2002-2005 Rosella's Vineyard Pinot Noirs

From Organizer:
We'll try eight Rosella's Pinots from the 2002 through
2005 vintages. They should provide a chance to contrast cool vs warm vintage Rosella's Pinots. We'll try three Rosella's from relatively warm 2002 and 2003 vintages, a pair from the moderate 2004 vintage, and a trio from the cool 2005 vintage. At 7 to 10 years of age, these Rosella's should be nicely evolved, complex and near their peak.

• 2010 Folk Machine Three Ceremonies 85 Points

  USA, California

  Appealing nose and flavors of young fruit, spice.

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• 2008 Summers Winery Chardonnay Reserve Stuhlmuller Vineyard 87 Points

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Alexander Valley

  tasted blind, Fantastic nose had me thinking Beaune, The flavors were only OK and definitely California, but I did enjoy a nice wintergreen flavor.

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• 2009 Rickshaw Pinot Noir Sonoma County 88 Points

  USA, California, Sonoma County

  Tasted double blind, did not realize it was a wine I have enjoyed many times before.
  Light bodied, easy drinker, delicious crowd pleaser. I rated it 88. When it was finally revealed I checked my previous notes on CT and saw that I have always rated it 88, at least I'm consistent!!
  
  The 12 other tasters were impressed with this relative bargain.

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• 2009 Mackenzie Pinot Noir Boschetti 87 Points

  USA, California, Sonoma County, Russian River Valley

  Tasted double blind. Floral, perfume, spice and oak aromas with a slight green flavor. Not bad but not great

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• 2002 Testarossa Pinot Noir Rosella's Vineyard 82 Points

  USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Lucia Highlands

  Blindtasted 9 Rosella's Vineyard Pinots, My #8, The group's #6.
  I strongly disliked the nose, stewed fruit.
  Flavor was the same, stewed fruit.

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• 2003 Testarossa Pinot Noir Rosella's Vineyard 90 Points

  USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Lucia Highlands

  Blindtasted 9 Rosella's Vineyard Pinots, My #4, The group's #2.
  Floral and coconut aromas. Juicy tropical fruit. Simple and delicious.

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• 2003 Roar Pinot Noir Rosella's Vineyard 89 Points

  USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Lucia Highlands

  Blindtasted 9 Rosella's Vineyard Pinots, My #5, The group's #1.
  Aromas of cherry and sharpie marker.
  Flavor of cherry cough syrup.

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• 2004 Siduri Pinot Noir Rosella's Vineyard Flawed

  USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Lucia Highlands

  Blindtasted 9 Rosella's Vineyard Pinots, My #9, The group's #9.
  Must have been flawed, I hated the nose, the flavor was stewed yucky rotten fruit.

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• 2004 Loring Wine Company Pinot Noir Rosella's Vineyard 90 Points

  USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Lucia Highlands

  Blindtasted 9 Rosella's Vineyard Pinots, My #3, The group's #7.
  Caramel, chocolate and espresso nose with nice pinot funk.
  Dark cherry and pear flavors. Very unique.

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• 2005 Loring Wine Company Pinot Noir Rosella's Vineyard 90 Points

  USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Lucia Highlands

  Blindtasted 9 Rosella's Vineyard Pinots, My #2, The group's #3.
  Lovely perfumed nose.
  Light body, hints of tobacco, great acidity.

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• 2005 A.P. Vin Pinot Noir Rosella's Vineyard 84 Points

  USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Lucia Highlands

  Blindtasted 9 Rosella's Vineyard Pinots, My #7, The group's #5.
  Terrible nose, some Indian spices.
  Mediocre flavor, nothing special at all.
  I was surprised since the A.P. Vin Gary's Pinots I ranked #1 and #2 at a previous tasting.

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• 2003 Testarossa Pinot Noir Rosella's Vineyard 91 Points

  USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Lucia Highlands

  Blindtasted 9 Rosella's Vineyard Pinots, My #1, The group's #4.
  This was supposed to be a 2005 but upon reveal we see that we had tasted two different bottles of the 2003 Testarossa Rosella's.
  Quite the bottle variation as this was my #1 of the night and the other bottle was my #4.
  Few notes taken, sharpie nose, good juicy flavor. Yum.

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• 2002 Méo-Camuzet Frère et Sœurs Bourgogne 86 Points

  France, Burgundy, Bourgogne

  Blindtasted 9 Rosella's Vineyard Pinots, My #6, The group's #8.
  Someone slipped in a Burg!
  Musty, damp basement, Indian spices o nthe nose.
  Dry, oak, cigar, no fruit

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• 1978 Château Beychevelle 93 Points

  France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Julien

  Lovely bricking color, nose of tobacco, red pepper, corn
  Flavors of roses, green olive, corn, chipotle peppers and cayenne pepper.
  Lighter in body than I expected, greatly balanced tannins with still some life left!

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