2015 Patricia Green Cellars Pinot Noir Notorious

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 92 points

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  12/31/2023 - Gman_21 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Crazy how fruit foward this was given it's age. Cherry all the way...not tannic, but still assertive. Great with duck on new years.

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  8/28/2022 - tak4 Likes this wine:

  Popped and poured. This is the first taste when the bottle is still opening up.
  
  Wine is clear, bright, with a clear edge and no signs of bricking.
  
  On the nose, wine is very expressive with cherries, forest floor, jolly rancher, and baking spice.
  
  On palate, wine is sound. Medium-high acid, medium-low tannins, clean finish, flavors mirror nose. Lighter body. Tannins still fairly firm with a touch of grippiness.
  
  This is a delicious wine! But I think it needs another couple of years before it is at its peak. Next bottle in 2024.

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  4/29/2022 - tak4 Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Here we go! Bought these wines a few years ago and have been diligently cellaring them in anticipation of future drinkability. These may have been the first wines I put in my external cellar (at significant expense, I may add). This is a test of the system. No pressure.
  
  Wine is a light, translucent crimson. Bright, with the tiniest touch of bricking if the light hits it the right way.
  
  Nose: pow! Very aromatic with flowers, red fruit, baking spice, and is that pomegranate?
  
  On palate, wine is sound. Boy is it sound. Fruit comes through on the palate beautifully. Smoky edge at the finish. Tannins are softened but still present, implying future aging will still be beneficial. Good acid core, implying the same. No rough edges. This wine is smooth like bad jazz.
  
  Overall, this is a great wine! And it is great proof that the “buy some good wine, age it, and then drink it later” model works. I’d recommend a bottle now and then one in each subsequent year to watch its evolution.

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  5/21/2021 - tak4 Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Short note tonight. Nice crimson color, fairly turbid. Baking spices, earth, jolly rancher, and cherries on nose, no real notes of age. On palate, wine is sound, well-balanced, fruit forward, and a bit more oak than I prefer. Also while there are no tertiary notes of age, the fruit is faded a bit.
  
  I only have one bottle of this and my suspicion is that this is in an in-between age. So, for all of you out there with lots of these, I’d suggest waiting a year or so before cracking the next one. I’m also realizing more and more that many/most of these new world pinots and chardonnays are actually best when they are young and vibrant. Save some money on that cellar.

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  2/14/2021 - Bob H wrote:

  My first time trying this particular blend - popped and poured. Per the label, this is aged in 100% new French oak.
  
  I like this, but also believe it is too young at this point to really show all that it has. The wood tannins from the oak ageing still are noticeable and this wine is quite structured. On the 2nd glass, the nose is starting to unfurl a bit, with some nice earthy notes mingled with the fruit.
  
  My only bottle, but if you have this in the cellar, I would continue to hold for now.

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