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• boegemann wrote: 90 points

  November 10, 2012 - Alas, much of the barnyard has integrated. Nonetheless, it's a good quaff.

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• Bam_Man wrote: 89 points

  February 24, 2012 - Attractive aromas of ripe fruit, spice and flowers on the nose. This is very rich and full-bodied - almost syrupy - with lots of cherry and cola flavor followed by hints of pepper and mineral on the finish. Very good, but not quite outstanding. With a little more acidity to liven it up and a longer finish, I would have no problem rating this a 90+. My last bottle and a noticeable improvement over the prior one consumed about 9 months ago.
  50+5+12+14+8=89

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• wineaboutit wrote: 88 points

  February 15, 2012 - Popped this last Friday night, ran through the vinturi. Not as refined or elegant as the last couple of bottles of this vintage. While much improved, from the case and a half I purchased years ago, this bottle was lagging behind the last few. Dark cherry aromas and flavors, w/some nutmeg, medium bodied and slightly unbalanced. Nice long finish, a couple bottles left...think these will continue to improve.

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• boegemann wrote: 90 points

  December 28, 2011 - Bigger than the '06, not quite the complexity, although the potential is there.

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• wineaboutit wrote: 90 points

  December 24, 2011 - Popped and poured Xmas Eve w/a spectacular Whole Foods King salmon filet, that our son masterfully smoked. Incredible meal, this wine was a tad tight and tannic upon initial pour, after sitting open in the bottle for an hour. Ripe cherry and vanilla aromas, w/a rich dark cherry/raspberry flavor, that does suck you in. Kind of a hybrid between a pinot/syrah, but very well done. Alc is high at 14.5%, but not noticeable here, for an Oregon pinotfile, I continue to enjoy the maturation process of this wine,which maybe blasphemy but, oh well. Drinking very well now, and will continue to improve over the next couple of years. I am impressed w/this wines progression, and am guessing this is why WE gave this a 92 score a couple of years ago. At that time, IMO this wine was nowhere near that. Looks like they knew something I, and other CT tasters did not Well worth your purchase, should you come across.

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• Vintage 2007
• Type Red
• Producer Byron
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Central Coast
• Appellation Santa Maria Valley
• UPC Code 732099101909

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• Consumed 163 (72%)

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