Community Tasting Notes 8

• gingerbreadman wrote: 80 points

  June 21, 2015 - Oh how tastes can change or was it the wine? I found this bottle to be overly extracted and almost jammy in nature, more like a Zin. The flavors of sour fruit were mixed with a sweetness that was cloying and distasteful in its length. I have 2 more bottle so perhaps I need to taste those soon toe.

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• Winokdub wrote: 89 points

  January 12, 2014 - Good but not great. Even after aerating. Balanced and a smooth finish but fruit never dazzled.

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• wacobipe wrote: 92 points

  November 27, 2013 - True Russian River Pinot. Big fruit ( cherry, strawberry) on the nose, medium light fruitiness on the mid pallet with a nice tannic/acidic finish. Drinking perfectly now.

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• suburbanfrog Likes this wine: 89 points

  November 11, 2013 - Nice pleasant pinot with a very nice nose. Not as great as the bottle we tasted last spring at winery which blew me away, but still a nice pinot.

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• gingerbreadman Likes this wine: 91 points

  September 13, 2013 - A fine wine with character and body which is more Burgundian or Italian (Brunello) than SoCo, just delicious. Good balance of acidity and remnant tannins with super fruit, but not too much. Some berries, RR style, but the acidity is omnipresent. A great food wine. Salmon or other fish is great. I need to experiment with more robust foods. I suspect it will hold its own well.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2008
• Type Red
• Producer Valdez Family Winery
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Silver Eagle Vineyard
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Sonoma County
• Appellation Russian River Valley

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• In Cellars 20 (22%)
• Consumed 73 (78%)

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