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1999 J. Rochioli Pinot Noir East Block
Pinot Noir
- USA
- California
- Sonoma County
- Russian River Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 12
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daved Likes this wine: 99 points
January 12, 2020 - This bottle blew us away. It was better than my last bottle that we drank a few years ago. Vibrant, rich, full bodied that was near perfection and one of the finest Pinot's Ive ever had. WOW.
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daved Likes this wine: 94 points
June 19, 2019 - Wow, Deep rich color,big deep rich fruit, earth, cola and minerality. Great structure, full mouth feel and expanding into a long smooth finish. It still looks and tastes young and vibrant.
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LoireFan wrote: 92 points
December 15, 2017 - This bottle wasn't fading.
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solana Likes this wine: 95 points
December 23, 2016 - Decanted 40 minutes and then back in the bottle. This note was written at that 40 minute point.
Expansive aromas of black cherries, spiced plum cake, minerals, fine earth, and dark flower nectar.
Liquid velvet on the palate with flavors of orange peel, spicy dark fruits, cola, fine herbs, earth, and a wild note both tangy and tinged with tar that I can't find a word for. Sleek, supple and framed by bright, yet fine acidity with a few tannins on the rear palate and very long, interwoven finish. My last and best bottle. It was tasty when opened, but really grew sleek and stretched out with the decant.
I drank the last glass after 3 hours and it was getting sauvage and gamey on the finish by then. Great now and probably for another 2 years. Wish I had another to check back on! -
Scott Butler Likes this wine:
December 16, 2013 - Bought 2 from auction - what a treat. Wonderfully integrated acid, tannin, minerals, earth and mostly red fruits. Just singing right now - brought it to a dinner with some seriously high scoring stuff, and a couple people called this WOTN.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 1999
- Type Red
- Producer J. Rochioli
- Varietal Pinot Noir
- Designation East Block
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Sonoma County
- Appellation Russian River Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 38 (46%)
- Consumed 45 (54%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
100% Like It 4 votes
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- ProducerJ. Rochioli
- VarietyPinot Noir
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionSonoma County
- AppellationRussian River Valley
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- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionSonoma County
- AppellationRussian River Valley