A good representative Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot with some spice, plenty of berry fruit, heft and 14.2% alcohol. Just a hint of a slight medicinal taste in the finish. Improves with air. This is the first vintage made after Gallo's acquisition of the winery and vineyards. Tasted several times. Will improve with a few more years.
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Nose: Pleasant aromas of moss and herbs. Palate: Good acid levels with cherries and some oak hints on the finish. Yummy cheapie Pinot that Talbott always does a good job on.
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White pepper and smashed raspberries on wet slate comprise the intriguing, perfumed nose. The fruity red theme continues on the palate with strawberries, cinnamon, tomato paste, earth and ash. Medium-light bodied. Good with chicken thighs and vegetables in a tomato-garlic sauce with avocado, arugula, and queso fresca. No need to hold.
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12/24/2022 - matthewmcg Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very good SLH value. Excellent typicity if a bit peppery on the fjnish.
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12/14/2021 - BrianPA Likes this wine: 90 Points
Very good for a screwcap everyday PN. Cherry, brown spices, full of fruit, decent finish. Great QPR.
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1/9/2021 - oakville72 Likes this wine: 90 Points
A good representative Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot with some spice, plenty of berry fruit, heft and 14.2% alcohol. Just a hint of a slight medicinal taste in the finish. Improves with air. This is the first vintage made after Gallo's acquisition of the winery and vineyards. Tasted several times. Will improve with a few more years.
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12/24/2020 - Mattshank wrote: 90 Points
Nose: Pleasant aromas of moss and herbs. Palate: Good acid levels with cherries and some oak hints on the finish. Yummy cheapie Pinot that Talbott always does a good job on.
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12/18/2020 - BBinSC wrote: 90 Points
More modern, toasty and foresty notes on the nose, palate is medium bodied, finishes average. Some acid, but not lean, it's a good modern pinot.
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12/17/2020 - Quaffing in Colorado Likes this wine: 90 Points
White pepper and smashed raspberries on wet slate comprise the intriguing, perfumed nose. The fruity red theme continues on the palate with strawberries, cinnamon, tomato paste, earth and ash. Medium-light bodied. Good with chicken thighs and vegetables in a tomato-garlic sauce with avocado, arugula, and queso fresca. No need to hold.
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12/11/2020 - armenm72 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Medium bodied and medium fruit. Great value.
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11/12/2020 - mazik wrote: 91 Points
Deliciously fruity with forest floor. Time to drink up.
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4/16/2020 - mazik Likes this wine: 91 Points
Lots of red fruit (strawberry, raspberry) on the nose along with the forest floor. Better than the last bottle.
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12/2/2019 - cabbagedabs Likes this wine: 90 Points
Strong fruit on nose - plum, cherry. Also notes of smoke, tar and black pepper. Good balance between fruit and tannin.
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11/17/2019 - Palanimal Likes this wine: 80 Points
Good wine to have around for basic wine drinking needs.
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9/2/2019 - mazik wrote: 89 Points
Spice and cola rather than fruit here, with some forest floor. Not getting the SLH terroir this year. A food wine, very agreeable with baked salmon.
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4/2/2019 - roybivens Likes this wine: 90 Points
Strawberry and cranberry on the nose. Cola palate with hints of smoke and easy finish. Score = [50 + 5 + 12 + 15 + 8 = 90. Enjoyable.
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11/27/2018 - jvphoto Likes this wine: 89 Points
Dark crimson. Faint strawberry & light cherry cola nose. Juicy red fruits, damp earth & nice balance. Great value for Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot.
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7/10/2018 - wine eng Likes this wine: 90 Points
One of the best value Pinot Noir. Nice red fruit with earthy background.
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