Each time I taste a Cristom wine I think this is the finest Pinot noir being produced in the United States. I am a broad collector with a well represented US portion of my cellar. I have had the greats, but Cristom always outshines everything This wine tonight is perfect. Showing secondary development with a bit of barnyard on the nose and terrific complexity with aromas of blueberry pie, leather and wet leaves. The flavors are blue and black fruits with excellent length and spices. The wine has excellent acidity and is perfectly balanced.
This has all the complexity of the great wines of Europe. My sense is to drink another bottle in five and even ten years. I still have 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2008 Cristom in my cellar and I have yet to open a bottle that disappoints. Steve Doerner is a deity in my estimation.
As a matter of focus, I have mostly Burgundy wines in my cellar so I consider myself a knowledgeable drinker of this grape. This wine is stunning.
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This is a beautiful wine. Terrific nose of almond butter, greenish aromas of kiwi and green apple. Beautiful energy in the mouth with tart fruits, honeydew and kiwi. Stony mineral with good mouthfeel. Balanced and nice acidity with little weight. My wife and I love this.
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All notes from other tasters seem accurate. This wine is superb. The only drawback is the high alcohol. I wish they could hold under 13.5. I think it would improve by doing so. This is a beautiful wine.
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2008 Cristom Pinot Noir Jessie Vineyard
3/14/2023 - Mr Pinot Noir Likes this wine: 96 Points
Each time I taste a Cristom wine I think this is the finest Pinot noir being produced in the United States. I am a broad collector with a well represented US portion of my cellar. I have had the greats, but Cristom always outshines everything This wine tonight is perfect. Showing secondary development with a bit of barnyard on the nose and terrific complexity with aromas of blueberry pie, leather and wet leaves. The flavors are blue and black fruits with excellent length and spices. The wine has excellent acidity and is perfectly balanced.
This has all the complexity of the great wines of Europe. My sense is to drink another bottle in five and even ten years. I still have 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2008 Cristom in my cellar and I have yet to open a bottle that disappoints. Steve Doerner is a deity in my estimation.
As a matter of focus, I have mostly Burgundy wines in my cellar so I consider myself a knowledgeable drinker of this grape. This wine is stunning.
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2020 Domaine Bernard Baudry Chinon Blanc La Croix Boissée
8/27/2022 - Mr Pinot Noir Likes this wine: 90 Points
This is a beautiful wine. Terrific nose of almond butter, greenish aromas of kiwi and green apple. Beautiful energy in the mouth with tart fruits, honeydew and kiwi. Stony mineral with good mouthfeel. Balanced and nice acidity with little weight. My wife and I love this.
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2005 Saxum Syrah Booker Vineyard
12/26/2021 - Mr Pinot Noir Likes this wine: 94 Points
All notes from other tasters seem accurate. This wine is superb. The only drawback is the high alcohol. I wish they could hold under 13.5. I think it would improve by doing so. This is a beautiful wine.
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