2003 Sean Thackrey Pinot Noir Andromeda Devil's Gulch Ranch

Community Tasting Notes (25) Avg Score: 90.3 points

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  11/22/2022 - Eric_Lavoie Likes this wine: 92 Points

  An outstanding wine with plenty of life. Beautiful depth with many layers. Flavors of red currant, raspberry, strawberry jam and forest floor. Easily drinkable for another 3-5 years.

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  5/3/2022 - dickbrass wrote: 94 Points

  Good things come to those who wait. This Cal Pinot has matured into something Oregon or even Burgundy would be proud of. Big damn nose of red fruit, barnyard and petroleum. Lovely mixed berries taste, fading slightly but not faded. Tanins utterly resolved leaving a silky mouthfeel that goes on forever. This is a magnificent American wine. Good luck finding any.

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  11/28/2018 - jclarkwmj Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Great nose, tobacco, raspberry/strawberry compote, herb de Provence. Not typical for a CA Pinot, but perhaps typical of Thackrey Pinot? There is probably Syrah (I’d guess 10%) in this as it’s rich and brooding in color. Palate is concentrated not like any Pinot I’ve ever had, leaning toward port notes, but remarkably light in body. Probably over the hill and possibly even light or heat damaged as I picked up a stewed nature that wasn’t completely off putting so as to be deemed flawed, but not my style. Very strange and rather disappointing that there was NO sediment in this wine after 14 years. Makes me think this wine did not evolve much since bottling. Drink up!

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  11/27/2016 - GrandeSerataFuori wrote: 90 Points

  Notes from memory. In a very nice phase. Not very Pinot-like, but I do wish I had one or two more in my locker. Cherry and tarragon. A pleasure. The wife says she liked it too.

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  2/20/2014 - kevinacohn wrote:

  Big—very big—and virtually unrecognizable as Pinot. Lively, with aromas of menthol, eucalyptus, cassis, roasted plums, candied strawberries, licorice, orange peel, and black fruits. Decidedly less fruity and more herbaceous than the 2004 I drank almost exactly one year ago, although it shows many of the same characteristics. Went well with Turkish food. Alas, if given the choice of any Pinot or any Thackrey, I wouldn't choose this wine. Rated 0 on a scale of -1 to 3.

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