Tasted 23 October 2017
Central Coast · Santa Lucia Highlands
Same as last month's notes on this wine. Started out a little tight and linear. Needed about an hour in the decanter at 54 degrees before it unfolded nicely. Sappy dark red raspberry, cola, and spice. Not earth…
Previous notes apply, though this greatly suffered from a temperature issue, where its focus and frame became a bit flattened out as it reached room temperature. The flavors were all still there, but…
Previous notes from last year apply. Quite flavorful, with saturated red raspberry, red and black cherry, spice, cedar/earth, and a nice evergreen note. A little simplistic on the front end of the…
Red raspberry, bing cherry, cola, earth, Christmas spices, and hints of wet cedar and pine needles. A very balanced and "good" Pinot, but at times flat and unremarkable. Everything was in perfect…
