Community Tasting Notes 7

• Mossrose wrote: 92 points

  February 21, 2016 - Dark red color with a black cherry and slight green leaf smell. Smooth mouth entry with red and black cherry fruit, a touch of fruit sweetness, an undertow of firm acidity and tannin, and a good overall concentration.

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• alphabiotics wrote: 90 points

  June 29, 2011 - Super floral bouquet, fruity, medium body, absolutely delicious. Wish I had a lot more! Oh well; will try the 2009 on Friday. To date I have never been disappointed with Matt's Paring offerings; great QPR from a great wine maker.

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• cs76 wrote: 89 points

  March 22, 2011 - Earthy, flinty

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• mmurmac wrote: 88 points

  March 7, 2011 - Spicy, peppery and quite savory. Definately better with food. light to medium in body even though it was so dark in color.

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• tplskylrk wrote: 89 points

  January 7, 2011 - Fritzed up at first opening. An acid bath in the mouth. Really out of balance. Day II, same result, poured a large glass and opened up an Bordeaux. Few hours later got a strange dark fruit licorice whift as I passed by. This now looks dark in the glass. More blark licorice, herbs, meat, bit of kerosene? Dark fruit, is this a Pinot? Much more balanced, but still tight acid, tannins are perfect (but this is two days+), big fruit on the palate, following the nose. Nice lingering finish. Very strange experience, nice wine, but nearly got tossed down the drain.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2008
• Type Red
• Producer The Paring
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Central Coast
• Appellation Santa Barbara County

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• In Cellars 36 (22%)
• Consumed 128 (78%)

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