2011 Gary Farrell Pinot Noir Stiling Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 91.1 points

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  5/22/2016 - Chili Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Great balance of earth and fruit for tricky vintage- tasting quite well now!

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  1/16/2016 - jimstorey3@gmail.com wrote: 93 Points

  Enjoyed with lobster. Perfect bottle of Pinot.

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  2/14/2015 - baprince15 wrote: 93 Points

  Cherry and a plesant bitter/sour balance the wine. Very nice wine and great with lobster and on its own. Needed time to open, but flavors sing once ready to drink.

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  2/14/2015 - baprince15 wrote: 92 Points

  Really nice cherry on the nose. Hint of blueberry . "Creamy" mouthful with light structure and medium finish.

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  6/27/2014 - aagrawal wrote: 90 Points

  Dinner at Home; 6/27/2014-6/28/2014 (Fremont, CA): Coravin 6/27/14: Youthful appearing medium ruby color without bricking; nose is medium intensity, thin red cherry fruits, high acid, some faint baking spices; palate is medium bodied, very high acid but with good density of fruit to back it up, tightly coiled red fruits, very slight integrated tannin; finish is medium length. A very young modern balanced pinot with some great components on the palate, somewhat weaker on the nose, that seems like it might benefit from some age. Lacks the complexity on the nose of the best Pinot and overpriced for what it is showing now, but I would be interested in trying a more mature example. 90
  Update: With 30 minutes of air, the nose opens up with more balance, ripe fruit, slight spice, acidity and thin fruits have integrated; palate is balanced, light-medium bodied, juicy red fruits. Was a weak 90, but now is a solid 90+ and a great example of balanced california-styled pinot.
  6/28: Remainder opened- Similar to yesterday, solid california pinot. 89-90

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