Serious Bottle of wine. Not Outstanding though. Drank with Dean at Indika. Very smooth and well oaked. Dark fruit, licq. and pepper. Pleasure to smell and taste. Great finish.
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I'm putting this on the low end of the OK scale. Drinkable but don't if you have another choice. Picked up on sale in the grocery store for $11. Taste like I paid $11. Nose - Green and Tight. Think it's way too young. Can only get better, but probably not much... Taste - Some red fruit, cherry/raspberry --- Not overly fruity, but not overly anything really. Balanced to the finish. Fairly oaked. Silky with no bite. Summary - Lacks all character that a decent pinot should possess.
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"Our Sterling Vintner's Collection Pinot Noir has silky cherry, plum, and rose character from grapes grown in cool Monterey County. Vibrant acidity balances the focused fruit flavors, and ten months of aging in French oak gave this wine charming vanilla nuances."
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2008 João Portugal Ramos Marquês de Borba
10/28/2011 - NYCAstragali wrote: 86 Points
Pencil shavings. Well oaked. Dark and red fruits. Blueberry?
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2007 Stags' Leap Winery Petite Sirah
10/14/2011 - NYCAstragali wrote: 89 Points
Serious Bottle of wine. Not Outstanding though. Drank with Dean at Indika. Very smooth and well oaked. Dark fruit, licq. and pepper. Pleasure to smell and taste. Great finish.
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2010 Sterling Vineyards Pinot Noir Vintner's Collection Central Coast
10/10/2011 - NYCAstragali wrote: 80 Points
I'm putting this on the low end of the OK scale. Drinkable but don't if you have another choice. Picked up on sale in the grocery store for $11. Taste like I paid $11.
Nose - Green and Tight. Think it's way too young. Can only get better, but probably not much...
Taste - Some red fruit, cherry/raspberry --- Not overly fruity, but not overly anything really. Balanced to the finish. Fairly oaked. Silky with no bite.
Summary - Lacks all character that a decent pinot should possess.
Their discription:
"Our Sterling Vintner's Collection Pinot Noir has silky cherry, plum, and rose character from grapes grown in cool Monterey County. Vibrant acidity balances the focused fruit flavors, and ten months of aging in French oak gave this wine charming vanilla nuances."
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