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2008 Littorai Pinot Noir Platt Vineyard
Pinot Noir
- USA
- California
- Sonoma County
- Sonoma Coast
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Community Tasting Notes 35
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Bradley Love wrote: 96 points
September 18, 2020 - At peak. Showing age and some brick color, but strong fruit. Buy more Littorai! Ages like a Burgundy.
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rosenst1 wrote: 93 points
April 23, 2020 - PnP. Medium red. Intense nose of red fruits - cherry, red apple, plum. Excellent flavors on the palate with red fruit and spice - long finish - and little in the way of tannins left. Seems to have resolved the clumsiness I found in earlier bottles although a bit less crystalline than some of the other Littorai SVDs. Excellent showing.
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bdhanna Likes this wine: 92 points
February 2, 2020 - My last bottle consumed over two days. Still a little closed on the first day, but really opened on day two. Despite its age, there is still plenty of fruit in this balanced wine. I stand by my previous tasting note: red berry aromas with flavors of fresh plum, caramel, and red raspberry with a medium finish. No heavy smoke on this one, considering it is from a smokey year and despite my sensitivity to smoke taint. In a prime spot right now, could be good for a couple more years.
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bdhanna Likes this wine: 91 points
July 21, 2019 - Consumed over two days, red berry aromas with flavors of fresh plum, carmel, and red raspberry, very balanced with a medium finish. No smoke on this one, considering it is from a smokey year. Just reaching it prime spot, good for a couple more years.
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jlgnml Likes this wine: 90 points
December 22, 2017 - Deeper fruit color, dried strawberry, developed nicely in the glass short finish. Needed decanting time.
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2010, IWC Issue #150 (link)(Littorai Pinot Noir Platt Vineyard Sonoma Coast) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
8/22/2011 (link) 90 points(Littorai Pinot Noir Platt Vineyard) Intriguing, tart cherry, raspberry, French oak nose; silky textured, focused, tart raspberry, tart cherry palate with a touch of smoke; needs 2 years; medium-plus finish 90+ points
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By Richard Jennings
7/12/2011 (link) 90 points(Littorai Pinot Noir Platt Vineyard) Light medium ruby color with 1 millimeter clear meniscus; ripe raspberry, ripe cherry, baked cherry nose; very tasty, silky textured, ripe raspberry palate with a touch of smoke; medium-plus finish 90+ points
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2008
- Type Red
- Producer Littorai
- Varietal Pinot Noir
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Platt Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Sonoma County
- Appellation Sonoma Coast
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 148 (33%)
- Consumed 307 (67%)
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- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionSonoma County
- AppellationSonoma Coast
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