Winery - Scherrer
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Fred Scherrer says his grandfather used to call wines like this Zinfandoodle. That’s a good word for an easy, uncomplicated wine with plenty of flavor and no particular pretensions. Finishes a little sweet.
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Scherrer Zinfandel - NV
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is a prototypical Pinot from the most famous neighborhood of the Coast appellation. It’s a big, full-bodied, heavy wine that’s compelling for its dramatic dark fruit. Almost Syrah-like in weight, it defines an emerging style. Not an elegant Pinot Noir but it may be mid-term ageable.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is an interesting, terroir-driven wine. It’s at that fascinating knife’s edge where it’s losing its peach and apple fruit and picking up a rich, honeyed minerality. Bone dry, it’s crisp in acids and complex, a “food wine” to use that overused term.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Fairly densely structured, with lots of toasty oak up front. Black cherry, blackberry, cassis, plum, cedar, spice, coffee and chocolate are well integrated into a complex whole.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Rich, plush and loaded with blackberry, cassis, raspberry, tar and chocolate flavors. Tangy acidity and firm, ripe tannins carry the wine neatly along the palate in an elegant blend that’s showing beautifully now and should age nicely, too.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Bright, spicy and opulent on the nose. The wine serves up a fine array of spice, bright cherry, blackberry, toast and herb flavors. A tad bright on the finish, but quite nice nonetheless.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Released at the same price as Scherrer’s regular Chard from this vineyard, this one’s more intense and focused in tropical fruit. It may have more oak, too, to judge from the flamboyant spice and vanilla. Either way, it’s a darned good wine.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Good Russian River Pinot that’s very ripe and pretty tannic. Stuffed with lipsmacking cherry, blackberry, cola and cocoa flavors. Feels thick and a little soft and heavy in the mouth. Not an ager.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
By far the softest of Scherrer’s Chards, this one’s slightly earthy, like sautéed peach slices wrapped in grape leaves. It also shows its oak treatment in the char and vanilla notes, and tons of spice.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A bit soft in acidity, this is nonetheless a delicious, balanced Pinot Noir. It has the silkiness you want from the variety, with cherry, cola and cocoa flavors that mix well with the oak, and a long, fruity finish.
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