2013 Ritual Pinot Noir

Community Tasting Notes (44) Avg Score: 87.2 points

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  11/21/2020 - Sheldog wrote: 87 Points

  We drank the first of our two bottles 5-1/2 years ago. I guess this got lost in the cellar. The issues I had with balance did resolve themselves but it was still somewhat simple and not near as stunning as the William Selyem we drank before it. Still not bad and we were able to enjoy it with some food (corned beef). It’s more old world style lended itself well to the meal.
  
  If you still have any of this, drink it now. It’s on its way down.

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  4/18/2020 - Quarked wrote: 84 Points

  Nose is horse manure and bell pepper and some chemically note I can't quite identify. The taste is mostly sour, with some barnyard and pepper, but mostly just sour fruit with stems on top. It does improve with 4-5 hours of air, but I'm just not digging this. The closest thing this reminds me of what that disastrous Dois Irmaos/Garagiste mystery PN from years back, though it's not as bad as that.

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  8/27/2017 - mac-eye Does not like this wine: 85 Points

  Sour. Very limited fruit. Little to no residual sweetness. OK to drink, but not much fun, and not comparable to other low price pinots, such as Hahn SLH.

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  1/30/2017 - erekose wrote: 87 Points

  On the nose - overwhelming horse manure and burnt rubber, but under all that is an indistinct red fruit. It tastes better than it smells - mainly cranberry and a lesser amount of manure.
  
  Its not very well structured, light and low complexity.

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  9/30/2016 - laetulos wrote: 87 Points

  This was fine. Paled compared to the CA pinot that we had first, but it 'wasn't bad at all,'

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