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2012 Evening Land Vineyards Pinot Noir Occidental Vineyard
Pinot Noir
- USA
- California
- Sonoma County
- Sonoma Coast
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Community Tasting Notes 51
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wormfarmer wrote:
May 12, 2024 - At this point this is only for fans (does this Venn diagram actually exist?) of a) New World Pinots and b) aged Pinots. Interesting to drink this (not saying this as smugly as it will surely come off) and recall Raj's epic rhetorical battles against fruit-forward CA Pinots, because, well.....
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wormfarmer Likes this wine: 91 points
January 2, 2023 - 91/92
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sanjuanlewis Likes this wine: 90 points
August 21, 2021 - More approachable than the last bottle. Opened up fairly quickly. Nice fruit and balance.
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JasonG wrote: 89 points
April 7, 2021 - In second half of life, clear bricking at edges. I agree with muted fruit and bramble here, sweetness seems to be from mild oxidation. Much better second day though, mouthfeel improved and harsh tart edge gave way to forest fruit. Aged Pinot lovers will like it, otherwise meh.
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sanjuanlewis Likes this wine: 89 points
February 17, 2021 - Fairly typical California Pinot, new world, fruit forward, medium bodied, lots of fruit. Took a couple hours for the heat to wear off and the wine to soften up.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2012
- Type Red
- Producer Evening Land Vineyards
- Varietal Pinot Noir
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Occidental Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Sonoma County
- Appellation Sonoma Coast
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 18 (2%)
- In Cellars 193 (25%)
- Consumed 554 (72%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
95% Like It 22 votes
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- ProducerEvening Land Vineyards
- VarietyPinot Noir
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionSonoma County
- AppellationSonoma Coast
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