2014 Windward Vineyard Pinot Noir Monopole

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 91.2 points

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  1/8/2021 - Sanlucar Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Cherry and dried wildflowers in large proportions, then cranberry, oak / cedar, rhubarb and straw. Good balance of acid and sugars; not too ripe or tart, but finishes very short and probably will not last many more years.

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  3/8/2020 - Dancingsams wrote:

  Doug & Robin’s Favorite

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  11/1/2019 - Frijole wrote:

  silvery brownish burgundy red, medium clarity, cloudy, ruby hue
  Nose: raspberry, cola, cigar, silver, clove, black pepper, chocolate, vanilla, silver, minerals, earth, oak
  Pal: raspberry, plum, cola, cigar, tobacco, siver, dirt, wet earth, black pepper, green pepper, minerals, oak
  Feel: medium, savory, touch cloying
  Finish: medium
  Don't see the Pommard aspect from previous note
  T8

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  5/26/2019 - MattMauldin Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Clear medium-ruby color. Aromatics of black cherry, clove & smoked paprika spices, damp earth, leather and old cedar. Fig jam and cherry fruit on the palate with thick and plush layers of spices - gingerbread, cardamom seeds and black tea, along with an underlying earthiness. Harmonious ripeness, acid, texture and structure. Nice middle density and weight - both richness and elegance. Fine round tannins, lingering depth on the finish. Showing very well, early secondary stage. Excellent. Drink/hold. A real eye opener on how well this West Paso Robles microclimate and soils can do with Pinot Noir.

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  11/8/2017 - Frank Murray III wrote:

  Poured blind. I thought this wine showed really well. Hard cherry candy, rose petal, moderate acidity and some dusty tannin in the finish. In all, this is a more delicate, medium weighted, lighter colored wine that really surprised me as a PN from the Paso area. Terrific.

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