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2000 Hartley-Ostini Hitching Post Chardonnay Clos Pepe Vineyard
3/4/2011 - Jaytee wrote:
no reason this should have still been alive, but it was, it was. And it was delicious.
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2000 Hartley-Ostini Hitching Post Pinot Noir Bien Nacido Vineyard
10/14/2010 - Jaytee wrote:
I found this bottle in my cellar - it wasn't even logged in CellarTracker.
I'm sure I bought it on release.
This wine was drinking just beautifully - with gorgeous, spicy, peppery aromatics and a silky mouthfeel. I love Bien Nacido Pinot Noir.
Ten years on? Who would have guessed?
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2002 Hartley-Ostini Hitching Post Pinot Noir Cargasacchi Vineyard
10/23/2009 - Jaytee wrote:
I always consider the Clos Pepe and Cargasacchi vineyards to be longer lived wines. I hope I didn't miscalculate.
I think this wine has seen better days.
The color was a pretty, ruby red. The nose was a touch boozy - it kind of reminded me of when you walk in the winery and stuff is fermenting everywhere.
I really couldn't get anything else out of the nose other than the barrel notes and the alcohol.
The wine makes a comeback on the palate - it has a beautiful mouthfeel, tannins resolved, some nice cherry and cranberry fruit, but no sign of the Santa Rita Hills spice box we've come to know and love.
I still get more wood and alcohol than funky pinot fruit, and I think this bottle has headed over the hill.
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