From the Casablanca Valley, this is a meaty-earthy and slightly barnyard-y Pinot that at this point may simply be past its prime. Then again, maybe it was never all that good. The fruit (cherry, raspberry) barely peaks out on the nose, and that odd funkiness gets stronger, while the flavours are dull -- a bit of fruit (red berries) with artificial sweetness, wood, brown spice, old flowers, and that funkiness again, all drying out very quickly. Maybe you shouldn't expect much from a basic Pinot, but this isn't even that. It's simply unpleasant.
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Probably some bottle variation here--this bottle was somewhat stewed and pruney, not very much like pinot noir at all. Dark fruit and plum--good acidity, quite disjointed as a whole. Maybe an atypical bottle?
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8/9/2016 - mjwstickings Does not like this wine: 81 Points
From the Casablanca Valley, this is a meaty-earthy and slightly barnyard-y Pinot that at this point may simply be past its prime. Then again, maybe it was never all that good. The fruit (cherry, raspberry) barely peaks out on the nose, and that odd funkiness gets stronger, while the flavours are dull -- a bit of fruit (red berries) with artificial sweetness, wood, brown spice, old flowers, and that funkiness again, all drying out very quickly. Maybe you shouldn't expect much from a basic Pinot, but this isn't even that. It's simply unpleasant.
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1/13/2016 - IlonaN wrote: 83 Points
Probably some bottle variation here--this bottle was somewhat stewed and pruney, not very much like pinot noir at all. Dark fruit and plum--good acidity, quite disjointed as a whole. Maybe an atypical bottle?
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4/19/2014 - goldgarf wrote: 78 Points
It had a nice nose, but flavor was not much and there was too much alcohol.
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3/7/2013 - Central Coast Wino wrote: 87 Points
Light and fruit forward, with a good amount if minerality (a bit much for my liking)
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