October 3, 2010 - Ripe, rich style... delicious. Not sure I am a complete fan of such big Pinots, but there's no arguing with how tasty this was. Almost felt like there was a Syrah-like component here.
August 11, 2010 - Multi-dimensional pinot that's quite enjoyable, as well as interesting, but this is not quite in the same deliciously integrated spot that it was when we drank our first bottle a year ago. The spicy notes now seam a bit rough, but the finish is still long and smoothe.
May 19, 2010 - Three hour decant. Tried a little right after opening and the nose showed a lot of mineral and cherry fruit. Some sour cherry on the palate with a little bit of earthiness. High acid and some drying tannins take over on the finish. Initial thought is this wine has a bit of an identity crisis....not enough fruit to be new world, but lacking earthy complexity.
After a couple hours, it was showing very nicely. More fruit in the mix with nice spicy, perfumey mid palate. The structure is definitely still present, but the wine is a bit more balanced. Lengthy finish. Probably still needs a couple in the cellar.
July 24, 2009 - Beautiful, deep red color. Pretty aromatics. Rich with a luscious mouth-feel. Excellent balance and a medium-long finish. This is my favorite Lynmar single-vineyard pinot to date.
June 28, 2009 - Sonoma-Napa Trip Day 2 and 3; 6/27/2009-6/28/2009 (Sonoma): Mineral and graphite nose. Saturated translucent appearance. Rich. Medium-full bodied. Slightly metallic cherry fruit. Pretty good. Expensive. $70.
May 21, 2009 - Traci opened this for one glass of wine on Wednesday, recorked and placed in the refrigerator. I opened and poured to have a glass while watching the Lakers lose a 14 point lead and ultimately game 2 of the West Conf Championships...I digress and return to the wine.
Gotta say, disappointing. Decent red cherry/cranberry flavors, some wood spice, a little earthiness but ultimately light bodied with no real palate presence, not much complexity and just seemed a little bit made. Almost tasted just like decent red wine as opposed to Pinot Noir. A second glass added no real weight and left with the same impression. We really like Lynmar but were both disappointed by this effort.
December 28, 2008 - This is a fabulous wine. Wonderful balance, and reasonably priced to boot!