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2015 Windy Oaks Estate Pinot Noir Proprietor's Reserve Schultze Family Vineyard

Pinot Noir

  • USA
  • California
  • Santa Cruz Mountains
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Community Tasting Notes 8

  • KerryH Likes this wine: 97 points

    October 15, 2023 - Well, this is interesting. I started out rating this wine at 94 pts and changed it to 97 pts as I was writing. This is why: Here is a Pinot Noir that has been grown and vinted in California that is actually looking like a real authentic Pinot Noir. The color is not opaque like many of its California and Oregon produced cousins. The color is a light candy apple red, with a gentle nose of pleasant fresh-cut wood esters and raisins. There is a wonderful mouthfeel, with a certain dryness and well balanced acidity and tannin content. Legs are evenly dispersed and fun to gaze upon. The finish is long-lasting and satisfying. Will go exceedingly well with grilled duck, which will offset the characteristic high fat content perfectly. Well done, Windy Oaks! Really, a stunning and caring product of this winery's efforts.

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  • thunderfly Likes this wine: 89 points

    April 25, 2022 - This is a good wine. Very fruity and lower tannins. I would prefer a bit more earthieness, but if you like a lighter and fruit forward Pinot, this would do it.

  • Backdoctor wrote: 91 points

    January 23, 2022 - Always an enjoyable pinot

  • Lederhosen Likes this wine: 90 points

    September 15, 2019 - I forgot to take specific notes when drinking with family yesterday, but it was great.

  • CharleneK Likes this wine: 90 points

    July 22, 2019 - Mine was a 2014, still lovely but I should have pulled it out last year

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Wine Definition

  • Vintage 2015
  • Type Red
  • Producer Windy Oaks Estate
  • Varietal Pinot Noir
  • Designation Proprietor's Reserve
  • Vineyard Schultze Family Vineyard
  • Country USA
  • Region California
  • SubRegion Santa Cruz Mountains
  • Appellation Santa Cruz Mountains

Community Holdings

  • Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
  • In Cellars 61 (37%)
  • Consumed 102 (63%)

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