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IPOB in SF 3/16 - Quick Impressions
Tasted March 21, 2015 by MattMauldin with 721 views
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2011 Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir Isabelle
Rich and silky showing fig fruit, spice, and red floral notes. Elegant and full finish. Excellent.
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2012 Calera Pinot Noir Ryan Vineyard
Broad and powerful texture, showing red fruit, spice, dark earth and eucalyptus. Fleshy tannins and rich finish.
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2003 Calera Pinot Noir Reed Vineyard
A little green on the nose, but opens up to fig fruit flavors, along with with savory pine-forest and dark earth and spice. Rich finish.
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2013 Ceritas Chardonnay Peter Martin Ray
Lean, notes of lime zest, salinity, white florals and rocky minerality. Angular and young, but intriguing.
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2013 Ceritas Chardonnay Charles Heintz Vineyard
Similar to the Peter Martin Ray Chardonnay, this showed lots of citrus zest, minerality and savory spice. A little less salinity and a little more full roundness and richness. Very nice.
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2013 Ceritas Pinot Noir Costalina
Very primary- red berry fruit, mineral and floral. Elegant and bright. Needs some time to add weight.
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2013 Ceritas Pinot Noir Elliott Vineyard
Similar to the Costalina- showing lots of primary red fruit with minerality and floral notes, with a little more savory richness. Well structured.
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2013 Ceritas Pinot Noir Hellenthal Vineyard Old Shop Block
Consistent with the lineup, showing red fruit, minerality and floral notes, rounded off with a little darker and richer depth- spice and earth. Broader structure. Really nice.
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2013 Chanin Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict Vineyard
Full-bodied with lots of savory mineral earth notes highlighted by white-floral and citrus. Nervy acid and intensity throughout.
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2013 Chanin Pinot Noir Sanford & Benedict Vineyard
Richly structured balanced with elegance. Showing mostly red fruit, eastern spice, and dark mineral earth notes. Polished tannin.
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2013 Copain Chardonnay Dupratt Vineyard
Nice tension with bright citrus, floral and mineral highlights, and a rich luxurious texture on the palate. Excellent.
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2013 Copain Chardonnay Brosseau Vineyard
Like the DuPratt Vineyard Chardonnay, this stands out for its silky richness paired with its bright high tones. Shows a little more spice and earth and a little more melon fruit than the more citrus-driven DuPratt. Excellent.
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2012 Copain Pinot Noir "En Bas" Kiser
Showing forest floor, sandalwood, spice and bright cherry fruit. Rich, silky and elegant. Excellent.
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2012 Copain Pinot Noir "En Haut" Kiser
Showing dark earth notes and mushroom, along with dried fig and clove spice. Richly structured tempered with really nice finesse. Excellent.
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2012 Copain Pinot Noir Monument Tree
Earthy forest, sweet spice and darker fruit notes than the pair of Kiser Pinot Noirs. Very rich with velvety structure.
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2012 Domaine de la Côte Pinot Noir Sta. Rita Hills
Showing minerality, tea leaf, barnyard, mushroom and dark cherry and fig fruit. Ample structure. Rustic in style.
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2012 Domaine de la Côte Pinot Noir Bloom's Field
Showing tea leaf & spice, eucalyptus, and black cherry fruit. Rich and silky on the palate, savory, with a full finish. Excellent.
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2012 Domaine de la Côte Pinot Noir La Côte
Showing tangy red fruit, spice and earth throughout. Features a little more vanilla bean spice and generous fig fruit on the palate- rich and silky with long finishing notes. Excellent.
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2013 Drew Family Cellars Pinot Noir Fog Eater
Displays a seamless blend of fig, rocky earth and clove-spice. Rich and powerful yet finesse-driven. Excellent.
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2013 Drew Family Cellars Pinot Noir Morning Dew Ranch Vineyard
Extremely complex- showing fig, honeysuckle, violets, and spice. Rich, polished, elegant and full. Beautiful stuff- candidate for WOTN.
