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13 notes

2012

Talley Vineyards Pinot Noir Rosemary's Vineyard

Central Coast · Arroyo Grande Valley

Same, same, same. Previous notes apply. I'm about as excited as I've been previously about this wine, which is not much... likely even less so this time around. It has some saturated black cherry and…

Reviewed 26 March 2018
2012

Talley Vineyards Pinot Noir Rosemary's Vineyard

Central Coast · Arroyo Grande Valley

Same as previous notes. This still hangs out in the 91-93 point arena for me. At its best (about 30 minutes of air), it displayed some nice saturated raspberry and spice notes. Good to drink now with…

Reviewed 21 November 2017
2012

Talley Vineyards Pinot Noir Rosemary's Vineyard

Central Coast · Arroyo Grande Valley

Same as 12/17/2016 and all my other notes on this wine, except this was decanted for about two hours total and ended up tasting fairly dark and smooth, but still pleasantly sassy with some spice box…

Reviewed 18 February 2017
2012

Talley Vineyards Pinot Noir Rosemary's Vineyard

Central Coast · Arroyo Grande Valley

Same as all of my previous notes on this wine. This went head-to-head against a 2009 Williams Selyem RRV, 2013 Rivers Marie Sonoma Coast, and 2013 Eric Kent Sascha Marie. In actuality, all of the…

Reviewed 24 November 2016
2012

Talley Vineyards Pinot Noir Rosemary's Vineyard

Central Coast · Arroyo Grande Valley

Tasted alongside a 2012 Eric Kent Sascha Marie Pinot and a 2010 Kosta Browne Gap's Crown Pinot. The Talley ultimately finished in the middle, with the KB pretty much slaughtering the Talley and the…

Reviewed 8 July 2016
2012

Talley Vineyards Pinot Noir Rosemary's Vineyard

Central Coast · Arroyo Grande Valley

Similar to my previous notes. PnP with high toned cranberry, pomegranate, strawberry, clove, and faint earth. 2+ hours in the decanter helped deepen the flavors, but it was still pretty tight. Acid…

Reviewed 12 June 2016
2012

Talley Vineyards Chardonnay Rosemary's Vineyard

Central Coast · Arroyo Grande Valley

Good, not great. Nothing memorable. Notes of mineral-inflected lemon oil, green apple, quince, and granite. Epitomized a "standard California chardonnay" in that it offered up a decent drinking…

Reviewed 13 March 2016
2012

Talley Vineyards Pinot Noir Rosemary's Vineyard

Central Coast · Arroyo Grande Valley

This bottle was a lesser showing than the one I had earlier in 2015. On initial PnP it was a little thin and flat, with notes of light strawberry cream, pomegranate, red and black cherry, and a…

Reviewed 2 February 2016
2013

Clos Solène Syrah Cuvée Jean

Central Coast · Arroyo Grande Valley

Tasted at Clos Solene alongside the 2013 La Petite Solene, L'Insolent, Hommage a nos Pairs, and El Toro.

Reviewed 24 August 2015
2012

Talley Vineyards Pinot Noir Rosemary's Vineyard

Central Coast · Arroyo Grande Valley

Dark black cherry, raspberry, ripe plum, and wood smoke, with secondary notes of black tea, allspice, and a hint of mushroom/forest floor.

Reviewed 20 August 2015