Tasted 15 October 2016
North Coast · Anderson Valley
A fairly good Pinot given the price point, with some nice black cherry and baking spice notes. Medium bodied, but a little thin mid-palate; some depth, but not much of a full mouthfeel. Finish was a tad clipped. Nothing…
Two words: Barely tolerable. Watery black and red cherry with that scraggy cedary oak-laced periphery that does everything it can to advertise the lack of forethought put into crafting this wine.…
Similar to my previous note. Somewhat overbearing and at the same time a bit lackluster. An ok Pinot, but a little heavy-handed on the attack but yet thinning out on the back end. Not much…
Higher toned and more red fruited than the 2014 Walt Gap's Crown tasted beside it. However, the Sierra Mar offered a welcomed acidic cut and frame to better house its cranberry, red raspberry,…
