2006 Laetitia Winery Pinot Noir La Coupelle

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 90.5 points

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  5/13/2019 - Mossrose wrote: 94 Points

  Kept opened and sipped for 4 days. Dark purple enough to be opaque with an inch pour. Still impressively bright and refreshing at 13 years old. Richly fruity, with black and red cherry, and a surprising strawberry. The tannin is rounded upfront but comes back more firm and drying in the swallow. Overall, manages the hat trick of being both powerful and elegant.

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  9/14/2016 - Mossrose wrote: 96 Points

  I bought a 12 bottle case of this, and this bottle is the best it has ever been. Almost opaque with an inch pour. Very rich nose of black cherry and black plum. A concentrated and smooth sip, edged with ample drying tannin, that coats the entire mouth when swished and adds a blackberry flavor. The swallow elegantly glides down into a long 2 minute aftertaste. The interplay of integrated and powerful fruit, acid, and tannin throughout the entire taste is magnificent. The unabated freshness and vivacity of this 10 year old wine show that it will remain eminently drinkable for another decade.

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  2/1/2015 - arthrovine wrote: 91 Points

  This is drinking well now. Much better than my previous bottle - its neighbor in a sixer. Benefited with air, it picked up some more stems in aromas and flavors after a few hours. Really a nice wine, albeit a bigger/muscular style. Drink now and watch its evolution. It will easily go at least 5 more years.

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  5/24/2014 - sawira wrote: 94 Points

  I'm not normally a fan of domestic pinots, but this is spectacular. Very bright, showing a cool climate profile - spicy red fruits on both nose and palate. Big yet stylish, powerful yet understated and refined. This is the real deal and is something I'd seek out again. Great length to go with the detail and nuance. Best US pinot in a long while. At peak now, this was slow-oxed for 4 hours, then enjoyed over three, and didn't budge. Awesome wine.

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  4/4/2014 - caciagli wrote: 90 Points

  Ah what a nice finish and a bit if effervesce with a kiwi layer and a bitter middle

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