2008 Artesa Pinot Noir Estate Reserve Carneros

Community Tasting Notes (21) Avg Score: 88.9 points

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  11/12/2014 - Mossrose wrote: 93 Points

  This wine started singing only after being opened for two days. The color deepened and the wine shrugged off a touch of clove and candy sweetness. The core taste includes a blackberry acidity, rich black cherry, and firm background tannins, Definitely scales up to a reserve level in color, size, how mouth filling the taste is, and how persistent the aftertaste is. After being opened for 6 days, the final taste adds a round and silky feel.

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  10/30/2014 - bordeaux4wino Likes this wine: 87 Points

  A very good, if typical wine. Lots of fruit in the glass, even 6 years out, with fresh red fruits of cherry, cranberry and raspberry with a hint of cola and spice. Overall, a quaffable and enjoyable wine, but not very complex.

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  5/3/2014 - rpontual wrote: 85 Points

  Typical Carneros Pinot nose, dark red fruit, light oak and some sort of skunk smell...

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  1/3/2014 - hosscrow Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Decanted and then drank throughout the evening. Deep red Opaque moving away from the rim actually about three layers of color. Drink now. This wine will not improve anymore. Complex nose shows aging with hints of leather and cedar box and dark red current fruit. This wine tastes pleasant with aspects of aging particularly a tart acidity unbalanced with the faded fruit. Leather. A short finish that shows a bit of bitterness and drying tannins.

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  10/28/2013 - Tiderunner22 wrote: 90 Points

  Rich full bodied pinot with great balance. Wonderful cherry aroma with earthy notes trailing red fruit flavors on a medium finish. This wine is a real pleasure which makes you want to pour another glass

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