day. The overwhelming consensus was this was an extremely well-balanced, restrained, high-acid Pinot.

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  5/28/2017 - shaneajohnson wrote: 95 Points

  No time for a formal note, but this was fantastic. It's in a great place now. Wish it were not my last bottle of this.

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