2008 Oyster Bay Pinot Noir

Community Tasting Notes (51) Avg Score: 87.5 points

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  8/30/2015 - derekjohn Likes this wine: 87 Points

  Showing some browning at the edges, which was a little surprising since it is a screwcap bottle. Sweet barnyard nose with molasses silage, sweet blackberry jelly (gello), soft saddle leather, blackcurrant leaves. The leather and licquorice come through particularly well in the mouth with sweet fruit. Seems more alcoholic than it is. Pleasant and approachable. A perfumed aftertaste with some violets.

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  9/4/2014 - MJINZ wrote: 85 Points

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  7/18/2014 - derekjohn Likes this wine: 86 Points

  A light coloured red, slightly pink at the edges - a youthful appearance presumably due to the screwcap. The nose is sweet leather, strawberries and mulberries; not much 'barnyard'. In the mouth fruity, with the addition of rhubarb (!) and some pepper at the edges; very PN. A beautifully balanced medium-bodied wine, with the fruit still very fresh. Lingers a little. But this is not a French PN, not at all 'nervous', just upfront juicy. If Beaujolais was made with PN grapes, this is what it would taste like.

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  1/7/2014 - DTWOB Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Light bodied, fruity wine. Paired well with pan roasted salmon

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  8/24/2013 - Vintomas wrote: 86 Points

  Cherries, spice notes with some undergrowth and a hint of compost, and a bit of oak. Cherries, some strawberries, some impression of tart berries, a tiny bit of sweetness, good acidity, some tannin (medium -), the alcohol can be felt and stays on as a bit of warmth in the aftertaste.

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