2005 Aston Pinot Noir Clone 115/667

Community Tasting Notes (25) Avg Score: 89.0 points

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  12/23/2011 - pjhr wrote: 94 Points

  Lovely floral aromas with red cherry, raspberry, and rhubarb on the palate with earthy notes on the delicious finish. One and only bottle! One of my top pinot's for 2011!

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  10/31/2011 - Burgundy Al wrote: 87 Points

  Incredibly ripe red cherry on nose as well as the palate. Very ripe character even comes across with some cherry cola elements. Alcohol comes across as even higher than the 14.6% on the label. I'm a big fan of TRB's River Marie Pinot Noir, but not as much this wine, at least not in this (initial?) vintage.

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  10/1/2011 - HRT wrote:

  This was prefered over clone 777. Rich, medium-full bodied. Lovely scents of fruit. Red berries, cherries dominate. Californian in style but very pleasing.

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  4/1/2011 - tp096255 wrote: 83 Points

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  COLOR: Brilliant deep ruby-brick
  NOTE: Bought directly from the winery and though it's not necessarily an abused bottle it hasn't been stored in consistent conditions for the past year. Nose is primarily dried strawberry, cherry cough syrup and a weird band-aid smell in the background. The mouth is medium, with tart pomagranate and cranberry, a little cherry tobacco, and then acid really dominates the finish. This is unbalanced and not enjoyable. The 2006 was much better.
  
  DECANT: 1 hr
  GLASS USED: Pinot Noir
  TASTE: 8.3
  COST: 65
  VALUE: 1.0
  PREVIOUSLY TASTED: n/a
  TRY AGAIN: n/a
  PAIRING: Tony's Pastrami
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  2/19/2011 - schnittle wrote:

  Had a few days ago and kept no formal notes. Had with friends over for dinner. We are all Pinot fans. We are also more apt to like Oregon or Santa Barbara PN. This however was REALLY good. Silky, inky, floral and fruity. Yumm-o

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