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Saturday, November 14, 2020 - Zooming with the Battle of the Pinots: Zooming in on a Pinot Knockdown

Wines poured into jars at around 4:00 for transport, transferred to glasses at 6:00, and analyzed over the next 3 hours. This was a double blind tasting, except we knew which wine we provided, but not which glass it was in. The line-up included the following:

2019 Longshadows Julia Dazzle (Starter Rose)
2014 Archery Summit Whole Cluster Cuvee
2015 Sineann Wy'east Reserve
2012 Sineann Resonance Reserve
2013 Antica Terra Anticythera
2015 Landmark Escolle Road Santa Lucia Highlands

Group's order was as follows:
WOTN: 2015 Sineann Wy'east Reserve
#2: 2014 Archery Summit Whole Cluster Cuvee
#3: 2012 Sineann Resonance Reserve

My Order: 2014 Archery Summit, 2015 Wy'East Res, 2013 Antica Terra, 2012 Resonance Res, 2015 Landmark

All wines were very good and very different, so personal preference will likely determine anyone else's order. For me, less than 2 points separated the top wine from the last place wine....a truly epic battle!

2015 Wy'East Res: I love this wine, and it was easy for me to pick out of the group. Always a crowd pleaser, I was not surprised it was the group's WOTN. It was the most floral of all the pinots, displaying a perfumed nose with plum and cherry flowers, raspberry, cigar box and some sweet earth. Palate showed gobs of fruit, including sweet and tart cherry, other red fruits, a hint of plum, cinnamon and orange peel. Also showed signs of cedar, earth and a hint of leather. An excellent Pinot and a 94 tonight.

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