2002 Marcassin Pinot Noir Blue-Slide Ridge Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (48) Avg Score: 94.0 points

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  2/3/2024 - Leonis Likes this wine: 93 Points

  A little bit sweet but complex, good quality and ready to drink.

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  6/2/2021 - walkerjfw wrote: 92 Points

  6th Annual PNV Kick Off Lunch...1st travel since shutdown!..w Tom/Jay/Mitch/Monica/Paula/Jamie A/Tor/Greg G (Farmstead, St. Helena, CA): One of my contributions. In my cellar from 10_ years, waiting for a worth audience...:) Was unsure if this would have gone the distance with this kind of age. Slow oxed for 30 minutes, drank over 2 hours.
  
  Medium ruby color, cloudy. Nose initially showed some medicinal/asperin and funk. After about 45 minutes it evolved to red berry, lavender and damp earth. Palate of dark red fruits, spice, mushroom and smoke. Texture is a bit sappy/dense. Full body, medium finish.
  
  A solid showing, the group was split on this. It is still in good shape, the style may have been too heavy for some palates. Either way, still in good shape - would drink now

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  11/24/2018 - Andyplump wrote:

  Spices, cola, black fruit, drinking well

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  6/14/2017 - cadamson Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Very, very surprisingly good. I am slowly learning that Marcassin + age is a good thing. Initial funk that many did not like, mostly medicinal, and initially an almost sour, acidic taste. But quickly began evolving and filling out, 30-60 minutes in a decanter and this was singing. Very complex mid palate and finish, herbs, spices, dark fruit and earth. Nicely balanced. I do not see any further improvement coming, but certainly still good to go for a few more years.

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  6/3/2017 - Don Grant Likes this wine: 93 Points

  The 2002 Marcassin was very good given it was 15 years old. Drink now.

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