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• SMHalps Likes this wine: 94 points

  July 8, 2015 - Had this at a Martinelli night of my wine group. We had the2011 Chardonnay Bella Vigna, 2009 and 2012 Blue Slide Ridge Pinot Noir, the 2009 and 2012 Bondi Home Ranch Pinot Noir , the 2006 Syrah Hop Camp Vineyard, and the 2007 Zinfandel Jackass Vineyard. All the wines were, except the Chardonnay were opened, but not decanted 30 minutes prior to the dinner, with the Syrah and Zinfandel being drank last, they received the most breathing time.
  
  The two 2009 Blue Slide Ridge might have been the 2nd favorite wine of the night. It was everything I would want in a CA Pinot. Acidity, light red fruits, long finish. However as the night went on and it sat in the bottle and people got to retry it, it turned clunky. Hard to explain, but as I normally would finish the bottle long before it sat for 90 minutes, I am not going to worry about it.
  
  All that being said, normally the WA rates the Blue Slide Ridge as Martinelli's highest rated Pinot. But not in 2009, they rated the Bondi one point higher, and after last nights tasting, I agree.

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