Community Tasting Note

Paul S wrote:

Saturday, October 29, 2011 - Dinner with Fabrice Amiot (Canton Tastes, Albert Street): Rather better than the last bottle I had - this was a very nice example of a good Californian Pinot. The nose here was certainly riper than anything that came before it in its rich aromas of dark cherries and berries, but it was certainly never confected nor candy-scented. Instead, the fruit was just nicely sun-kissed and well met by bits of earth, some meat accents and a hint of toasty oak. I thought it was clearly a American on first sniff. However, the palate sure made me waver. It seemed to be treading the line between the old and new worlds very nicely - while there was a sappy thickness to its cherry and berry fruit flavours that suggested new world, this was met with a good amount of acidity and a classy sense of poise and balance that seemed to suggest old world nous. All very plush and rounded and drinking nicely. Finish was decent too, with bits of spice sprinkling the fruit. At a good place now. It may improve, but I see little reason to wait far longer if you have more than one bottle.

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