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Ed Kurtzman's Pinots Blindtasted, with Ed
Tom's House, Palo Alto, California
Tasted Thursday, September 1, 2011 by rjonwine@gmail.com with 503 views
Flight 2 - Flight 2: August West and Roar - Group's scoring and my TNs (8 Notes)
2006 August West Pinot Noir Graham Family Vineyard 93 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
Group's #1 (my #1) – 69 points; 9 firsts, 3 seconds, 0 thirds, 1 last place - light medium red color with 1 millimeter clear meniscus; lifted, sous bois, lightly floral, hibiscus, tart red fruit nose; tasty, poised, delicate, tart cranberry, tart red fruit, floral palate; medium-plus finish (clones 667, 777, 828 and Swan)
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2007 August West Pinot Noir Graham Family Vineyard 92 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
Group's #2 (my #2) – 82 pts.; 2, 4, 5, 1 - medium red color with pale meniscus; tart cherry, tart raspberry, floral nose; tasty, tart raspberry, tart cherry, hibiscus nose; tasty, tart cherry, tart black cherry, hibiscus palate with touches of mint and soy sauce; needs 1-2 years; medium-plus finish 92+ points
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2008 August West Pinot Noir Graham Family Vineyard 90 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
Group's #3 (my #6) – 84 pts.; 1, 5, 2, 0 - light medium cherry red color with pale meniscus; sous bois, tart cranberry, hibiscus, black tea nose; tart cherry, French oak, baked cherry palate; needs 1-2 years; medium-plus finish 90+ points
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2008 August West Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands 91 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Lucia Highlands
Group's #4 (my #4) – 89 pts.; 1, 2, 6, 1 - medium red color with pale meniscus; French oak, sous bois, floral, cranberry nose; tight, tart cranberry, tart cherry, mineral palate with richness; needs 2-plus years; medium-plus finish 91+ points (94% Rosella's with 1 barrel, or 6%, Garys')
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2008 August West Pinot Noir Rosella's Vineyard 90 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Lucia Highlands
Group's #7 (my #5) – 95 pts.; 2, 3, 1, 2 - medium cherry red color with pale meniscus; intense, baked cherry, oak, smoke nose; tart cherry, oak, baked cherry, ripe raspberry palate; needs 2 years; medium-plus finish 90+ points (Ed Kurtzman's favorite of the flight)
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2007 August West Pinot Noir Rosella's Vineyard 92 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Lucia Highlands
Group's #6 (my #3) – 101 pts.; 1, 1, 5, 2 - medium dark red color with pale meniscus; tart red fruit, tart cranberry, light sweet green herb nose; tasty, tart red fruit, tart cherry, tart cranberry palate; needs 2 years; medium-plus finish
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2008 Roar Pinot Noir Garys' Vineyard 88 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Lucia Highlands
Group's #7 (my #8) – 111 pts.; 4, 0, 1, 6 - medium dark cherry red color with pale meniscus; VA, baked cherry, cranberry nose; oak, cherry, baked cherry, cinnamon palate; medium-plus finish 88+ points
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2006 August West Pinot Noir Rosella's Vineyard 91 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Lucia Highlands
Group's #8 (my #5) – 125 pts.; 0, 3, 1, 8 - medium red color with pale meniscus; sous bois, light French oak, tart cherry, baked raspberry nose with some VA; tasty, tight, tart cherry, french oak, tart cranberry palate; needs 2-3 years; medium-plus finish 91+ points
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Flight 3 - Wines by two of Ed's proteges (2 Notes)
2009 Cellars 33 Pinot Noir Keefer Ranch Vineyard 92 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley
Medium cherry red color with pale meniscus; tart cherry, tart black cherry, tart black fruit, green herb nose; silky textured, ripe black cherry, black raspberry palate with sweet green herb note; medium-plus finish
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2007 Amelle Zinfandel Buck Hill Sonoma County 91 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County
Medium dark red violet color; nice, brambly, ripe currant, berry nose; tasty, baked berry, ripe berry, brambly palate; needs 2 years; medium-plus finish 91+ points
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2000 Testarossa Pinot Noir Bien Nacido Vineyard 90 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Maria Valley
Group's #1 (my #5) – 67 points; 6 firsts, 4 seconds, 1 third, 0 last places – bricking medium red color with pale mensicus; oak, smoke, baked red fruit, red bean nose; tart cherry, oak, tart strawberry, mineral palate; medium finish
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1999 Testarossa Pinot Noir Bien Nacido Vineyard 91 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Maria Valley
Group's #2 (my #3) – 72 pts.; 3, 6, 2, 1 - bricked medium cherry red color with pale meniscus; VA, mature, sous bois, stems, green tobacco nose; mature, silky textured, sous bois, tart raspberry, camphor palate; medium-plus finish
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2005 Freeman Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 91 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Group's #3 (my #2) – 73 pts.; 5, 6, 2, 1 - bricking medium cherry red color with 1 millimeter clear meniscus; intense, floral, ripe cherry, black cherry, baked raspberry, brown sugar nose; maturing, tart cherry, tart black cherry, light soy sauce palate with good acidity; medium-plus finish 91+ points
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2000 Testarossa Pinot Noir Pisoni Vineyard 88 Points
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Lucia Highlands
Group's #4 (my #6) – 75 pts.; 5, 3, 4, 0 - bricking medium dark cherry red color with pale meniscus; VA, tart cherry, raspberry balsamic nose; mature, tart raspberry, tart strawberry palate with medium acidity; medium finish 88+ points
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2006 Comte Armand Volnay 92 Points
France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay
Group's #5 (my #1) – 99 points; 2, 1, 4, 2 - bricking medium cherry red color with pale meniscus; floral, roses, tart raspberry, brett nose; tasty, delicate, roses, tart raspberry, balanced palate; medium-plus finish (easily picked it as a Burgundy ringer in this blind flight)
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2001 Testarossa Pinot Noir Bien Nacido Vineyard Flawed
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Maria Valley
Group's #6 (my #7) – 105 pts.; 2, 3, 3, 8 - bricking medium red color with pale meniscus; light TCA, tart strawberry nose; light TCA, tart strawberry, sous bois palate; medium finish
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2003 Fort Ross Pinot Noir Symposium Fort Ross Vineyard 89 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Group's #7 (my #5) – 125 pts.; 0, 0, 1, 6 - bricking medium cherry red color with pale meniscus; mature, baked cherry, baked raspberry, black cherry, berry, VA nose; luscious, maturing, ripe black cherry, baked cherry, brown sugar, berry palate; medium-plus finish
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