Winery - Ancien
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This Pinot is simple and on the soft, heavy side, with jammy blackberry, cherry, cola and spice flavors. It’s basically dry, and would benefit from higher acidity.
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Ancien Pinot Noir - 2005
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The vineyard is in the southerly Coombsville area, which gives the wine a crisp delicacy reminiscent of Carneros. The cherry and raspberry flavors are boosted by oak, but the wine would be better if it were drier, as it has a sugary, jelly taste.
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Ancien Pinot Noir - 2005
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
With spearmint, lemon-lime, Fig Newton and vanilla cream flavors, this sure is a fruity wine, showing the ripeness of the California summer sun. It’s a little sweet, but those bright, crisp Carneros acids balance it.
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Ancien Pinot Gris - 2006
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Pinot on Sonoma Mountain? Yes, if it’s on the Pacific-facing side. Shares much in common with Sonoma Coast Pinots in a ripe vintage. Cherry, spice and peppery-tobacco flavors are framed by soft tannins and crisp acidity. Complex and compelling, this wine changes every second on the palate. —S.H.
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Ancien Pinot Noir - 1999
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Heavy and sweet, with flavors of blackberry, raspberry and cherry jam, this simple Pinot benefits from decent acids. Smoky, spicy oak rounds out the taste.
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Ancien Pinot Noir - 2005
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This juicy wine has a creamy streak through it. Cinnamon, meat, cola and herb hints adorn mildly tart plum, cherry and tomato fruit. The feel is medium weight and a little plush. Some tasters found the finish short on this nicely balanced wine, while others found it smoky and even, sporting soft, dry tannins. Drink now–2005.
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Ancien Pinot Noir - 2000
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This wine possesses good elements, though not necessarily all in harmony. Caramel-toffee, cinnamon and mint accents adorn tart black cherry fruit, but somehow this didn’t come together as well as we’d hoped for, and felt quite light to some panelists.
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Ancien Pinot Noir - 2000
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September 18, 2007
Familiar aromas of tangerine, honeydew, melon, green apple, and grapefruit provide the exotic but familiar backdrop to our Pinot Gris. Lemon zest, spice, almond paste, and subtle tropical notes echo in the flavors on the palate accompanied by creamy texture that is a little tight upon release. Crisp acidity and key lime flavors drive the wine through to the finish. The wine will continue to flesh out in the months and years ahead with additional layers and complexities to follow.
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