July 20, 2023 - Took this to a tasting of De Negoce wines in May. Prepped wine with a short decant & then 24 hours in the open bottle. Good, complex, but still needs substantial cellar time.
May 30, 2023 - Less memorable than before. Good flavor but lacking depth or finish.
April 5, 2023 - Good. Has come around a bit...
March 13, 2023 - Would be a nice Zinfandel maybe. Way too boozy and hot
April 29, 2022 - Seems very young and awkward to me and it really should have 2-3 more years of sleep.
Day 2 was much more enjoyable even though that firm grip of tannins (for a Pinot) is still in place
February 2, 2022 - Decanted from 60 degree cellar (ok, basement) and immediately poured first glass. Very shy on the nose at first. Red fruit on the palate, with the 14.9 percent abv evident but not offputting. This is a young, supposedly Platt vineyard pinot. At this point it is very primary but still an enjoyable sip. Have had older Platt's that developed wonderfully complex flavors and hope to make some of these last that long. But it is also very enjoyable now. Glad to have 12, er, 11 of these left. Would expect to see this score increase.
January 29, 2022 - Really pleasant surprise. This was enjoyable and delicious.
December 4, 2021 - I’ve grown to hate this wine, bottle by bottle. And it’s on me. I should never have bought a 14.9% ABV Pinot. I don’t even buy Zins with that much alcohol.
I’ll grant Cameron that the alcohol is balanced. Sure. But there are many balances and the ripeness here is just too much for Pinot from anywhere. Now, that’s about me. My style. If you like big California Pinot, enjoy. People who do who I’ve served it to think it’s fine.
Note to self: Never buy any Pinot Noir with more than 13.8% ABV, preferably 13.5%.
Six more bottles… *sigh*
November 14, 2021 - Nice wine. Improved with time open. Could use 1-3 more years to fully combine and mellow.
October 14, 2021 - Three blind dN Pinots: Red and black fruits and a bit of stems and oak on the nose. High in alcohol and ripe red fruits on the palate. Again, not as much structure as I'd like in a PN.