2005 Dutton-Goldfield Pinot Noir McDougall Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 92.5 points

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  8/9/2015 - Jahull03 wrote:

  very nice right now. not particularly profound in its complexity, but a very nice mid-weight pinot showing mature, but still lively.

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  2/24/2015 - nzinkgraf wrote:

  True black cherry. Mature Cherry. Dark Ludens aroma. Very mineral aroma a la CndP. Medium plus acid, medium minus tannin. Citrus rind, and dried flower. 13.8% ABV. Moss, brown sugar and elegant spice. Wow. Not really all too mature in aroma or on the palate. I'd say drink to 2022 at least. Holding up particularly well. Lemongrass and sweet spice. Color is showin some orange at hte rim. There is some sous bois amongst the fruit, but just a touch. Very mineral palate. Wow.
  Really holding on Day 2. Dark cherry savory spice. Big acid and fleshy texture. Bouquet and complexity. Flower and mineral palate. Ripe cherry. Solidly med/+ aciD. Relatively high for a new world PN.
  Longest tenured btl in my cellar, bought during harvest at DG in 2007.

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  7/7/2014 - Counselor Chris wrote: flawed

  Badly corked. Too bad, I know from my penultimate bottle how terrific this wine would have been.

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  4/9/2011 - nzinkgraf wrote:

  ruby color with big raspberry fruit aromas. an exciting deep wintergreen aroma pulls me into the core of this wine. pronounced and complex aromatics. loads of minerality in the nose. very suave and layered palate. fine med tannin. palate is marked by med+ alcohol and it's imposing medium body. wonderfully taut medium+ acid. on a medium+ finish.

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  10/4/2009 - Malia Ten Yulna wrote: 92 Points

  had this with a tuna and fois gras combo with dried cherrya nd fig which worked really well. This was classid Pinot on the nose with lots fo earth; still has room to soften but was not too tanic at all; lots of berry and would recommend with anything that calls for a serios pinot that deserves fruit; well balanced and any tanin will soften with decanting or time. This is not so big that it should not be considered as a traditional pinot; Really good -- one step away from great.

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