2006 Sojourn Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast

Community Tasting Notes (51) Avg Score: 90.8 points

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  7/26/2022 - PIntag wrote:

  14.3% abv. Recent auction purchase.
  About what you'd expect from a 16 year old ripe & candied style California Pinot Noir. As others have noted, this is very light colored -- I've seen darker roses. This still has plenty of ripe fruit -- it just tastes...evolved. It was Ok, just not that interesting at this stage in its life. No one will mistake this for aged Burg, that's for sure. If scoring, I'd go with 85 - 86 at this moment in its evolution.

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  2/25/2014 - scott davis wrote: 90 Points

  Medium, hazy crimson in color. Nice aromas of cherry, vanilla, cinnamon, and cola. The mouth shows cherry and red berry notes, with subtle flavors of tea leaves, herb, and citrus accents. Medium finish.

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  6/8/2013 - GoBlue2002 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  This was a very unique bottle of Cali pinot.
  Far lighter in color than most Cali pinots, with so-so aromas of cherry, raspberry, and smoky oak. However, the flavor was wonderful and the finish lasted a good 30-45 seconds, with some spice. Made me think more of an Oregon pinot with a little extra fruit than a typical Cali pinot.
  I detected some significant acidity on first sip, but as we drank the bottle it never became an issue of too much acidity.
  This wine paired very well with a vegetarian cheese casserole in a tomato-based (acidic) sauce, which caused the remaining fruit of the wine to really shine through.
  Drink now, as I don't see this improving with age at all, unless you are one who loves a long finish but doesn't like much fruit in their pinot (in which case why are you drinking Cali pinot in the first place? ;-)

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  1/27/2013 - Burgundy Al wrote: 88 Points

  Still drinking very nicely, this shows raspberry and red cherry aromas and flavors. Good structure balances with the ripe fruit. I have one more bottle and think it's time to drink up, with the heat a bit more prominent on finish vs. what I recall when tasted shortly after release.

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  4/27/2012 - JeremyQ wrote: 91 Points

  opened and left in the bottle for about 1+ hr before drinking. Served blind, very well received by all. Drinking beautifully last night and a great QPR for $30

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