Community Tasting Note
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BBencz Likes this wine: 92 points
January 3, 2014 - Burgundian indeed. Strong floral notes followed by light red fruit. Sour raspberry flavors with zingy acidity that's not out of place. Delicate, balanced and very enjoyable. A great example of what Cali pinot can be. Wish more CA winemakers would gravitate toward this style instead of making over-the-top, heavily extracted cough syrup.
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3 Comments
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Frank Murray III commented:
1/4/14, 8:42 AM - Love your note, we have a similar reaction to the wine. Would dig seeing your take on the 2010 En Haut if you get around to drinking one. Seems you have a lot of Copain in your cellar, too. Our tastes our similar too. Have a great weekend and happy new year in DC.
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BBencz commented:
1/4/14, 11:03 AM - Frank- still trying to figure out how to respond to your note, so hope you see this. Appreciate your comments and have enjoyed reading your notes, esp re Copain. My wife and I fell in love with Copain and Wells' winemaking after a trip to Sonoma in 2009. Have enjoyed the evolution of his syrahs (have a mag of 2007 James Berry in the cellar that I'm dying to open, but will wait), and just started buying his pinots. Will definitely post when I pop the 2010 En Haut. Happy New Year to you. Regards, Brian
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Frank Murray III commented:
1/4/14, 4:15 PM - Brian, thanks for the reply and it came over successfully. Hang onto that 2007 JB syrah, as I found the wine to be quite structured recently in having a bottle from a friend's cellar. I am noodling on decanting one on Weds AM next week for a Weds night dinner. Keep posting, enjoyed reading your recent note.