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2012

Talley Vineyards Pinot Noir Rosemary's Vineyard

Tasted 2 February 2016 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 little wood.

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26 March 2018 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… 8 December 2017 Same as last month's notes. Drink now as a PnP, or hold for another year with confidence. 21 November 2017 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… 18 February 2017 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… 17 December 2016 Previous notes apply. Wait another year. Still a little thin and linear mid palate. 24 November 2016 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… 8 July 2016 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… 12 June 2016 Similar to my previous notes. PnP with high toned cranberry, pomegranate, strawberry, clove, and faint earth. 2+ hours in the decanter helped deepen… 20 August 2015 Dark black cherry, raspberry, ripe plum, and wood smoke, with secondary notes of black tea, allspice, and a hint of mushroom/forest floor.
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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
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