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2008 Joseph Swan Vineyards Pinot Noir Cuvée de Trois
Pinot Noir
- USA
- California
- Sonoma County
- Russian River Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 30
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cooberp Does not like this wine: 82 points
December 15, 2015 - There may be a place for fruit-bomb California Pinot, but this is just a bad exemplar. A dead ringer for Robitussin. Syrupy, cloying red fruit, dialed-up alcohol, and a whiff of menthol. Viscous, goopy, and bracing in the mouth. Return this to your local drug store.
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cookie7 wrote: 90 points
May 4, 2014 - Note - from Coravined glass, 6 days after first glass was removed. Earth and mushrooms on the nose. Similar on the palate with additional hints of plum and tea. Very nice balance and a great QPR.
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gutt22 wrote:
July 25, 2012 - 14.5% alcohol. Such a pretty wine. Light cherry color. Beautiful nose of cherry and baking spice, with an underlying minerality. In the mouth, terrific texture and purity of fruit. A smooth mouth feel, seamless, with refreshing acidity. So fine. A-
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cookie7 wrote: 89 points
June 16, 2012 - Pop and pour - note after 3 hours. Light in color. Forest floor, plums and cinnamon on the nose. Cranberries and strawberries on the palate. Nice acidity - finishes just a bit hot.
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gutt22 wrote:
December 24, 2011 - 14.5% alcohol. A smoking good bottle of wine. This has gotten smooth and velvety, with gorgeously pure cherry fruit and baking spice on the nose. In the mouth, luscious in texture, with layers of fruit, spice, and earth that are just so pretty. I think this is drinking pretty near a good peak right now, but it will continue to develop with a couple more years of age. A-
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By John Gilman
Jul/Aug 2011, Issue #34, Joseph Swan Vineyards: Another Hold Out From the Golden Age(Joseph Swan Vineyards “Cuvée des Trois” Pinot Noir) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
6/27/2010 (link) 88 points(Joseph Swan Vineyards Pinot Noir Cuvée de Trois) Light cola, oxidized nose; orange spice, cola palate, not as oxidized as the bottle I tasted the day before; medium finish
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By Richard Jennings
6/26/2010 (link) 81 points(Joseph Swan Vineyards Pinot Noir Cuvée de Trois) Light medium brick red color with pale meniscus; maturing, somewhat oxidized, strawberry, strawberry pie nose; oxidized, strawberry palate; medium finish (now comes from four different vineyards, including 11 different clones)
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2008
- Type Red
- Producer Joseph Swan Vineyards
- Varietal Pinot Noir
- Designation Cuvée de Trois
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Sonoma County
- Appellation Russian River Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 63 (25%)
- Consumed 192 (75%)
Food Pairing
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- VarietyPinot Noir
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionSonoma County
- AppellationRussian River Valley
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