Compared with 2013 Klopp Valley. Very good, more robust than most California Pinots. Berries and minerality, but less smooth and less viscosity than Klopp, but more than most. Exceptional, robust. No decanting required. (Christmas Eve dinner with traditional crawfish pasta and complement of in-laws.)
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Very big and dark for a Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir. Smooth, nicely balanced but for my taste with limited varietal character. This one is all about dark fruit and is rather high in ABV. Pleasant enough if one doesn't think of it as Pinot Noir.
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Smooth is an understatement. Extremely well rounded. Nothing that’s going to knock your socks off but still a high quality Pinot. First PN I’ve had from this producer and was very pleased. Juicy fruit, vanilla bean/carmelized sugar. Read someone say they could get some bacon off the nose, totally did as well, smoked bacon on the back.
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12/24/2022 - J B McDonald Likes this wine: 90 Points
Compared with 2013 Klopp Valley. Very good, more robust than most California Pinots. Berries and minerality, but less smooth and less viscosity than Klopp, but more than most. Exceptional, robust. No decanting required. (Christmas Eve dinner with traditional crawfish pasta and complement of in-laws.)
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12/8/2021 - MLipton wrote:
Very big and dark for a Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir. Smooth, nicely balanced but for my taste with limited varietal character. This one is all about dark fruit and is rather high in ABV. Pleasant enough if one doesn't think of it as Pinot Noir.
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6/16/2021 - bcolbath Likes this wine: 92 Points
A nice effort by ME.
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7/26/2020 - RojoVino24 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Smooth is an understatement. Extremely well rounded. Nothing that’s going to knock your socks off but still a high quality Pinot. First PN I’ve had from this producer and was very pleased. Juicy fruit, vanilla bean/carmelized sugar. Read someone say they could get some bacon off the nose, totally did as well, smoked bacon on the back.
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2/7/2020 - wdlohr wrote: 91 Points
medium body with aromas of mushroom and bacon, has a gravel powder tone that opens up with food, complex
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