Let's be honest here, there is no way you would ever pick this wine out as a Pinot Noir in a blind tasting, even when young, so we were not sure where it would be as it aged; but it is a tasty non-descript red at this age.
If you like your reds sweet look no further. If you approach this as maybe a lightish Ruby Port you might not be disappointed. Cracks up a bit on the finish. Not a lot to recommend despite the Monterey/Santa Barbara/Sonoma blend. Still has a ways to go is the guess here, such as it is..
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12/17/2021 - mplsbruin Likes this wine: 89 Points
Very pleasantly surprised. At 11 years, this inexpensive Pinot was very nice and could have lived a couple of years longer.
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11/3/2019 - owr Likes this wine: 86 Points
Let's be honest here, there is no way you would ever pick this wine out as a Pinot Noir in a blind tasting, even when young, so we were not sure where it would be as it aged; but it is a tasty non-descript red at this age.
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3/7/2019 - MagVino Does not like this wine:
If you like your reds sweet look no further. If you approach this as maybe a lightish Ruby Port you might not be disappointed. Cracks up a bit on the finish. Not a lot to recommend despite the Monterey/Santa Barbara/Sonoma blend. Still has a ways to go is the guess here, such as it is..
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11/27/2016 - puneetagr Likes this wine: 90 Points
Just opened a bottle and wow it was delicious!
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8/14/2016 - ogres3 wrote: 87 Points
Not much of a fan. Acidic, uninteresting red fruit, didn't finish the bottle.
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