2008 native9 Pinot Noir Rancho Ontiveros Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (12) Avg Score: 87.7 points

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  4/19/2013 - Seafoam Manor Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Slight spritz, which blew off very quickly. Typical fruitiness and a good dose of spice (albeit with the volume turned up a bit), that you would expect from a Santa Barbara pinot, sit on top of a pretty big foundation of earthiness and funk, undoubtably from what tastes like pretty high stem inclusion. Has the weight & density to pair up to heartier meats. It was great with duck, but could hold up to a lighter steak.

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  9/2/2012 - vegasoenophile wrote: 93 Points

  Funky on the nose, Burgundian in style. Truffle, earth and mineral over rich, juicy red berry fruit like strawberry, cherry, raspberry. On the palate, a well constructed, nicely balanced mineral-driven pinot with nice tannin and good acid. Some copper minerality along with stone. Rich red fruit. Very nice.

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  5/18/2012 - PIntag wrote: 93 Points

  Santa Barbara County Tasting Trip - Day 1 (Huber Cellars, Alta Maria, Kaena Cellars) (Santa Barbara County, CA): Tasting room in Los Olivos. I'm a little surprised by the relatively low scores and negative tasting notes I'm seeing here. To me, this is a masterpiece of Pinot wine making. The aromatic nose of dark fruit, herbs, and spice is intoxicating. This follows through to the palate where the sheer number of flavors and depth of fruit are amazing. All of this in a nicely balanced and structured frame. A glorious new world expression of the grape.

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  4/16/2012 - Weston3220 wrote:

  Los Olivos, Santa Barbara (Los Olivos, Santa Barbara): Touch Developed, Veg Tomato Juice + Fruit

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  2/2/2012 - MattMauldin wrote: 86 Points

  Dark plum and cola profile with a brambly rhubarb note. Straight-forward with these notes from the bouquet through the palate. Very fruit forward. A mineral note, almost astringent, kicks in on the finish along with a stark acidity that almost overpowers the tannins.

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