Community Tasting Note

Pontifax wrote:

Tuesday, April 26, 2022 - So a foray into Cali Pinot this week....
On nose: smoke , oak and cherry pits.
On palate: all above notes, with bramble, cloves and damp earth, " trying" to chime in...
I say this because the 14.5% alcohol swamps the fruit and other notes with its persistence....clearly a very hot Summer in this region, in this vintage perhaps specifically.......more a cool climate Pinot Noir, New Zealand PN and Burgundy fan....over 20 years, I have found only ONE Cali Pinot that hit the mark for me....a 2004 Hanzell tasted back in 2010....and there you have it.

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