2011 Patton Valley Vineyard Pinot Noir 10 Acre Block

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 88 points

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  11/24/2020 - Bandreas Likes this wine:

  Carmine red with medium density, softening at the rim.
  Pleasant and soft smell: some beetroot, bit of pepper, quite round and evolved.
  On the palate: the wine has softened and rounded out. everything is balanced.
  Medium to lighter weight, reminiscent of a lighter Cote Chalonnaise. Quite pleasant; not very complex but sufficiently nuanced to keep one's interest focused on the taste.
  I like it. Was my last bottle.

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  12/17/2019 - Bandreas wrote:

  Pale red color, turning a little brown at the edge; somewhat sharp Pinot nose, with a whiff of ink (meaning it is a bit acrid and acidic)
  On the palate it is light but has some body; fills out the middle palate well. the acidity is felt through the finish.
  Best with food. We had ours with wild salmon.
  Wine did not show the same form tonight as it did in 2018...
  I would say drink it up

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  8/11/2018 - Bandreas wrote:

  Pretty smell of Italian Plums and dried black cherries.
  The wine is light and nimble on its feet, well balanced and has good mouthfeel with a satisfying finish.
  It is not very complex but very pleasing and has developed pretty much as I originally hoped it would.
  
  Drink over the next 2-3 years.

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  10/20/2017 - Bandreas wrote: 88 Points

  Light ruby red, reflecting the difficult year, starting to fade at the edge.
  Fragrant nose, some rose petals, still young and with some "sharpness" of a new wine to it.
  The sharpness disappears on the palate where the wine shows a certain delicacy and lightness.
  The pronounced acidity noticed 2 years ago has gone away.
  Definitively lighter than the wine West Block tasted two days ago..
  Pretty wine, has a certain elegance without really being sophisticated. A good effort for a difficult year.
  Will probably not evolve very much anymore. I suggest to drink it over the next 2-3 years.

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  7/11/2015 - Bandreas wrote: 84 Points

  There is a pronounced acidity in this wine which overshadows pretty much everything else and will - in all probability - not much subside over the rest of the wine's life.
  Will certainly keep for another few years but I doubt it will markedly improve.

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