2000 Casa Carneros Pinot Noir Los Carneros

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 89.6 points

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  3/27/2016 - levinml wrote: 88 Points

  Looking to open a bottle late in the evening, with high probability I might throw away remainder next day. Perfect- 15 year old pinot that I paid $17 for and should've dranken years ago. What a surprise. Actually quite good. Balanced and good flavors. No nose or finish to speak of, but very drinkable. For the 30 bottles in CT members cellars, enjoy the surprise. This is OK.

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  2/21/2014 - wondersofwine Likes this wine: 91 Points

  I'm giving this two points more than my other bottle consumed about fourteen months ago. 12.98% alcohol by volume. Quite a dark, dense color. The nose has a purity of fruit with elegant restraint rather than jamminess. Quite tart and acidic intially but still manages to be inviting. The palate leans toward dark berries and plumskins. It doesn't taste tired. Definitely still performing in the glass. Give it some air before drinking. My final bottle of the 2000 vintage but I may have one 1999 vintage left.

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  12/31/2012 - wondersofwine Likes this wine: 89 Points

  I opened this to have with sloppy joe at lunch on New Year's Eve. This is a winery that holds the Pinot Noirs for several years before releasing them. I still owned two bottles of the 2000 vintage and this one proves that some Cali Pinot Noir can be long-living. I'm not in a great hurry to open the remaining bottle. If my recollection is correct, some vintages in the late 90's did not age as well as this vintage. Purple-brown color; semi-opaque. Dark cherries and subtle earth tones with a bit of savory elements. Smooth drinking and very pleasurable. In my estimation worthy of 89 points.

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  2/17/2006 - Fat Hobbit wrote: 87 Points

  Not decanted. The nose was typical pinot earth/funk/fruit. The palate was not as nice as the previous bottle: the fruit was more sour here. There was another element - smoke? The mouthfeel was nice silky pinot. But the finish included something I can only describe as dirt. Not pinot earth/funk - but dirt. It was not some tannin effect - it was in the taste, not the texture or mouthfeel.

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  12/16/2005 - Fat Hobbit wrote: 91 Points

  decanted, no sediment seen. Nose offered great aromas of various red fruit and pinot earth/funk. Palate offered the same variety of nice red fruits, earthy notes, and acidity. The mouthfeel started very silky. Over the course of the bottle, some very slight tannins became apparent which affected mouthfeel. But they were very well integrated. A small bit of spice also emerged on the finish.
  Overall, this had so many of the pinot elements which I hope for from this varietal, and they were present in wonderful balance. The best sub-$20 pinot I've tasted in 2005.

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