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2007 W.H. Smith Pinot Noir Maritime
Pinot Noir
- USA
- California
- Sonoma County
- Sonoma Coast
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Community Tasting Notes 46
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Senso-beak wrote: 82 points
August 1, 2021 - The last bottle of the W.H Smith inventory. Enjoyed with sockeye, crab cakes and kale salad. This one was over the hill, lacking precision and fruit core. Very mild funk on the nose blew off quickly. Light to medium body, these have always been a bit light - glyceric. Somewhat oxidized flavors - improved with air. Plum, pomegranate, strawberry notes. Overall ok, just a bit lacking at this juncture.
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TashNYC wrote: 89 points
November 25, 2016 - Cellar clean-up. Great with grilled salmon. All gone.
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EducatedDrunk wrote: 88 points
June 26, 2016 - Definitely gets better with age - it will keep another 3 years, easily. Except for mine which we've drunk already.
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CR lawrence Likes this wine: 90 points
May 25, 2016 - I'd been highly disappointed over the first 6 years of trying to appreciate this Pinot; however, this is one that needed a LOT of time in the bottle. MY experience is this is one of those wines that had a good review, but became dormant for a much longer time than the expected "drinking windows" reported. I'd pretty much forgotten it, but decided to try in again when I found a couple of bottles hiding in my cellar. Glad I did... it's finally opened up and managed to claw its way into being appreciated. Interesting tastes for a medium-dark colored pinot; a combination of blueberry jam, apricot (who would have guessed this?), and raspberry. Kind of a shifty personality, but worth the wait, finally.
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TashNYC wrote: 88 points
November 28, 2015 - Earlier consumption. Good hut not fantastic
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By Richard Jennings
3/27/2010 (link) 89 points(W.H. Smith Pinot Noir Maritime) Dark, slightly cloudy, cherry red color; green padrone chilie, stemmy nose; tart red fruit, stems, green peppercorn palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish (needs time to integrate)
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By Richard Jennings
10/14/2009 (link) 91 points(W.H. Smith Pinot Noir Maritime) Tart red fruit nose with green notes; tasty, tart red fruit, mineral palate with green notes; medium-plus finish 91+ pts.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2007
- Type Red
- Producer W.H. Smith
- Varietal Pinot Noir
- Designation Maritime
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Sonoma County
- Appellation Sonoma Coast
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 139 (28%)
- Consumed 364 (72%)
Food Pairing
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Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerW.H. Smith
- VarietyPinot Noir
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionSonoma County
- AppellationSonoma Coast
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