Dark fruit including blackberry, cherry and blueberry. Subtle spice of pepper, chocolate and tobacco. Not their best offering from this vineyard, but still tasty.
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Retail $55. Very Heavy Bottle (704g; 1lb 8.8oz). I had just popped a 2009 Belle Glos Pinot Noir Las Alturas Vineyard and it was singing (despite being *really* big). So, when my local restaurant was out of the Flowers Sonoma Coast Pinot, I let them talk me into this one. Meh. Sure, I expected this would be "Wagner Family of Wines" big, but I did not think it would be this syrupy and concentrated. It really comes off as a syrah or even a Zinfandel (a very warm climate Zin) and that is not what I want in a Pinot. Sure, it is technically "Very Good" but this is really not a Pinot and the vineyard deserves better. Very Good. 88 Points.
Bought two for 22.5/b from from local eclectic independent shop, part of 4-shop group in the state; this is #1. Dark purple; black cherry nose, some oak; red and black fruits, big mouthfeel, not elegant but tasty. Serve with dinner for 8 so nothing left for the 24h test, but I'd expect it to hold well and perhaps improve. "PN for Cab lovers" has a point; a hard sell for red Burg lovers. Tempted to re-buy. Hefty bottle with serious wax capsule--signaling a big wine? Quality/age/price: Notable+.
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some of the better and reliable California pinot noirs out there - the 2022 may be too young to drink now or maybe the year is not as good as previous vintages....
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5/25/2024 - rwetz30 wrote: 80 Points
Pleasant
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5/21/2024 - Smksmk Likes this wine: 88 Points
Dark fruit including blackberry, cherry and blueberry. Subtle spice of pepper, chocolate and tobacco. Not their best offering from this vineyard, but still tasty.
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5/13/2024 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 88 Points
Retail $55. Very Heavy Bottle (704g; 1lb 8.8oz). I had just popped a 2009 Belle Glos Pinot Noir Las Alturas Vineyard and it was singing (despite being *really* big). So, when my local restaurant was out of the Flowers Sonoma Coast Pinot, I let them talk me into this one. Meh. Sure, I expected this would be "Wagner Family of Wines" big, but I did not think it would be this syrupy and concentrated. It really comes off as a syrah or even a Zinfandel (a very warm climate Zin) and that is not what I want in a Pinot. Sure, it is technically "Very Good" but this is really not a Pinot and the vineyard deserves better. Very Good. 88 Points.
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5/12/2024 - Oenecnist wrote:
Bought two for 22.5/b from from local eclectic independent shop, part of 4-shop group in the state; this is #1. Dark purple; black cherry nose, some oak; red and black fruits, big mouthfeel, not elegant but tasty. Serve with dinner for 8 so nothing left for the 24h test, but I'd expect it to hold well and perhaps improve. "PN for Cab lovers" has a point; a hard sell for red Burg lovers. Tempted to re-buy. Hefty bottle with serious wax capsule--signaling a big wine? Quality/age/price: Notable+.
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5/7/2024 - alabunka wrote: 91 Points
some of the better and reliable California pinot noirs out there - the 2022 may be too young to drink now or maybe the year is not as good as previous vintages....
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