2012 Briceland Vineyards Pinot Noir Wiley Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 90.5 points

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  8/28/2014 - klezman wrote:

  PnP, too cold. Nonetheless, nose full of something savoury plus cranberry and pomegranate. Yum. Palate is crisp, acidic, red fruited, and with a nice herbaceous finish. I am digging this from the first sip.
  
  As it warmed, I occasionally could have sworn that I got sniffs of cumin along with everything else mentioned before. This is a delicious Pinot, with a little less earth than I would have expected but it's perfectly in balance and hints at the complexities that will come out over time. Should get more.

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  4/24/2014 - scott w Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Nose baking spice cherry raspberry and a little dust, taste cherry spice and a bit of earth, very restrained with balanced acid..I can't say enough about Briceland pinots really great imho. Nice structure and balance, medium body. Email sent for more

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  3/16/2014 - CMN wrote: 91 Points

  Deep garnet color. Nose of red cherries, white flowers, and baking powder.
  
  Palate follows the nose with the addition of strawberry and red raspberry notes. I love Pinots that tend to the red end of the spectrum and this certainly qualifies. Medium bodied, with incredible smoothness and only 13.6% abv. Nice structure with good acidity and well-integrated tannins.
  
  This wine deserved more than the cheap plastic cups that it was poured into at a BYOB Mexican joint in Chicago (not our original destination), but quality shined through. Yummy stuff.

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  1/24/2014 - CMN wrote: 90 Points

  Pours a gorgeous cherry red. Nose of macerated cherries and cranberry.
  
  Flavors of tart cherry, cranberry, lingonberry and a touch of maple. Medium bodied with high- acid and medium, refined tannins. Lingering finish with cleansing acidity. You can definitely tell that this is Anderson Valley fruit -- Copain also sources fruit from Wiley. Nicely done and a good value. Should improve with age, but of the 2012's probably the most immediately accessible.

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