2008 Black Kite Pinot Noir Stony Terrace

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 91.1 points

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  12/15/2019 - mlawren1 wrote: 93 Points

  Currants, berries and cherries with earthy core. Finishes with some strong tobacco overtones.

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  9/24/2015 - brian przyzycki wrote: 93 Points

  Hot Damn, this was oven shitten' good! The 08' kites rest is an iffy wine but this stormy terrace vineyard is off the hook! Meow! I cannot believe how special this was when compared to the kites rest. Over indulging clouded serious notes, but this was up with some of the best pinot I have had. Good blend of burgundy and Sonoma coast style. Not a ton of spice or cola like a RRV, but earthy, balanced and not over-extracted or commercial. Served with coconut braised chicken from this month's bon appetite cover recipe. Recipe rocked but this out-shown the meal. Bravo!

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  6/26/2015 - Meembo wrote: 88 Points

  Decanted approximately an hour before drinking. My initial impression of the nose is that a lot of the '08 vintage smoke has mellowed with the age; a huge plus. Overall, I still get the smoke that is now more integrated, along with mushroom, crushed fresh tarragon, blackberry and black cherry. Dark and earthy, but getting some heat as well.
  
  The fresh tarragon comes through instantly on the palate, followed by ultra ripe cherry, and a mid palate of smoke/barbeque that starts to overwhelm. After the midpalate transition, due to the smoke and ripe fruit, this wine becomes almost Syrah-like in its meatiness on the finish. You can tell that a talented winemaker did his best with the fruit that was harvested in a year that many A.V. producers didn't release Pinots.
  
  Overall, I'm docking this wine due not to its own fault, but because of the fires in 2008. I love that the producer still produced a wine from this year and released it so I can get a sense of the unique vintage characteristics. Because of that, it's "interesting" in a way that's not necessarily good nor bad.

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  5/22/2014 - kietkopelli wrote: 93 Points

  This wine continues to get better. Great showing of earth and spices.
  Absolutely wonderful wine.

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  1/25/2014 - RonniePiemonte wrote: 87 Points

  Some bitterness on back end. Will open another bottle soon to validate this tasting note.

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