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2007 Edmunds St. John Gamay Noir Porphyry Barsotti Ranch
Gamay Noir
- USA
- California
- Sierra Foothills
- El Dorado County
Label borrowed from 2008
Community Tasting Notes 7
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glou.sf Likes this wine: 91 points
May 11, 2020 - Tasted blind. I got some VA and nail polish notes at first, but that blew off with time in the glass. Tart nose of cherries and red berries. I really liked the balance on the palate with medium acidity and quite grippy tannins. Nice finish. This has aged quite well and I would not have guessed it's 13 years old. Doesn't really speak Beaujolais to me, but certainly one of the better American Gamays.
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Rieslingfan wrote: 92 points
July 12, 2012 - This is still incredibly delicious and fresh five years post vintage. The primary fruit is still in evidence, though it has receeded somewhat, giving an even larger stage to the chalky and stony underpinnings of the wine. I'm not sure where it comes from, but there's a slight finishing spice that is very intruiging and tasty. Wonderful Gamay from Steve Edmunds.
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pdxwineguy wrote: 87 points
October 8, 2010 - Very bright fruit and pleasant but not over complicated. A little overwhelmed by dinner.
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salil wrote: 90 points
May 8, 2010 - Mucho ESJ (Croton on Hudson, NY): Bright red fruits and savoury chalky accents on a light, elegant frame - with time this gains some weight and power as the fruit also deepens, and not too much later it's almost an essence of black cherries. Lovely.
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Rieslingfan wrote: 89 points
April 10, 2010 - Still lots of fresh fruit and the acidity and chalky earth notes are now more integrated into a whole than right after release. Very drinkable, perhaps too drinkable!
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By John Gilman
May/Jun 2010, Issue #27, Edmunds St. John- Another Old School Holdout Who Just Happens to Make the Very Best Rhône-Styled Wines in California(Porphyry Gamay Noir- Edmunds St. John) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Josh Raynolds
May/June 2009, IWC Issue #144 (link)(Edmunds St. John Gamay Noir Porphyry Barsoti Ranch El Dorado County) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2007
- Type Red
- Producer Edmunds St. John
- Varietal Gamay Noir
- Designation Porphyry
- Vineyard Barsotti Ranch
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Sierra Foothills
- Appellation El Dorado County
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 4 (22%)
- Consumed 14 (78%)
Food Pairing
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- ProducerEdmunds St. John
- VarietyGamay Noir
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionSierra Foothills
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