2003 Privé Vineyard Pinot Noir Le Nord

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 90.4 points

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  5/28/2022 - PIntag wrote:

  Double-blinded my wife and another couple on this. One guessed Italian, 2 guessed french (Bordeaux blend) - and nobody guessed Pinot. Everyone thought it to be a high quality wine, though. For me, this was consistent with the first two bottles.

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  3/11/2022 - PIntag wrote: 92 Points

  Another darned enjoyable bottle of this. This is remarkably nice now and has the stuffing to go much longer. Pleasing and easy drinking with a host of complex aromas and flavors, great silky mouthfeel, and excellent depth of fruit. Definitely some mature character here, but not really tertiary yet -- just beautifully integrated Pinosity.

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  2/18/2022 - PIntag wrote:

  14.6% abv. Recent auction purchase.
  Rich and ripe with impressive depth of fruit at this age. I never tasted this in its youth, but I'd say this must be holding up nicely as it is drinking really well for an almost 20-year-old WV Pinot. Yes, it is not a crisp, light Pinot for sure, but I think it has some OR character even though it does come across as RRV as a previous post noted. Still, I did not have high hopes for this bottle and it definitely exceeded my expectation. OR Pinot purists may not like this wine much, as it does toe the line with stewed fruit character. Not my favorite style as well, but I still managed to find a lot of interest and enjoyment with it. Held up on the second day as well (after vacuum sealing it overnight). ARTHROVINE's suggest to hold another 5 years (in a 2015 note) was a good one I think. LEARNINGANDENJOYINGWINE's 2009 note suggesting to drink up was definitely off the mark. If scoring, I'd put this in the 89 - 91 range, but it's hard putting a number to the experience, given the age.

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  11/27/2016 - docjer Likes this wine: 89 Points

  BEAUTIFUL BOUQUET, COLOR AND FINISH. HAD WITH THE LE SUD WHICH WAS EQUALLY DELIGHTFUL.

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  10/27/2015 - arthrovine wrote:

  Popn poured followed over 5 hours. 1/2 bottle corked and tried next day with little variation
  
  Striking youthful red/purple color with no meniscus. Youthful aromatics with fresh red and blue fruit. Palate was also fresh exuberant fruit even a bit of glycerine. Slight cola. Mild secondary flavors. Finished medium length with some heat. Correct for the hot 2003 vintage. Definitely not porty or gloppy, just exuberant. Blinded, I would have guessed California..RRV.
  
  Good for a tough vintage and the fruit has held up. I would hold for another 5 years to see how this 12 year old matures?

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