October 7, 2022 - Lutum, you saved the best for last (bottle). My pinot vocabulary is inadequate, won't comment on the nose, but the taste was really great, the flavor was lots of barnyard, balanced with fruit, fully expressed w/o awkwardness or excess. Served with wild salmon, worked well.
Edit; yea, I see i kind of ripped on it in 2019. Not the same wine now!
November 26, 2020 - Very good. Silky smooth texture on the mouth. Cherry, strawberry and cola. Happy I have another left
July 25, 2020 - Method: 68 degrees; hour+ decant; Burgundy glass
Look: pale- garnet; fast legs
Nose: forest floor, tree bark, spicy baking spices, light fresh dill, dried cranberry, light color
Palate: cranberry, light dried herbs, unripe strawberry; restrained palate; [unintentionally omitted notes on the finish]; dry; medium- body, decently silky mouthfeel; medium- tannin; medium+ acid
Overall: I'm honestly not a big fan of cranberry, and I like more complexity from lighter reds like this. It's restrained enough to not make too much of any impression on me. It's not a poorly made wine by any stretch of the imagination, but personally, I just find it to be mediocre -- almost, but not quite enjoyable, but I don't dislike it.
July 23, 2020 - Very sad to be done with this vintage from Lutum. It is drinking really well right now with little acid/tannin tast - just great light fruit. It was an explosion of taste in your mouth when it hit the taste buds with a nice finish.
May 10, 2020 - Not my favorite Lutum, but it is enjoyable. Opened up after some time in the glass.
August 26, 2019 - Red wine is a pH indicator. Try it. Thin some out with water. Add a bit of baking soda. Voila, Bleu! Now a little vinegar, and presto! Red/pink! The same behavior as litmus. Go back and forth, it keeps changing. Hence that blue flash when you throw leftover vin rouge into a sink with a soap film.
The reason for this digression; this wine's color. It is pretty much at the transition point, both red and purple-blue visible. Right there, I suspect it is lower in acid than many. It is also rather pale in color. Just a little too pale for a pinot imho. My assessment; mild nose of underbrush, easy drinking palate of smooth underbrush and cherry to a degree, but not any concentration or power or enough elegance to score particularly well. A charmant little drinker, just not a player.
August 6, 2019 - This was a very nice Pinot, but alas it still falls within the new world category; singular, unidimensional and not worth a layer look like its true Burgundy bedfellow. If you want a predictable Sonoma Pinot, this is your gal. If you want a noteworthy greater than+93 points, head to France. (And who would rate this greater than+95 points...really?). Cheers.
May 26, 2019 - Cola, cloves underbrush and a touch of cinnamon on the nose. SIlky texture in the mouth, good balance. well done!
February 11, 2019 - Outstanding! Makes your mouth very happy with the explosion of fruit.
January 1, 2019 - Outstanding taste and very easy to drink! Glad I have two more bottles.