2018 Dusky Goose Pinot Noir Dundee Hills

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 92.3 points

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  11/1/2023 - cgilkison Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Really nice. A bit bigger than many dusky goose Pinos, but lovely. Very drinkable now, but in a few years, it's going to be even better.

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  3/18/2023 - AaronJCohen wrote:

  3/18/23 Spring Wine Shipment
  We have been producing our Dundee Hills Pinot Noir since 2002. Sourced from our Estate Rambouillet Vine - yard and our neighboring Lillie’s Vineyard, this wine is a true display of the terroir we call home.
  varietal
  Pinot Noir
  ava
  Dundee Hills
  vineyards
  85% Rambouillet Vineyard
  Vintage Notes
  15% Lillie’s Vineyard
  clonal selection
  The 2018 vintage started with an early bud
  60% Dijon 777
  break and bloom following a warm spring.
  15% Dijon 115
  Hot summer temperatures without extreme
  13% Dijon 828
  heat spikes led to full ripeness and rich
  12% Pommard
  flavors. Rain showers in September slowed
  ripening and preserved a beautiful freshness.
  cellar
  10 Months
  25% New French Oak
  Tasting Notes
  29% 1 year French Oak
  29% 2 year French Oak
  Classic Dundee Hills nose of baking spices;
  18% Neutral Oak
  anise, clove and vanilla, complimented by
  cases produced
  plum, raspberry and toasty oak. A rich palate
  1347
  with a sweet entry and fine tannin followed by
  notes of ripe, dark fruit and toasty oak.
  winemaker
  Lynn Penner-Ash
  release date
  March 2023
  alcohol 14.2%

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