Community Tasting Note

• Cakebaker wrote: 70 points

  January 6, 2018 - Las Alturas - Bold, Monterey style Pinot. Similar to Le Crema Monterey Pinot Noir which is a much less expensive.
  Clark & Telephone - upon initial opening, the wine tasted like air. After giving time to decant, the bottle opened lovely and was a nice soft style pinot. Most similar to a Washington pinot.
  Dairyman - Harsh, overly oaked. Least favorite. Possibly will improve with age. Personally will avoid as I have concluded I do not like Sonoma style Pinot.

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• CamraMaan commented:

  5/11/18, 5:03 AM - Hard to imagine this deserving a 70... which is an unfortunate rating, since it unnecessarily drops the overall rating much lower than it should be. A 70 point wine should be almost undrinkable by most anyone, versus simply not being your style.

• Cakebaker commented:

  5/11/18, 5:28 AM - So, if I changed that rating to a 75 you would have no objection?
  As per this wine rating I would not recommend it. I factor in the wine along with economics compared with other wines of similar and different ranges. As well as other wines from the same wine maker.
  Per Wine spectator:
  “95-100 Classic: a great wine
  90-94 Outstanding: a wine of superior character and style
  85-89 Very good: a wine with special qualities
  80-84 Good: a solid, well-made wine
  75-79 Mediocre: a drinkable wine that may have minor flaws
  50-74 Not recommended”

• CamraMaan commented:

  5/13/18, 5:32 PM - Hmmm, well, considering other opinions, maybe you had a flawed bottle. A 70 point wine goes down my drain, personally. Even a 75. But in order for this stuff to justify that low of a score it would have to be flawed. Just my opinion.

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