2012 Big Basin Vineyards Pinot Noir Alfaro Family Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (11) Avg Score: 92.1 points

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  11/19/2021 - DBdeParis Likes this wine:

  Time to drink! Still rich ripe flavors with just enough remaining structure to drink well, but tannins and acids are almost gone.

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  8/31/2019 - BHRH Likes this wine: 91 Points

  decanted 1/2 hour. Super perfumy, floral and sweet cherries. Initial impression of very sweet dark cherry fruit evolves into more complex herb with maybe even a hint of tea and mint. medium bodied with a long sweetish finish. delightful with seared pork chops. probably at peak, but seems to have just enough structure to hold a couple more years if well stored

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  7/23/2017 - Frank Murray III wrote:

  Made with about 40% whole cluster, 13% ABV. Spicy/lightly stemmy aromatic, which also gives it a perfumey note. Cranberry and dark cherry. Juicy with plenty of structure to let the wine evolve further.

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  5/14/2017 - jemccray64 wrote: 94 Points

  Red berries and spice. Interwoven Carmel, licorice, leather and oak. Delicious!

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  1/26/2017 - JOJ wrote: 91 Points

  Lovely. Initially reticent on the nose, blossoming after several hours with luscious bing cherry, spice, earth, black tea and savory mushroom. Palate is on the darker side -- black cherry -- with more black tea, mushroom and spice. A bit lacking in structure -- could use a bit more tannin and acidity -- but overall an excellent effort.

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