2002 Abiouness Pinot Noir Stanly Ranch

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 89 points

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  9/19/2006 - wabi47 wrote: 88 Points

  nice french style black cherry; significant acidity and some tartness/earth; medium bodied; some herbal tannins should lessen with further time; nice with bbq ahi on tuna sandwich

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  6/16/2005 - ChrisR wrote: 90 Points

  This one came with good word of mouth. Red in color, with some bricking on the edges, very cloudy, lots of sediment. Nice nose of cherry, allspice and sous-bois, maybe a little cinnamon. Cherry cola and sous-bois on the palate. Strong acidity at first, later subsiding. A little bit of oak, but never obtrusive. Very tasty and the sous-bois was a pleasant surprise (should it be forest floor for a Calipinot?) Alcohol listed at 14.2%, which is moderate for a Calipinot. I wonder if I had a pristine bottle. Between the bricking, the sediment and the streaked cork, I have some doubts.

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