2007 Red Car Pinot Noir Trolley Car

Community Tasting Notes (40) Avg Score: 91.6 points

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  8/19/2013 - napasoutherner Likes this wine: 93 Points

  A solid pinot noir from a great producer. Opened with big fruit of strawberry and crisp berries. Long on the finish and lasted a good 2 hours. Second bottle was a 2009 Williams-Seleym, a more expensive bottle but I think the Red Car beat it.
  The wine looks Ruby colored. The legs are Medium.
  It smells like Strawberry, and Raspberry.
  The body is Medium/Full. The wine has Juicy texture.

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  3/18/2013 - LARich wrote: 91 Points

  Well balanced and very approachable Pinot. Light body, sweet cherry overtones, and a pleasant finish make this a real joy.

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  10/1/2011 - tp096255 wrote: 92 Points

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  COLOR: Purplish-ruby, translucent
  NOTE: Nice standard fruity PN nose with fresh ripe strawberry, sweet black cherry, a little cinnamon/nutmeg, a hint of heat this time. No tomato or leather here. Mouth is rich with ripe red raspberries, strawberry, pomagranate, then some brown sugar that gives it a little opulence. The finish is nice at 30 seconds, with a little kick of heat, but the fruit dominates with a dusting of baking spices. This is still in great shape and could probably go a few more years. I wish I could taste this side-by-side with the Heaven and Earth to see which one wins. This could edge it out! Great QPR.
  
  DECANT: 1 hr
  GLASS USED: PN
  TASTE: 9.2
  OTHER:
  COST: 45
  VALUE: 8.8
  PREVIOUSLY TASTED: 08/09
  TRY AGAIN: n/a
  PAIRING: n/a
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  9/5/2011 - Sniffy-Sniff Likes this wine: 90 Points

  2nd bottle of this for us. Again, a little underwhelmed given the high WS scores. Definitely a well made wine, almost silky in the glass. Beautiful Pinot nose of strawberry, rose petal and spice right out of the bottle. Lacked acidity on the palate, however. The tannins were soft and round. I imagine that this was better a few years ago. A very good wine. Drink now.

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  7/26/2011 - wallstreet wrote: 89 Points

  wine seemed to be in a weird stage. Still pronounced oak which needs more integration. I don't believe this wine is a long lived wine and should probably be consumed over the next 3 years. Wine should continue to improve slightly as the oak further integrates with my wine. The fruit forwardness I tasted back in 09 has somewhat subsided. This was my last bottle, so I guess I will never know how well this wine will improve other than reading others tasting notes. My final score after three years tasting this wine 89. I will also say I much prefer their heaven and earth bottling.

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