2009 Windy Oaks Estate Pinot Noir Proprietor's Reserve Schultze Family Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (23) Avg Score: 92.3 points

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  5/27/2022 - stufis Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Well! Bought 6 at the winery in 2010-11-ish, drank one to test but this is the first of the remainiing 5, stored off-site since purchase.
  
  N: Classic WOE aromatics; 14 years on and it's still so racy, bright, and piercing, which I generally think is more extreme than the best of the quality SCM PNs (I almost fully attribute this to the Schultze's terroir, with it's 900' elevation and windy-duh-exposure). Two hours in and it still rebounds from the glass. Nothing muted here.
  P: PnP at cellar temp. Although it starts a bit reserved, overall it has hardly declined from 2009, it seems. Finish lengthens noticably after an hour or so. Red fruits and the WOE spiciness on full display. The Francois Freres oak is all but passe here (as opposed to a 2012 last week that was still oak-dominant). Super balanced. At it's peak, it seems.

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  6/27/2020 - Cutthroat Trout Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Nice pale ruby color.
  Red fruit nose along with an earthy forest aroma.
  Concentrated cherry fruit flavor is well balanced by the acidity which adds length to the fruit expression. The tannins and well integrated oak contribute to make this still taste young for an 11 year old wine.
  
  As this wine ages it should continue to develop the earthy, herbal forest flavors that are present that add a complexity to this Santa Cruz Mtn. fruit.
  
  Overall a very enjoyable wine now and should also age very well. I will continue to age a few bottles and review as I open them.

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  6/6/2020 - Blue Shorts Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Another great pinot from Jim and Judy Schultze.
  
  From a magnum. Popped and poured. Wonderful nose of dark fruits, leather and cherries. Beautiful smooth taste...good acid and dark fruit that still tastes fresh.
  Long, tasty finish.
  This wine is great right now, but could easily last another 5 years....maybe more.

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  8/15/2019 - Backdoctor wrote: 92 Points

  Just amazing Pinot at 10 yrs old

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  12/18/2018 - VlgJeff wrote: 89 Points

  PnP. Opened a bit during the meal, but remained a medium bodied, "dark" flavored pinot. The color was relatively light (you could see your finger thru the wine at the bottom of the bowl) throughout the meal. The flavors, however, started with mostly red fruits, then, with some air, turned to darker red fruits, with both earthy and cola influences. The acidity was quite juicy - maybe a tad too high. An interesting pinot, but not one that I'd buy again.

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