2005 The Eyrie Vineyards Pinot Noir Original Vines

Community Tasting Notes (14) Avg Score: 91.6 points

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  9/11/2023 - tomandlu wrote: 90 Points

  Popped and poured at a restaurant. The cork broke but I think it was poor technique on the server's part, not a fragile cork. Deep garnet color with only a hint of red remaining and a fairly watery meniscus. Soaring nose of berries and earth on first whiff. The nose continued to evolve over two hours to reveal a beets, iron, and some orange peel. Deeper on the palate than its color led me to anticipate with a nice balance of fading tannins and acidity to balance the slightly over-ripe fruit. All in all this was a very good wine and far better than my last experience.

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  4/22/2020 - Jeffro Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Over about six hours this wine changed dramatically at least twice. It opened with dusty red fruits and thyme on the nose and tasting of dried cherry and sherry. This eventually opened to tart cherries and dried strawberry as hints of oxidation disappeared. After more time I can't help but think I can taste grapefruit amid gentle but still strong acid. There's a long finish of tart cherry, red plum, white pepper.

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  4/8/2020 - Nanda wrote: 93 Points

  Drank this over two nights. A marvelous and layered nose that has so much going on -- red and black cherry, spice, musk, herbs and floral notes. Terrific concentration of round yet energetic red fruit. Lovely interplay of savory and sweet. Still youthful and just entering a drinking window.

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  11/12/2019 - RJ&JJ Does not like this wine: 88 Points

  Well past its prime... too many tannins for what is left of the fruit. Drink it up or cook with it...

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  7/7/2016 - JBVino wrote:

  One more interest OR pinots. Color very light almost translucent. Stylistically I would almost put this more on Sonoma Coast. Flavor profile was lighter fruits...strawberry. Wine did have solid acidity, structure and good length. Enjoyable wine and would say definitely at peak.

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