2018 Arnot-Roberts Pinot Noir Peter Martin Ray Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 90.4 points

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  3/18/2024 - DrPhyzx Likes this wine: 91 Points

  DSamuel's review is excellent, but I will add that this has continued to get better from my first bottles in 2021 and 2023 respectively, so I'm not sure it's done yet. In particular, the fruit was lean and the high acid seemed out of balance early on, where the development of some umami secondary flavors (a hint of soy) in this latest bottle has helped with the sense of balance. Nonetheless, it's a food wine, and will go great with tonight's chanaterelle risotto!

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  3/8/2024 - JRavn wrote: 87 Points

  Light coloured and light to medium bodied with cherries, cola and damp earth, a bit of olives, fruit quickly deteriorated. Normally these guys make excellent wines, but this one is nothing particular.

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  10/22/2023 - dsamuel Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Light ruby color with pretty extensive clearing at the rim
  Medium plus aromas of cherry/ cola and damp earth
  Medium bodied with palate of tart red fruit/ dried herbs and touch of black olive and blood orange
  Medium acidity and medium tannins with medium alcohol
  Medium length led by the fruit here - quite well balanced
  Drink now - not sure there's much improvement to be had here actually
  Really nice wine but unsure about the PQR here

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  10/15/2023 - S.Wayne wrote: 89 Points

  Double blind tasting
  Medium ruby, filtered
  Aromatics medium +. Fresh bright red berry fruits. Later some earth. No new oak
  Palate has a medium body. Acid medium + to me, but more likely medium on retrospection. Tannins medium, fine grained on upper palate. Alcohol medium. Initially crunchy red fruit that becomes dull over time in the glass.
  Finish has a medium length. Balanced
  Once again, blinded I went down the Beaujolais route given all the initial crunchy fruit; 2019 cru Beaujolais was my guess. The fruit is typical for California Pinot though (more soft berry than cherry) and the acid/tannins are not old world.
  Regardless, drink now

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  8/16/2023 - Derek Darth Taster wrote: 92 Points

  Neighbourhood hangout at Maison Dakota. Tasted blind. Drank in Gabriel Standart.
  Almost same notes as before (3 years ago), with some savoury nuttiness coming out on the palate. Still sweet herbs and stemmy spices also. Gentle red fruits. Lovely 12% alc.
  Drinking in a good spot already.

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