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• bdhanna Likes this wine: 91 points

  October 14, 2022 - This wine is still really good right now; at peak, delicious !! I agree with my tasting note of over 14 months ago !!
  A perfect cork after over a decade in the bottle. Consumed over two days, this balanced wine showed well and displays beautiful depth and integrated complexity. Medium ruby color with no oxidation and excellent clarity. Aromas of red cherry and cranberry. Flavors of bing cherry, raspberry, and rhubarb with a hint of forest floor. This Pinot Noir has a medium to long finish. A balanced and flavorful Pinot Noir. This wine may have more years of life remaining, unfortunately, I have no bottles from this vintage remaining in the cellar. Great fruit sourced from the the estate vineyard named for Marimar's father up the hill from the winery on the western edge of the Russian River AVA. The block is in a ravine feature from an earthquake years ago. Great winemaking to consistently produce a fine Pinot Noir.

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• bdhanna Likes this wine: 91 points

  July 30, 2021 - This wine is really good right now; near peak, delicious !!
  A perfect cork after over a decade in the bottle. Consumed over two days, this balanced wine showed more fruit on the first day bouncing from the glass. On day two this balanced wine had softened just a little to display increased depth and integrated complexity. Medium ruby color with no oxidation and excellent clarity. Aromas of red cherry and cranberry. Flavors of bing cherry, raspberry, and rhubarb with a hint of forest floor. This Pinot Noir has a medium to long finish. A balanced and flavorful Pinot Noir. This wine may have more years of life remaining. I still have a couple of bottles from this vintage remaining in the cellar and will revisit soon to validate this tasting note. Great fruit sourced from the the estate vineyard named for Marimar's father up the hill from the winery on the western edge of the Russian River AVA. The block is in a ravine feature from an earthquake years ago. Great winemaking to consistently produce a fine Pinot Noir.

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• Beach Wine Likes this wine:

  December 25, 2017 - Nice wine. Still holding up.

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• gingerbreadman wrote: 81 points

  June 3, 2017 - Past it's best.

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• kcp Likes this wine: 90 points

  November 4, 2015 - Much improved in 2 years - fruit, though restrained, is better balanced with spice notes (which were a bit overbearing). An interesting, even intriguing, West Sonoma pinot.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2009
• Type Red
• Producer Marimar Estate
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation Earthquake Block
• Vineyard Don Miguel Vineyard
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Sonoma County
• Appellation Russian River Valley

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• In Cellars 15 (21%)
• Consumed 56 (79%)

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