2007 Failla Pinot Noir Vivien

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 93 points

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  8/13/2018 - IJC Likes this wine:

  Delicious. Dark color, dark nose, dark fruited. Rich, full flavors, with strong cola notes. Not quite as acidic as I remember from past tastings, suggesting that while in drinking window now, it would be prudent to drink up any remaining bottles.
  
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  4/20/2014 - IJC Likes this wine:

  I am not sure why Failla likes calling this a Burgundian style pinot. It is not. But, it is a delicious bottle of wine, unmistakeably pinot, and equally unmistakeably Californian. There are lots of red, dark, and mixed berry flavors - no doubt the result of the blending of the 3 separate vineyards. The nose is pretty - but very little of the earth, nor of the complexities one might find in a MSD or a Gevrey. I suspect there is additional potential from aging in the bottle, but I doubt it will never evolve into something complex or mysterious. It isn't inexpensive, but I like this wine.
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  4/20/2014 - kevinacohn wrote:

  First impression: great nose. Red trending to black fruit. Red currants, light smoke, fresh violets. I wrote down "herbs in a passing breeze." Not as intriguing in the mouth as on the nose; although there's good balance overall, what stayed with me most of all was the vanilla-tinged oaky sweetness on the finish. This is quite an expensive bottle and I don't think the quality justifies the price. Rated 1 on a scale of -1 to 3.

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