2018 Angeline Winery Pinot Noir California

Community Tasting Notes (25) Avg Score: 84.6 points

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  6/18/2021 - Armando B wrote:

  This was a gift. From someone who apparently does not like me very much. Really no pleasure to be derived from this. Thin fruited but somehow still flabby. I would rather drink water.
  
  I suspect that with the "California" designation pinot fruit used to make this wine, it would have taken Wedding Feast at Cana-level winemaking to produce something decent.

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  5/22/2021 - jwhiggins Does not like this wine: 78 Points

  On the insipid side, with an extracted-fruit nose while still managing to be surprisingly thin on the palate. Has a distinctive very fruit-forward "made from concentrate" flavor to it, like a reconstituted breakfast juice. No finesse or balance. The long unpleasant finish has the artificial flavor of the old-fashioned Sweet Tart candies. Even given the low price, there are better values out there for the same price or a buck or two a bottle more.

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  4/14/2021 - caspernick Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Intensity is pale, the color is ruby and the nose is of medium intensity with primary flavors of cherry, strawberry and cinnamon stick. The pallet is off-dry in terms of sweetness with medium acidity, low tannins, low alcohol, light body. Light flavor intensity with primary notes of more cherry, strawberry, rooibos tea and spice box. The finish is medium in length and I find this wine to have acceptable if not good quality. On my own scale it gets 89 points with a drinking window till 2026. Serve with lighter fare such as chicken on the grill or a linguine dish.The use of oak is very deft here but it’s evident by some cloves and a bit of smoke on the tail end. At $ 12, it's a steal worthy of 5 stars. Easy to drink, easy on the wallet- by the case for immediate drinking!
  
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  2/20/2021 - Hysidemike wrote:

  JS = 92 pts

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  2/3/2021 - JLM861 wrote: 65 Points

  Drinkable but not great. Better after opening up a bit.

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