Medium body, soft, and elegant. Red berry fruit, with some cola and spice. A smoothness in the mid palate that suggests a touch of new oak. Enough acidity to give it structure and probably some durability.
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Too subtle for its own good? Restrained, restrained, and restrained, the nose is nice enough, but the palate - though not hollow - is (shall we say) ephemeral, and the length is light.
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Very nice nose of dried cherries and earth, but the wine seems to lose steam from there. The length is nice enough, but a tiny bit shrill and slightly attenuated. The mouth is the weakest part, hollow and missing a mid-palate.
I'd say wait until mid-2011 for the next one.
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Very light in color, but a very elegant pinot, wonderful mouthfeel, decent mid palate and finish. Nicely balanced wine, low alcohol, good acidity, just an all around good Ca pinot. Not a power wine, but am anxious to see what happens after 5 years or so.
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Tasted the day following a bottle of the 2006 Coastlands, this one shows considerably more restrained. The nose is subdued, especially compared to the Coastlands, but the mouth is elegant and the length is almost as long as "the other one". This one seems more straightforward than the Coastlands, and manages to shut down considerably after 90 minutes or so. Great promise (length, primarily), but little delivery right at the moment.
Needs more time than the 2006 Coastlands. Try next in 2010?
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6/25/2015 - bnord81 wrote: 95 Points
Drunk from magnum, wonderful spot it's in
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6/15/2012 - jbaron wrote:
Nice, but shows signs of age.
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5/10/2012 - stevenjstein Likes this wine: 92 Points
Medium body, soft, and elegant. Red berry fruit, with some cola and spice. A smoothness in the mid palate that suggests a touch of new oak. Enough acidity to give it structure and probably some durability.
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9/16/2011 - shaferguy91 wrote: 90 Points
Not decanted.
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8/12/2011 - Edclr wrote: 92 Points
Another beautiful bottle. notes similar to last time.
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1/30/2011 - jbaron wrote: 90 Points
Too subtle for its own good? Restrained, restrained, and restrained, the nose is nice enough, but the palate - though not hollow - is (shall we say) ephemeral, and the length is light.
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1/9/2010 - shaferguy91 wrote: 91 Points
Decanted 1 hour. Nice, well balanced pinot. Not a powerhouse but very food-friendly.
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12/11/2009 - jbaron wrote: 90 Points
Very nice nose of dried cherries and earth, but the wine seems to lose steam from there. The length is nice enough, but a tiny bit shrill and slightly attenuated. The mouth is the weakest part, hollow and missing a mid-palate.
I'd say wait until mid-2011 for the next one.
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8/11/2009 - Edclr wrote: 92 Points
Very light in color, but a very elegant pinot, wonderful mouthfeel, decent mid palate and finish. Nicely balanced wine, low alcohol, good acidity, just an all around good Ca pinot. Not a power wine, but am anxious to see what happens after 5 years or so.
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4/17/2008 - jbaron wrote: 89 Points
Tasted the day following a bottle of the 2006 Coastlands, this one shows considerably more restrained. The nose is subdued, especially compared to the Coastlands, but the mouth is elegant and the length is almost as long as "the other one". This one seems more straightforward than the Coastlands, and manages to shut down considerably after 90 minutes or so. Great promise (length, primarily), but little delivery right at the moment.
Needs more time than the 2006 Coastlands. Try next in 2010?
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