2001 Talley Vineyards Pinot Noir Arroyo Grande Valley

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 88.9 points

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  5/29/2009 - bon vivant wrote:

  This time we have a winner. Got singing with about 2 hr decant. Nice mouth filling fruit, cola & spice box fully integrated and smooth

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  5/21/2009 - bon vivant wrote: flawed

  Took to Faraci for Nuggets game -Corked.

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  9/30/2007 - agnorger wrote: 90 Points

  outstanding. bright cherry balanced with good acidity. no hurry as this will hold for a while.

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  2/2/2007 - jeff nowak wrote: 88 Points

  14.5% alcohol. arroyo grande.
  
  this is a wine made from the residual grapes of the single vineyards rincon and rosemary's. it has a nice, earthy typicity on the nose, and a richly tannic mouthfeel that flows into a finish marred by some tartness. the wine is hollow in the midpalate, and this keeps me from getting too excited about it. decent, but uninspiring.

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  8/20/2006 - jeff nowak wrote: 90 Points

  14.5% alcohol. from grapes that don't make the rincon and rosemary's vineyard designate cuts.
  
  i pulled my case of talley 01 pinots from offsite storage yesterday, and chose this wine tonight to pair with salmon tacos just to drink it up. i have not been satisfied with the 2000 and 2002 representations of this wine, and i recently changed my estate mailing list ordering to include only the vineyard specific wines. well, this example tonight is quite pleasing and a nice surprise. when you purchase by the case, and are an estate customer, the pricing on talley wines remains one of the real bargains from a quality california producer. i think this wine was $30, tops. it's a little oaky, but there is plenty of good pinot characterization combined with nice forest floor/ mushroom notes and a blackberry profile. overall, the wine is reasonably balanced, maintains good acidity, and delivers a lingering finish. this strikes me as good QPR, and is recommended.
  

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