Winery - Left Coast Cellars
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Sharp and spicy, this estate-grown Chard mixes streaks of diesel and pine resin in with the green apple-flavored fruit. The mouthfeel is not entirely satisfying, and the finish leaves an impression of Band-Aid.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Effusive aromas mix cola, sassafras, cinnamon stick, cooked fruits and sandalwood. Despite a promising lead, the wine hits the palate with a hard, slightly bitter and astringent thud. The fruit is sideswiped with flavors of burnt match and rubber, and the bitterness continues into the finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This wine immediately wows the palate, bursting into full flavor with an explosion of apple and pear fruit. There’s a light yeastiness as well, just enough to suggest a young, fresh, exuberant wine, and it simply grabs hold of your taste buds and never lets go.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Much like the winery’s Pinot Gris, this estate-grown Pinot Blanc is built around mineral-infused fruit that is immaculately clean and vividly refreshing. Tart and juicy, with Asian pear, green apple, and lemon/lime acidity.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A home run. Given extra bottle age, this is drinking optimally at the moment, with a spicy, brambly nose mixing blackberries, mint and chocolate-covered cherries. There’s a scent of fresh cut wood also, and a mouthful of fruit and barrel flavors that are both nicely integrated and complementary. The long finish lingers into a resonant note of black tea.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
There is good concentration to the estate-grown fruit, which mixes raspberry, boysenberry and cassis and provides a firm and lasting core of flavor. Some tasters may find the wine slightly reductive, with a burnt rubber quality; for others it will just be toasty and a bit tannic. Give it time to breathe and it opens up into a full-bodied, flavorful Pinot Noir with some medium-term aging potential.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This estate reserve has the aromas of Oregon Pinot, a mix of bramble, berry, sassafras and herb. Although the alcohol is listed at a healthy 14.4%, it does not feel too big; if anything, it seems a bit light for a reserve. Brambly berry fruit flavors give way to leaf and earth; then the wine fades quickly, leaving a slight burn in the back of the throat.
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