Community Tasting Notes 13

• CPSchoeff Likes this wine:

  November 1, 2021 - No real change here since my last note. Pleasant and bright red fruits tending slightly toward the tart end of the spectrum. Some nice tannin and savory elements add interest. Seems to me to be in a fine drinking window…be sure to decant off the fine sediments!

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• CPSchoeff Likes this wine: 90 points

  June 5, 2021 - Dark red fruit earthy and a tea note on the nose. Tart quality to the red fruit and savory, but decent amount of substance to the lean and pretty Pinot fruit.
  
  Really drinking nicely now... better than any other bottle so far for me. Stand the bottle up and decant gently to discard the large amount of fine sediment. This totally changes the way the wine behaves in the glass!

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• CPSchoeff wrote: 89 points

  August 19, 2019 - Clear garnet. A: considerably muted when first opened, this gained interest after a couple of hours. A smoky and earthy thing going on alongside cherry. F: similarly, this put on weight and became more interesting after a few hours. Rather hollow initially, but then acquired nice red fruit along with some herbs and a strong mineral edge. Definitely on the lighter side of things, and seems to be a drink up call at this point.
  
  Enjoy it now and open well in advance (standing it up a few days in advance also seems to help with this).

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• Deux Chevaux wrote:

  July 2, 2017 - Similar to our observations 15 months ago, but this time with some more pronounced yet welcome earthy and dusty notes framing the spicy fruit. Very enjoyable over three nights, with some development.

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• Deux Chevaux wrote:

  April 22, 2016 - Medium Garnet. Well balanced, with very good acid. Zippy, zingy, savory spicy, with a touch of earth and a smidge of funk. Clearly a California cold coast Pinot Noir, and a nice example. Thoroughly enjoyable over three nights, and pleasantly cloudy at the very end.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2011
• Type Red
• Producer Knez Winery
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion North Coast
• Appellation Anderson Valley
• UPC Code 7090027144552

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• In Cellars 30 (26%)
• Consumed 87 (74%)

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