Community Tasting Notes 3

• mnorton Likes this wine: 95 points

  December 11, 2020 - We held on to this wine for a bit and are glad we did. I'm no expert on writing tasting notes, but the overall taste (blackberry) and the wonderful finish reminded us why we bought it after tasting in in the tasting room. Very smooth with a long delicious finish. I want more!

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• I'd Rather Be Drinking Wine Likes this wine: 93 points

  November 14, 2020 - Zooming with the Battle of the Pinots: Zooming in on a Pinot Knockdown
  
  Wines poured into jars at around 4:00 for transport, transferred to glasses at 6:00, and analyzed over the next 3 hours. This was a double blind tasting, except we knew which wine we provided, but not which glass it was in. The line-up included the following:
  
  2019 Longshadows Julia Dazzle (Starter Rose)
  2014 Archery Summit Whole Cluster Cuvee
  2015 Sineann Wy'east Reserve
  2012 Sineann Resonance Reserve
  2013 Antica Terra Anticythera
  2015 Landmark Escolle Road Santa Lucia Highlands
  
  Group's order was as follows:
  WOTN: 2015 Sineann Wy'east Reserve
  #2: 2014 Archery Summit Whole Cluster Cuvee
  #3: 2012 Sineann Resonance Reserve
  
  My Order: 2014 Archery Summit, 2015 Wy'East Res, 2013 Antica Terra, 2012 Resonance Res, 2015 Landmark
  
  All wines were very good and very different, so personal preference will likely determine anyone else's order. For me, less than 2 points separated the top wine from the last place wine....a truly epic battle!
  
  2015 Landmark Pinot Noir Escolle Road Vineyard: This wine was a pleasant surprise. It started out drinking very well, but started fading as the night wore on. Fruit forward on nose and palate, with a decent finish. Mostly red and black fruit (tart and dark cherry and blackberry pie). Not very complex, but still quite enjoyable! 93 at its peak. I would drink up, but it can likely stay where it is for another year or two in the cellar. I don't see it improving much, if at all.

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• asplatt19 wrote: 89 points

  February 16, 2018 - Cherry and blackberry - tannins still a bit harsh - could use another year in the cellar - overall nice

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2015
• Type Red
• Producer Landmark
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Escolle Road Vineyard
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Central Coast
• Appellation Santa Lucia Highlands

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• In Cellars 70 (45%)
• Consumed 85 (55%)

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