2007 Suacci Carciere Wines Pinot Noir Suacci Vineyard

PinotReport

• By Gregory Walter
  Issue #63, 2/28/2010, (See more on PinotReport...)

  (Suacci Carciere Pinot Noir Suacci Vineyard Russian River Valley) Login and sign up and see review text.

Sommelier Journal

• By Randy Caparoso
  April 30, 2010, (See more on Sommelier Journal...)

  (Suacci Carciere Pinot Noir Suacci Vineyard, Russian River Valley) The Sebastopol Hills are the mother lode for the sleeker, crisper, lower-alcohol, fruit-forward California Pinot Noirs now being produced. The expression begins with this kind of nose: sweet strawberry notes accompanied by sprigs of wild mint, cooking spices (cardamom, cumin, clove), and mere suggestions of smoke or oak. A soft, velvety entry gives way to rounded tannins and zippy acidity in the middle, allowing the red-berry flavors to surge fluidly toward a lush, almost sweet finish. Crafted by rising-star winemaker Ryan Zepaltas, who also assists at Siduri while fashioning Pinots of similarly svelte profiles for Soliste and his own Zepaltas label. Hot Picks

RJonWine.com

• By Richard Jennings
  6/14/2009, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 89 points

  (Suacci Carciere Wines Pinot Noir Suacci Vineyard) Tart red fruit, tobacco nose; deep tart cherry, red fruit, tobacco and mineral palate; medium-plus finish