2009 Brewer-Clifton Pinot Noir Sta. Rita Hills

Community Tasting Notes (59) Avg Score: 89.1 points

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  11/21/2022 - bdhanna Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Still tasting great right now !! I agree with my tasting notes over the past three years.
  Composite cork starting to show some saturation after over a decade in the bottle. Consumed over three days. This wine improved with air. On day two and three this wine had softened with increased depth and integrated complexity. Deep ruby color with no oxidation, clarity medium. Aromas of pomegranate and cranberry. Flavors of black cherry, raspberry compote, rhubarb, and black tea with a hint of baking spice. This Pinot Noir has a solid medium finish. A balanced and flavorful Pinot Noir blend from the Santa Rita Hills. The acidity of this wine makes it age worthy and it may have more years of life left. This was my last bottle of this vintage. A great winemaking effort from Greg Brewer.

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  8/22/2022 - Winokdub wrote: 89 Points

  Good but seemed a bit tired to me.

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  5/28/2021 - bdhanna Likes this wine: 91 Points

  I agree with my previous notes. Still lots of life remaining in the wine, I still have two more bottles of this vintage remaining and will revisit again soon.

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  4/25/2021 - bdhanna Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Tasting great right now !! I agree with my tasting notes of 8 & 20 months ago.
  Perfect composite cork after over a decade in the bottle. Consumed over two days. As always, this balanced wine showed more fruit on the first day. On day two this wine had softened with increased depth and integrated complexity. Deep ruby color with no oxidation, clarity medium. Aromas of pomegranate and cranberry. Flavors of black cherry, raspberry compote, rhubarb, and black tea with a hint of baking spice. This Pinot Noir has a solid medium finish. A balanced and flavorful Pinot Noir blend from the Santa Rita Hills. The acidity of this wine makes it age worthy and it has more years of life left. I still have two more bottles of this vintage remaining; I may open another few months to verify my review. A great winemaking effort from Greg Brewer.

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  8/25/2020 - bdhanna Likes this wine: 91 Points

  One notch off my previous rating from a year ago. The composite cork was perfect after a decade in the bottle. Consumed over two days. Deep ruby color with no oxidation, clarity medium. Aromas of cranberry, pomegranate, and rose hips. Flavors of bing cherry, red raspberry, and black tea with a hint of baking spice. This Pinot Noir has a medium finish. This age worthy wine is a balanced and flavorful Pinot Noir that has more years of life left. A great winemaking and blending effort from Greg Brewer. I still have three more bottles of this vintage remaining; I may open another next month to verify my review.

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