Pretty typical bold CA Pinot. Tannin is smooth with some good structure. Good mix of fruit and some pepper/spice. When first opened the barnyard/wet hay was showing strong. Not real complex but full flavors.
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This is a great example of Ste. Rita Hills Pinot. This is not fruit forward. The nose is very floral and the mouth feel is slightly dry. The tea and mineral notes are very forward and balance is good. Long finish and mild tannins. Quite complex as the flavors shift in many directions. Absolutely delightful in so many ways!
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Ok wine, but not a pinot style I like and I even tasted this after Brian Loring's Keefer Ranch; the styles are similar but Lee huts with a sledgehammer while Loring has more nuances. Be aware these are both Guns and Roses Pinot, loud and heavy but Loring is more Sweet Child of Mine while This Siduri is Welcome to the Jungle
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KING'S BEACH VACAY My first taste of a properly cellared older Siduri and the results are good but well short of amazing. Ruby with some browning at the edge. Cherries and toast on the nose. Pleasant flavor of black cherries with damp forest accents. Very smooth but short finish.
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Very enjoyable with maybe a tad too much acidity. Tart red and black cherry on the nose and palate with nice integrated oak. We had this prior to the meal. Very nice.
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Sonoma Wine Tasting & San Francisco - March 2012; 3/22/2012-3/27/2012: This was the biggest of the Siduri pinots we tasted at the winery. The bright cherry color is deceptive, as the nose shows blackberry, sweet blueberry and tar. The tannins and chunky fruit completely coat the palate. Bitter chocolate, black cherry and smoky toast flavors dominate, following by a long, dense finish. A big pinot, a bit too big for my tastes, and it lacks a bit of that elegance and sexiness that the other Siduri pinots showed.
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Sweet forward red fruits with oak spice. Nice texture, but little in the way of acidity to liven it up. Luckily the alcohol is well in check, making it a pleasant enough quaff.
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deep berry color, lighter viscosity. luscious, juicy tart cherries, black tea, hints of smoke. medium finish. loved the way this pinot tasted initially. as it opened up, more even balance through out, not as interesting (to me anyway). i had to air it and swish it to get the 'all mouth' textures/flavors i love in a pinot.
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A bit tight when opened, but excellent after an hour or so. Nice oak on the nose. Mouth feel was pretty full, with some spicy notes in the beginning. Really soft tannins and the finish was pretty long with nice fruit and oak to balance.
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3/25/2020 - onthenose Likes this wine: 89 Points
Pretty typical bold CA Pinot. Tannin is smooth with some good structure. Good mix of fruit and some pepper/spice. When first opened the barnyard/wet hay was showing strong. Not real complex but full flavors.
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3/18/2018 - onthenose Likes this wine: 93 Points
This is a great example of Ste. Rita Hills Pinot. This is not fruit forward. The nose is very floral and the mouth feel is slightly dry. The tea and mineral notes are very forward and balance is good. Long finish and mild tannins. Quite complex as the flavors shift in many directions.
Absolutely delightful in so many ways!
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10/29/2015 - Rick 4 Wine Does not like this wine: 89 Points
Time to drink up. Siduri needs to stop making Pinot and just call it Syrah.
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8/5/2015 - Rick 4 Wine Does not like this wine: 87 Points
Ok wine, but not a pinot style I like and I even tasted this after Brian Loring's Keefer Ranch; the styles are similar but Lee huts with a sledgehammer while Loring has more nuances. Be aware these are both Guns and Roses Pinot, loud and heavy but Loring is more Sweet Child of Mine while This Siduri is Welcome to the Jungle
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7/10/2015 - StraightnoChaser Likes this wine: 89 Points
KING'S BEACH VACAY My first taste of a properly cellared older Siduri and the results are good but well short of amazing. Ruby with some browning at the edge. Cherries and toast on the nose. Pleasant flavor of black cherries with damp forest accents. Very smooth but short finish.
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2/15/2015 - Rick 4 Wine wrote: 87 Points
Another jammy pinot by Adam Lee. Not my speed but not a bad wine of this style.
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11/24/2014 - tpg wrote: 86 Points
1st night: not much fruit, tannins appropriate
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4/22/2014 - dransford wrote:
Balanced; nice; simple. Nothing special but good price for a good wine.
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3/15/2014 - macavity wrote: 90 Points
Lots of fruit, strawberry and cherry on the nose. Easy on the tannins, especially the second day. Medium finish.
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9/21/2012 - Parnelli wrote: 89 Points
Very enjoyable with maybe a tad too much acidity. Tart red and black cherry on the nose and palate with nice integrated oak. We had this prior to the meal. Very nice.
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9/6/2012 - cjsavino wrote: 90 Points
A well made pinot, very well balanced.
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7/27/2012 - Katie&Mike wrote: 90 Points
Delicious but still very young.
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6/28/2012 - KSWinegeek wrote: 89 Points
Cherry red and darker for a Pinot. Strawberry nose, nice palate, good wine. Had at Sweet Basil in Vail.
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6/5/2012 - winejnky wrote: 88 Points
This was really nice, not overly complex, but nice fruit and pretty balanced CA style Pinot; went well with grilled pork.
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3/26/2012 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 87 Points
Sonoma Wine Tasting & San Francisco - March 2012; 3/22/2012-3/27/2012: This was the biggest of the Siduri pinots we tasted at the winery. The bright cherry color is deceptive, as the nose shows blackberry, sweet blueberry and tar. The tannins and chunky fruit completely coat the palate. Bitter chocolate, black cherry and smoky toast flavors dominate, following by a long, dense finish. A big pinot, a bit too big for my tastes, and it lacks a bit of that elegance and sexiness that the other Siduri pinots showed.
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2/20/2012 - kenhoeve wrote: 86 Points
Sweet forward red fruits with oak spice. Nice texture, but little in the way of acidity to liven it up. Luckily the alcohol is well in check, making it a pleasant enough quaff.
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2/4/2012 - lockestep wrote: 87 Points
Fruit bomb, not a lot of complex flavor but very tasty.
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1/28/2012 - bbcc66 wrote: 86 Points
Nice berry tastes. Had to run it over my tongue & sides to get full flavors.
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1/21/2012 - daniel.jay wrote: 88 Points
Floral but tart, tannic.
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11/26/2011 - raggedy1 wrote: 90 Points
strawberries and cherries. A pinot in a CA style. Enjoyed the full and dark fruit. Enjoyed with foie gras at The Richmond in SF.
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11/18/2011 - 2glassesdown wrote: 88 Points
deep berry color, lighter viscosity. luscious, juicy tart cherries, black tea, hints of smoke. medium finish. loved the way this pinot tasted initially. as it opened up, more even balance through out, not as interesting (to me anyway). i had to air it and swish it to get the 'all mouth' textures/flavors i love in a pinot.
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10/9/2011 - onthenose wrote: 92 Points
A bit tight when opened, but excellent after an hour or so. Nice oak on the nose. Mouth feel was pretty full, with some spicy notes in the beginning. Really soft tannins and the finish was pretty long with nice fruit and oak to balance.
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9/9/2011 - johnson5953 wrote: 88 Points
smoky with hints of black cherry, medium finish. still needs a bit of time. decanted for 30 minutes, perhaps an hour at the age.
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9/1/2011 - kleinahoe wrote:
Nice wine for the price.
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