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Santa Cruz Mountain & Santa Clara Valley Tastings
Tasted Saturday, August 21, 2010 by zscheiner with 599 views
Flight 2 - Sarah's Vineyard, Gilroy, CA (5 Notes)
2009 Sarah's Vineyard Pinot Gris 88 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Nose is a bit closed, some white flowers. Crisp, dry palate, nice pear flavors and great acidity. Pinot Gris character doesn't stand out, but this is tasty and refreshing.
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2007 Sarah's Vineyard Chardonnay Estate 86 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Clara Valley
Distinctive nose of apple pie, especially the crust. More apple pie flavors on the palate along with some vanilla. Interesting and unique chard, but the acidity is much too low for my taste.
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2007 Sarah's Vineyard Pinot Noir Estate 88 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Clara Valley
Cherries and raspberries on the nose. Soft cherry fruit on the palate, adequate acidity, obvious oak influence and some light tannins. Needs time for oak to integrate and seems likely to improve.
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2007 Sarah's Vineyard Zinfandel Zayante Vineyard 88 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Big jammy nose of dark berries and chocolate make this easily identifiable as a zinfandel. However, the palate is a pleasant surprise, medium-bodied with bright red fruit that's not at all overextracted. This tastes fresh and juicy and there's adequate acidity to balance. I'm not usually a zin fan but I really like this cool climate expression.
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2006 Sarah's Vineyard Sangiovese Machado Creek Vineyard 85 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Clara Valley
Strange nose of savory cherry cough syrup. Ripe cherry fruit on the palate with sweet tannins, definitely a new world sangiovese.
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Flight 3 - Windy Oaks Estate Vineyards and Winery, Corralitos, CA (3 Notes)
2007 Windy Oaks Estate Pinot Noir Terra Narro Schultze Family Vineyard 88 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Light in color. Nice cherry nose. Light on the palate, with ripe cherry fruit, adequate acidity and a nice spicy, clove component.
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2007 Windy Oaks Estate Pinot Noir Diane's Block Klein Family Mountain Vineyard 87 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Light in color with an expressive cherry nose. Bright red sappy fruit, medium acidity, hint of cola, short finish.
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2007 Windy Oaks Estate Pinot Noir Wild Yeast 89 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Nose was a bit tight, some cherry peeking through. Tart cherry palate with excellent acidity. Not a ton of complexity but the bright, fresh red fruit is delicious. Finishes a bit short.
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Flight 4 - Alfaro Family Vineyards & Winery, Corralitos, CA (6 Notes)
2008 Alfaro Family Chardonnay Lindsay Paige 90 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Expressive nose of pears and green apple. Same flavors on the crisp palate. Excellent acidity and very little evidence of the 30% new oak this wine sees. Delicious.
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2009 Alfaro Family Pinot Noir Rosé 85 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
75% PN, 25% Syrah. Unusual nose of earth and hay. Unique rose, quite dry, with earthy red fruit, tannins and low acidity.
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2008 Alfaro Family Pinot Noir Schultze Family Vineyard 90 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Expressive nose of red fruit, cloves and earth. Medium body, delicious red fruit, adequate acidity, baking spices, light tannins and a medium finish.
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2007 Alfaro Family Pinot Noir 86 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Ripe red fruit nose, some cherry cola. Ripe cherry on the palate, low acidity, some oak influence showing.
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2007 Alfaro Family Pinot Noir Lindsay Paige 88 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Expressive nose of sweet red berries. Lush on the palate, layered with sweet cherry fruit, spice and light tannins. Nice complexity.
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2007 Alfaro Family Syrah 85 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Big ripe blue and black fruited nose. Rich and extremely tannic palate. This needs a lot of time.
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2009 Clos LaChance Viognier Estate 83 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Clara County
Floral, perfumey nose, not that expressive. Dry on the palate with similar flavors, along with some pear, quince and spice. Heat comes through in a big way, which is the main problem and it finishes slightly astringent.
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2005 Clos LaChance Amber's Cuvée 84 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Nutty, toasty, bit funky nose, reminiscent of corn chips and taleggio cheese. Bit of funk on the palate, along with apple and toast. Large bubbles, a bit awkward.
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2007 Clos LaChance Pinot Noir 85 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Cherry cola on the nose with a bit of heat. Medium bodied, ripe red fruit, not much acidity, a bit hollow in the midpalate and some heat on the finish.
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2007 Clos LaChance Pinot Noir Nancy's Block Biagini Vineyard 86 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Violet, a bit darker than the previous. Ripe black fruit on the nose and palate, soft and flabby, low acidity, oak coming through a bit.
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2007 Clos LaChance Pinot Noir Biagini Vineyard 88 Points
USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains
Nose is a bit closed, some cherry and cloves. Nice tart cherry fruit on the palate, adequate acidity, cloves and a hint of oak. Best PN of the three tasted here.
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2006 Clos LaChance Grenache 87 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Clara Valley
Grapey, sweet nose with a bit of heat. Lush blackberry fruit, soft, sweet tannins, bit of heat but easy drinking.
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2007 Clos LaChance Lila's Cuvee 88 Points
USA, California, Central Coast
Expressive nose of ripe fruit and spice. Fruit-forward palate but not jammy, blackberries and raspberries. Not much structure but tasty, reminiscent of several '07 CdRs.
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2006 Clos LaChance Meritage Estate 87 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Clara Valley
Explosive nose of black fruit, vanilla and some eucalyptus. Very similar on the palate, with big dark fruit, soft tannins and some oak. Enjoyable but not distinctive.
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