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2013 Hanzell Pinot Noir Sebella
Showing bright cherry fruit, richly layered with high-tones minerality and darker earth. Full structure. Excellent.
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2012 Hanzell Pinot Noir
Elegantly layered notes of black tea, mineral, forest floor and baked fig fruit. Richly structured.
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2012 Hanzell Chardonnay
Showing full richness, depth and structure. Supremely balanced, displaying citrus and minerality, but also complex earth, spice, and a sea spray salinity on the finish. Excellent. One of the best Chardonnays tasted.
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2013 Hanzell Chardonnay Sebella
Showing brightness and full richness. High tones of citrus fruit, violets, and rocky minerality. Full depth. Excellent.
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2012 Hirsch Vineyards Pinot Noir San Andreas Fault
Tangy acidity, aggressive cherry fruit and lots of earth notes. A little brooding. Broad rustic tannins.
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2012 Hirsch Vineyards Pinot Noir East Ridge
Very refined, complex and finesse driven. Highlights fig fruit, earthy spice and floral notes. Elegant full finish.
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2012 Hirsch Vineyards Pinot Noir Reserve
Showing rich complexity and finesse like the East Ridge, with similar fig fruit and earthy spice, along with added complex mineral notes. Rich finish.
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2013 Kutch Pinot Noir Bohan Vineyard
Showing really nice complexity, full richness and finesse. Layered notes of eastern spice, earth, wet stone and fig. Full finish. One of the WOTN- excellent.
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2013 Kutch Pinot Noir McDougall Ranch
Along the same lines as the Bohan- also top notch. Showing a few more floral notes along with the fig fruit and earthy spice. Rich, full and elegant. Both Kutch wines I tasted were among my favorites of the tasting- great stuff.
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2013 Littorai Chardonnay Charles Heintz Vineyard
Showing notes of Meyer lemon, slate, and rose hips along a creamy rich texture. Excellent.
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2013 Littorai Chardonnay B. A. Thieriot Vineyard
Notes of lime zest, slate-minerality and spice. Full and rich with elegance and full depth. Excellent.
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2012 Littorai Pinot Noir Mays Canyon
Elegant with full richness. Darker profile than the Savoy or Les Larmes with sweet and silky red cherry notes along with savory spice and mineral-earth notes. Really nice.
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2012 Littorai Pinot Noir Savoy Vineyard
Showing fig and red cherry fruit highlighted with pretty red floral notes and backed savory spice. Richly textured and finesse driven. Excellent.
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2013 Littorai Pinot Noir Les Larmes
Showing lots of stony earth notes, spice and cherry. Elegant, but tight and linear. Needs time.
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2013 Lutum Pinot Noir Bien Nacido
Perfumy notes of red fruit, honeysuckle flowers and sweet spice. Light and elegant.
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2012 Lutum Pinot Noir Sanford & Benedict Vineyard
Impactful on the palate- nice intensity. Showing notes of dried fig, dark earth, minerality and sweet/savory spice. Silky and elegant finish. Excellent.
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2013 Matthiasson Chardonnay Linda Vista Vineyard
Showing orange rind, lime, slate and white pepper on top of a nervy salinity. Polished and full with nice elegance. Really nice.
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2012 Matthiasson Chardonnay Michael Mara Vineyard
Showing melon and citrus fruit along with honey, spice and mineral notes. Richly elegant and silky throughout. Excellent.
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2012 Mount Eden Vineyards Chardonnay Domaine Eden
Showing seashell, wheat straw and stone fruit notes. Full-bodied throughout, finishing with clean mineral notes.
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2011 Mount Eden Vineyards Chardonnay Santa Cruz Mountains
Showing notes of honey, roses, stone fruit, apple skin and spice. Rich, layered and full through the finish. Outstanding.
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2012 Mount Eden Vineyards Pinot Noir Domaine Eden
Showing fig, apple skin, earth, spice and sandalwood. Elegant on the palate with added notes of red fruit and black tea. Complex, rich, balanced and full on the finish. Excellent.
