2008 Joseph Swan Vineyards Pinot Noir Saralee's Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (20) Avg Score: 90.8 points

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  2/24/2022 - spacewrangler wrote:

  This is a beautiful wine still, elegant and light on its feet despite 14.4%.

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  8/10/2018 - WhiskySomm Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Holding up still has primary fruit characteristics and structure but does not seem to have much aging potential.

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  4/1/2018 - gutt22 Likes this wine:

  14.4% alcohol. Classic Saralee's, which has become a touch richer over time. Light bricking at the edge of the glass, with a lovely nose of red cherry, flowers, and baking spice. In the mouth, smooth, slightly voluptuous, and packed with red cherry, spice, mineral, and floral notes. A touch of orange sneaks in, which appears in this instance to come from the Clone 37 (see companion note). Beautiful stuff. A-

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  11/22/2016 - drrobvino wrote: 91 Points

  Quite nice Pinot from RRV. Nice acidity, gorgeous tannins, drink now through 2018.

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  12/5/2015 - MJBaughman Likes this wine:

  Drink up! Beautiful, but not much time left.

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