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Roy Hersh's tasting of CA/OR Pinot
Tasted Monday, May 19, 2003 by Eric with 718 views
Flight 1 - WHITE (3 Notes)
Flight 2 - PINOT (13 Notes)
1997 Beaulieu Vineyard Pinot Noir Carneros 82 Points
USA, California, Napa / Sonoma, Carneros
Hot and a bit funky on the nose. Not much fruit on the palate. Tight finish.
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1997 Foxen Pinot Noir Bien Nacido Vineyard 88 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Maria Valley
Metallic, funky, cherry on the nose. Mouth-filling, a bit hot with a sweet entry. Powerful finish.
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1997 Marimar Estate Pinot Noir Don Miguel Vineyard 84 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
Charcoal and cherry on the nose. Charcoal on the palate. Drying and tight on the finish. No fruit to be found.
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1996 Lynmar Estate Pinot Noir Quail Hill Vineyard 87 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
Alluring nose, dusty cherry. Nice fruit on the entry, nice balance, very silky, still some nice structure. A bit hot on the finish?!?
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1996 Joseph Swan Vineyards Pinot Noir Russian River Valley 90 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
Classic Pinot nose, scents of pine. On the palate this is dry, impeccably balanced, with nice acidity. The finish is clean and is gaining power with time in the glass.
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1997 J. Rochioli Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 78 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Disgusting nose of creamy, thick latex paint. This has a nice mouthfeel, but the flawed nose ruins the experience.
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1994 St. Innocent Pinot Noir Freedom Hill Vineyard
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
Very dark, extracted. Hot, smoky, bitter and unyielding. Really awful showing, not worth even rating.
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1994 Silvan Ridge Pinot Noir Visconti Vineyard 85 Points
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
Cherry nose. Sweet entry. Simple drink.
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1997 Yamhill Valley Vineyards Pinot Noir Reserve Flawed
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
Kirsch, sweet nose. Highly madeirized, banana on the palate. Flat and thin. Cooked. Not rated.
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1995 Chehalem Pinot Noir Ridgecrest Vineyards Flawed
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Ribbon Ridge
CORKED!
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1997 Secret House Pinot Noir Reserve
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
Sweet and sour. Spritzey. Nasty! Not rated.
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1998 Columbia Crest Pinot Noir Reserve 84 Points
USA, Washington, Columbia Valley
Candied, oaky, spicy. Simple drink.
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1998 St. Innocent Pinot Noir Seven Springs Vineyard
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
Spicy, complex nose. Lively palate.
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Flight 3 - DESSERT (6 Notes)
NV Beaulieu Vineyard Muscat de Beaulieu
USA, California
Syrupy, unctuous, orange, chocolate. Pleasant.
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1996 Beringer Vineyards Nightingale
USA, California, Napa Valley
This is a dessert wine consisting of 70% Semillon and 30% Sauvignon. Chocolatey, spirity nose. Simple, nice palate, sweetness. Not much finish.
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NV Meyer Family Cellars Meyer Family Port
USA, California
Forgettable. Cloying.
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1995 Columbia Crest Sémillon Late Harvest
USA, Washington, Columbia Valley
The first 375ml bottle was corked, so Roy opened a second. Pleasant. Plastic.
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1995 Ridge Geyserville
USA, California, Sonoma County
Roy trotted this out after being so depressed about all the poor Pinot that emerged from his cellar. (An unlucky night in this regard!) This had a KNOCKOUT nose, boisterous, and peppery. On the palate this showed less fruit than I expected. That said, it develops a nice sweetness in the glass, even, balanced, although perhaps a bit flat. This shows a nice finish, but with time it starts to fall apart in the glass more quickly than I would expect.
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1880 Power Drury & Co. Madeira Malmsey
Portugal, Madeira
One word: Impressive! Roy even sent me home with a 1/3 bottle which I enjoyed over the next 4 weeks. Really delicious stuff. Complex, beautiful!
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USA, California, Napa Valley
It needed quite a bit of time to open and blow some oak off before it started to show some complexity and more butterscotch notes. It certainly has a stunning amount of wood. The mouth feel is incredible. This is palate coating stuff, especially for a white wine.
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1999 Amity Vineyards Dry Gewürztraminer
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
Faint, muted, plastic nose. This is pleasant, not very complex, and not very much acid.
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