2004 Golan Heights Winery Pinot Noir Yarden

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 90.7 points

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  12/29/2016 - WineTally wrote: flawed

  This bottle was either flawed, poorly stored for too long, and/or expired naturally.
  
  A(ccuracy)=1: hardly suggestive of varietal.
  B(alance) =1: Stewed and flat.
  C(omplexity)=1: Not much left.
  D(epth) = 1 : Drinkable but flabby.
  
  WineTally Score [1,1,1,1]=4/10
  
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  4/18/2011 - raccah wrote: 91 Points

  This wine is really hitting its stride and may well be time to drink up! The nose on this dark garnet colored wine opened with black fruit that lays deep within this wine's veins, but hidden initially under a blanket of oak. This wine opens with sweet oak, blackberry, raspberry, plum, and classic Pinot cherries along with coffee, dirt, and a hint of herbaceous mint. The mouth on this full bodied wine was velvety and mouth coating. The tannins are now well integrated and not mouth puckering and give a richness to the wine. The mouth starts with blackberry, raspberry, plum, and cherry, and flows into a mid palate of more oak, coffee, dirt, and some middling acidity. The finish is long with rich fruit, oak, chocolate, vanilla, and a bit of chocolate that rounds out the wine. This is a nice wine that is showing well but is time to drink up!!!

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  7/3/2009 - raccah wrote: 91 Points

  I must admit that this wine has failed me at least twice in the past few times that I have tasted it. Not this time! This bottle, was not flawed in anyway. The nose on this dark garnet colored wine was crazy hot out of the bottle, but that calmed over time. The bottle needs at least three hours of air to blow off the heat and open the black fruit that lays deep within this wine's veins, but hidden initially under a blanket of oak. This wine opens with sweet oak, blackberry, plum, and classic Pinot cherries. The mouth on this full bodied wine was velvety and mouth coating. The tannins are now well integrated and not mouth puckering and give a richness to the wine. The mouth starts with blackberry, plum, and cherry, and flows into a mid palate of more oak, some mild acidity. The finish is long with rich fruit, oak, and a bit of chocolate that rounds out the wine. This is a nice showing that will easily be around for a year or two more.

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  10/24/2008 - raccah wrote: 90 Points

  In putting this wine into light against a white surface, you will see that the color is warm garnet, with a slight tinge of orange. The wine has a fair amount of viscosity, which makes sense given its 14.5% alcohol. The nose on this wine is redolent with raspberry, cherry, earthy notes, and figs. The interesting thing is that there is no heat (the term used to denote a slight flaw that is based upon alcohol) in the nose at all - which is really nice! The mouth on this medium to full bodied wine starts with figs and red cherry. The mid palate is a complex and wonderful mixture of soft integrated tannins, spice, and anise. The finish is long, with fresh figs and smoked wood. We really liked this Pinot, and see it having a place in our cellars in the future as well.

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