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2001 Marcassin Pinot Noir Marcassin Vineyard
Pinot Noir
- USA
- California
- Sonoma County
- Sonoma Coast
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Community Tasting Notes 36
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scott@asrestaurant.com wrote: 88 points
November 19, 2023 - 2001 vintage. Decanted and throwing a sh*tload of sed. Surprised not surprised. Light-medium body. Smoke and game in the nose. Super-savory. That gamey nose doubled down in the flavor flavs with glazed ham, poultry and charcoal. Big, corporate cinnamon in the finish. Wine improved from an 8.6/86 to an 8.8/88 after lounging in the decanter and repeated agitations over the course of 1.5 hours. Tasted slightly flattish so wouldn't be surprised if another bottle scored slightly higher. Not improving. 11.19.23.
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Minnesota wrote: 94 points
December 5, 2022 - Evolved surprisingly well in the glass. Scant 15-minute decant, would have benefited from 1-2 decant. Wish Marcassin chardonnay vintages had similar ability to cellar well.
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A&C Likes this wine: 94 points
May 13, 2021 - Tonight, I hosted the BOYZ wine night extravaganza. The theme tonight was Pinot Noir. I cooked perfectly cooked duck breasts and duck legs, with Parmesan potatoes, and garlic haricots verts. The duck was served with a spectacular cherry sauce, and preceded by a Frog Bench salad to die for. This wine had great fruit and subdued tannins the first 45 minutes, and then died off a little bit as the evening wore on. Still, the group loved the wine, and kept returning to it as the gold standard of an aged pinot noir. Great stuff, and fun to share with old friends. Cheers!!
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Red Loki Likes this wine: 92 points
December 31, 2020 - Faded a bit but still in very good form. Tight on opening but flashes of brilliance after about an hour. Three hours in it's very nice but a lot of the complexity has gone.
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johnwine wrote: flawed
June 8, 2015 - Maderized with little to no fruit.
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By Allen Meadows
3rd Quarter, 2006, Issue #23 (link)(Marcassin Pinot Noir Marcassin Estate Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2002, IWC Issue #102 (link)(Marcassin Pinot Noir Marcassin Vineyard Sonoma Coast) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
1/31/2009 (link) 92 points(Marcassin Pinot Noir Marcassin Vineyard) Medium cherry red color with pale meniscus; nice cherry and brown sugar nose; tight, tart cherry, black cherry, brown sugar and cinnamon palate, with depth; medium-plus finish 92+ pts.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2001
- Type Red
- Producer Marcassin
- Varietal Pinot Noir
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Marcassin Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Sonoma County
- Appellation Sonoma Coast
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 3 (0%)
- In Cellars 253 (40%)
- Consumed 372 (59%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionSonoma County
- AppellationSonoma Coast
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