2013 Orfila Vineyards Pinot Noir Element 119

Community Tasting Notes (4) Median Score: 89 points

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  3/1/2016 - Paulzzz Likes this wine: 89 Points

  ruby in color, a raspberry jam and dark cherry aroma, tastes of raspberries, cherries, and blueberries definitely not overripe ones, very fruity with a slight tartness. quite tasty.

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  1/1/2016 - trellisdoor Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Bright, translucent ruby red in the glass, this is the color of Pinot. Cherry candy-coated rose petals dusted with dried orange zest, tinged with baking spice. Silky palate on both the tannin and acid front. This doesn't have the dark minerality I always got from the 2012, but it does have this note that suggests grapefruit pith (or a high toned pink and yellow floral thing...whatever floats your boat) that I found rather pretty. Drinkable and delicious without any of the discernible heat that almost always turns me off of CA Pinot. Well made and, quite simply, yummy...

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  10/11/2015 - La Cave d'Argent wrote: 87 Points

  This medium ruby Pinot offers nice ripe Central Coast fruit along with respectable structure. Raspberry, cherry, cola and baking spices are framed with fresh acidity, well-integrated alcohol (listed as 14.2%), light sweet tannins and modest oak. Solid in the middle and medium in length on the finish, this wine, while not particularly complex, is a definite crowd-pleaser. Enjoy it over the next three years. Drink now-2018.

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  1/27/2015 - budh wrote: 89 Points

  Cherry, baking spice, pepper. Simple. Nice fruit, not a lot of oak. Full body, nice texture.

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