2003 Bethel Heights Pinot Noir Seven Springs Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 91 points

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  1/4/2013 - oldgrowth45 Likes this wine:

  Drank over two nights, with and without food. Medium ruby color. Thick and slow legs. Initial nose is very vibrant, full of lush, ripe fruit: rose hips, Bing cherries intermixed with a little blueberries, and some noticable oak in the background. On the palate there's plenty of concentration and density. The fruit is ripe (this bottle clocks in at 14.6%), but not over the top or overtly boozy: Seven Springs fruit has an inherent minerality that balances and harmonizes the heat of the vintage. There's also a fair acidic spine. Tremendous length (this is a palate-coating wine), however not a ton of complexity. Nonetheless, the Seven Springs fruit does shine through. Well balanced. It's a shame this vineyard is now an exclusive entity as it's always fun to taste different winemakers' take on this wonderful parcel of land. Was equally enjoyable with food and stand alone. A quick followup: this wine was still very much in fine form on the third night (I use a vacuvin for my unfinished bottles).

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  9/13/2007 - cookie7 wrote: 91 Points

  Nose of cherries. Brambly, earthiness and hints of black fruits on the palate. Really enjoyable.

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