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2014 Samsara Pinot Noir Rancho la Viña Vineyard
Pinot Noir
- USA
- California
- Central Coast
- Sta. Rita Hills
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Community Tasting Notes 14
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AlphaMikeFoxtrot Likes this wine: 90 points
September 24, 2022 - Candied red cherries and strawberries, cola, lemon peel, orange peel, black pepper and dried thyme. Medium body, medium - tannins and medium acid. Not many flavors from the oak; though you can feel its smoothness on the body. I don't typically enjoy PN that has the "cola" note but this was very nice!
Good pairing with seared Tuna steaks. I recommend drinking now! -
Wine-O-Mite!! Likes this wine: 92 points
October 19, 2021 - Very nice. Lovely pinot, bit of rust on the years, still has acidity.. beautiful and clean. Think I taste a portion of whole cluster. I think this is about where I want this pinot: about 7 years from vintage named. Might go for a few years, but quite nice right now.
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rmalloy Likes this wine: 92 points
October 5, 2021 - This wine has a remarkably concentrated—almost candy-like—core of cherries and blood orange. And it has complexity too, in the form of fresh green leaves, allspice, and damp, mushroomy soil. For me, what’s missing is tannins. As good as this wine is, red wines without tannins are like music without bass to me.
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rmalloy Likes this wine: 94 points
May 6, 2021 - Outstanding. Vivid flavors of wild strawberries (with the green leaves at the bottom) and forest floor. Lighter notes of playdoh and allspice. Bright acidity and big tannins (for Pinot). A cheerful personality today, but perhaps this may be most interesting 10 years from now? This wine has a lot of promise; these are some elite grapes right here.
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Stufts wrote: 90 points
March 24, 2021 - Typical PN crunchy red fruits, juicy palate, nice structure. Not the most complex Pinot, but an excellent Central Coast example with a lot of warm climate upfront fruit, lively palate, and New World profile. Got this for a song - apparently - and worth much more based on the QPR. Still has some cellar time left in it.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2014
- Type Red
- Producer Samsara
- Varietal Pinot Noir
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Rancho la Viña Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Central Coast
- Appellation Sta. Rita Hills
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 1 (0%)
- In Cellars 140 (41%)
- Consumed 203 (59%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
Seared TunaWho Likes This Wine
100% Like It 15 votes
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- ProducerSamsara
- VarietyPinot Noir
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionCentral Coast
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