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• Senso-beak wrote: 89 points

  March 13, 2022 - Opened and poured. A full bodied, dark pinot, showing smoky notes of the 2008 harvest laced with wildfire essence. Toasty oak...lacking some acidity. A little flabby, but showing classic Kanzler fruits of fruit leather, plummy paste, dates, bruised strawberry, hoisin, boysenberry. Overall a very nice bottle.

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• Winokdub wrote: 92 points

  March 18, 2020 - Pours dark fir pinot. Nice nose. Attack on the palette is huge though fruit is fading. Mid palette is nice and finish is solid. Very good especially at 12 years old.

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• Italiana Likes this wine:

  October 13, 2018 - Never got around to this vintage when it was younger, and had some concern about its longevity. Not to worry though. The cork was sound and barely stained. The color was proper--nice, transparent red. Rich fruit right at the first sip, shifting to more mature elements with air in the glass. Good job, Kanzler!

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• enjoywine Likes this wine: 92 points

  May 11, 2018 - Last bottle of 3. Decanted for 1 hour - it has some aromatics but not as much as prior bottles. Palate is still very good, but the loss of some of those nice aromatics has moved the palate away from the rich fruit into more multi layered flavors. Nice to follow the changes.

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• Senso-beak wrote: 91 points

  May 4, 2017 - Opened and poured. This is my first Kanzler family bottle, as I've grown to like the vineyard on the Kosta Browne label. Wlw, the Kanzler Krunch factor is in full effect here, with the grainy tannins, bramble berry, pomegranate, cola, ultra-ripe fruit profile. Jammy, with chocolate as well. Opening with air, gaining more flesh and weight - quite nice - rivaling the KB effort.

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• Vintage 2008
• Type Red
• Producer Kanzler Vineyards
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Sonoma County
• Appellation Sonoma Coast

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• In Cellars 167 (29%)
• Consumed 418 (71%)

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