2015 Castalia Wines Pinot Noir Rochioli Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 92 points

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  8/8/2021 - Rick 4 Wine Likes this wine:

  Very nice fruit that’s drinking youthfully. My wife particularly liked this wine and it convinced me to take my Rochioli allocation this season.

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  8/2/2020 - srh Likes this wine:

  Should you be interested, I’ve uploaded info for this vintage which you can peruse at your leisure. 😉
  
  ≈75 min decant into a plastic, cylindrical pitcher which was then closed; TINY amount of very, VERY fine sediment noted; Private Preserve after Day 1
  
  N: Closed; A melding of cherries & earth, perhaps a bit of orange rind -- & other unparsables
  
  P: LM body; NICE, almost swtish frt met by an astringent pucker which fairly seamlessly evolves into a LONG, balanced finish with a TANGY/swtness (65:35) & HINTS of spice to the innocuously firming, very, VERY fine tannins. Went well with the night's Pk Chops Marsala/Mushrooms, & I'm thinking it may not yet QUITE have peaked. Nonetheless, for now & through '24, quite poss longer.
  
  Day 3: N: Fragrantly ripe blk cherries (poss cola) & other unparsables, with intensity lurking; P showing Med, poss LM, body with NICE, ALMOST swtish frt met by an astringent pucker which seamlessly transitions into a TANGY/swt (60:40) finish with those innocuous tannins. Given the improvement from Day 1, this decidedly has NOT peaked, & could well benefit by another 2 yrs or so of cellaring, then EASILY making its 10th. Added benefit: It went better with tonight's Spaghetti Bolognese (HmMd) than I suspect many (most?) Pinots would have, interpolating from previous issues with Marinara Sauced items.
  
  ∑: My EXC, + it might even go a tick higher down the line. [As of early Aug '20, wine-searcher shows no available sources for this vintage].
  
  Note: Also tasted on 4/29, 6/24, & 11/4/17.

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  9/3/2019 - esw423 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Performed well in blind tasting of Sonoma pinots and even preferred over Rochioli.

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  11/4/2017 - srh Likes this wine:

  CA & OR (1) Pinot Noirs (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): Cf. the CellarTracker Article link [lower lft] to get specific info for this vintage, including acclaim.
  
  N: Closed; berries, spice, earth? Intensity lurking?
  
  P: Med, poss LM, body; ALMOST swtish frt met by some very, VERY finely, tannicly astringent pucker which slowly, seamlessly morphs into a very, VERY finely tannic yet almost swtish finish with a bit of tang. Based upon this, & reviews of multiple vintages in Prince of Pinot, I'm thinking this NEEDS into & probably through '20, then possibly making its 10th yr. [This vendor's $51.95 is ~ 13% lower than ALL its wine-searcher competition!]

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  9/2/2017 - Dnacabernet Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Solid fruit, acid, and structure; however, I would ultimately go for the Rochioli all things equal.

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