1985 Joseph Swan Vineyards Pinot Noir Russian River Valley
Pinot Noir
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By Richard Jennings
(Joseph Swan Vineyards Pinot Noir Russian River Valley) From magnum - bricking, cloudy, medium dark cherry red color with tiny floating sediment; mint, clover, tart cherry nose; mature, tart cherry, tart red fruit, clover, rosehips palate; medium-plus finish 90+ points
6/11/2012, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 90 points
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Wine Definition
- Vintage1985
- TypeRed
- ProducerJoseph Swan Vineyards
- VarietyPinot Noir
- Designationn/a
- Vineyardn/a
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionSonoma County
- AppellationRussian River Valley
- Display optionsVariety and Appellation
3/14/2013 - coremill wrote: 87 Points
Has held up well. There's plenty of fruit remaining, mostly sweet raspberries and red cherries, and there's plenty of autumnal foresty aromas as well. The big issue here is that there's quite a lot of tannic structure left that the fruit is not going to outlive and that leaves the finish tasting rather bitter; meat helps tremendously as it smooths out the tannin. This was probably better when the fruit and the structure were in better balance.
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