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2012 Mount Eden Vineyards Pinot Noir
Notes of fig, mineral, candied apple, and violets. Rich and elegant, with fleshy structure and a full finish. Excellent.
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2012 Peay Vineyards Chardonnay Estate
Showing rose hips, orange zest, white pepper and spice. Elegant, rich and full throughout. Very nice.
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2012 Peay Vineyards Pinot Noir Scallop Shelf Estate
Showing notes of cherry, clove and mineral. Full structure, nice richness, elegant finish.
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2013 Peay Vineyards Pinot Noir Pomarium Estate
Shows notes of spice, rocky mineral, cherry, fig and black tea. Tangy and bright on the palate, with rich structure and silky elegance. Excellent.
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2013 Sandhi Wines Chardonnay Sta. Rita Hills
Bright primary citrus, minerality and floral. Nicely textured.
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2013 Sandhi Wines Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict Vineyard
Showing notes of mineral earth, citrus zest, white pepper, and seashell. Complex. Rich and full. Very nice.
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2013 Sandhi Wines Chardonnay Bentrock
Showing full notes of salinity, chalk, straw earth and lime zest. Full rich depth. Silky elegance. Excellent.
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2012 Sandhi Wines Pinot Noir Sanford & Benedict Vineyard
Notes of eucalyptus, spice and fig. Silky rich, full depth throughout, with minty notes on the finish.
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2012 Sandhi Wines Pinot Noir Rinconada
Notes of menthol, black cherry, fig and savory spice. Rich on the palate with added rocky minerality and floral notes. Silky. Full finish. Excellent.
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2012 Tyler Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict Vineyard
Notes of honeydew melon, citrus zest and limestone minerality. Rich, silky and full with additional notes of spice and peppercorn. Very nice.
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2013 Tyler Pinot Noir Old Vine Bien Nacido Vineyard
Notes of clove, red floral, dark cherry and fig. Rich and silky with mineral-earth notes as a backdrop. Elegant and layered. Excellent.
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2013 Varner Chardonnay Spring Ridge Vineyard Amphitheater Block
Opens with limestone mineral, seashell and lemon zest, then pops on the palate with clove, more mineral and stone fruit. Rich depth. Excellent.
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2013 Varner Chardonnay Spring Ridge Vineyard Home Block
Floral and bright, with zesty lemon and lime notes and seashell saline and mineral notes. Adds spice and stone fruit, apple skin and further mineral notes on the palate. Rich depth. Outstanding.
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2012 Neely Pinot Noir Spring Ridge Vineyard Picnic Block
Complex notes of nutty fig, earth and clove spice. Full and opulent, silky and balanced. Excellent.
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2012 Neely Pinot Noir Spring Ridge Vineyard Hidden Block
Complex notes of tea leaf, earth, clove and fig. Rich depth, silky and elegant. Excellent.
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2012 Neely Pinot Noir Spring Ridge Vineyard Upper Picnic Block
Notes of vanilla bean, medicinal herb and dark cherry. Silky and rich with chalky minerality on the finish. Needs time.
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2012 Wenzlau Vineyard Pinot Noir Estate
Silky and elegant, with bright fig, spice, floral and mineral notes. Very red fruited and primary for SRH Pinot Noir, but still very nice.
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2013 Wind Gap Wines Chardonnay Gap's Crown Vineyard
Begins with bright notes of mineral chalk & limestone and zesty citrus, adding flavors of Meyer lemon, vanilla and added minerality. Rich and silky. Very nice.
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2013 Wind Gap Wines Pinot Noir Woodruff Vineyard
Stemmy cherry, rocky mineral, spice and fig notes. Rich, elegant and full palate. Very nice.
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2013 Wind Gap Wines Pinot Noir Sun Chase Vineyard
Stemmy earth, fig and spice notes. Silky, full and rich. Very nice.
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2012 Wind Gap Wines Pinot Noir Gap's Crown Vineyard
Begins with rocky minerality, vanilla spice, eucalyptus and fig. Rich on the palate with clove and fig fruit. Silky and elegant adding mineral high tones, finishing full. Excellent.