2014 Gundlach Bundschu Pinot Noir Estate Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 87.8 points

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  9/13/2018 - thh18731 Likes this wine: 89 Points

  This is a very nice pinot. It has some earthy notes on the nose with a hint of the fruit that comes out on the palate. Dark cherry and a hint of blackberry round the flavor profile.

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  12/2/2017 - behome13 wrote: 80 Points

  Nice

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  6/6/2017 - zoraster Likes this wine: 89 Points

  At first this wine was super confusing to me.
  
  Started from cellar temp: Smells earthy to me. Mushrooms, sod, wet tree bark. As I continued to smell it baking spices and vanilla and toffee come out to me. As my glass warmed from cellar temperature more of that red berry smell came out while background notes of that wet bark are still there.
  
  The taste, on the other hand, delivers that cherry taste from the start. Jammy cherry is bright and present.
  
  I might suggest serving this pinot noir at a higher temperature than you might otherwise. At 55-57F the nose and taste were almost too disjointed to be pleasant. Once warmed to (just guessing here) 60 or so it really started to come together in the glass for me.

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  6/6/2016 - isaacjamesbaker wrote: 87 Points

  Blind CA Pinot Noir (Round 1): Vibrant ruby color. On the nose, I get juicy black cherry ice cream and strawberry jam, along with notes of anise, root beer and black tea. Full-bodied (14.4% alcohol) with a chewy tannic structure and medium-low acidity. The fruit tends toward the black cherry and plum cake, but it’s still lively. Significant mocha and vanilla from the oak, but there’s still plenty of earth and fallen leaves for complexity. Perhaps a bit heavy-handed, but still very well done. Aged 10 months in 40% new French oak.

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