TRL/Staff/Wine: 10/7/7
Staff is eager enough with some knowledge of the wines. Nothing that you’ll find “enlightening”. I give them credit for serving their Pinot Noir in the right stemware.
2007 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir: $39/-/$30
This was a pinot with very little to offer on the nose and palate. I've already spent too much time on it...
This was a pinot with very little to offer on the nose and palate. I've already spent too much time on it...
2008 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir: $38/-/$40
This wine has a much bigger nose. The Russian River Valley had record rainfall that year. The raspberry peeks out of the bouquet like it's tempting you to find it. It's medium-bodied and has better balance. The raspberry also slips over your palate, lightly, but very pleasurably. The spice of the oak carries the fruit throughout the sip. I’d stop back in for this one.
This wine has a much bigger nose. The Russian River Valley had record rainfall that year. The raspberry peeks out of the bouquet like it's tempting you to find it. It's medium-bodied and has better balance. The raspberry also slips over your palate, lightly, but very pleasurably. The spice of the oak carries the fruit throughout the sip. I’d stop back in for this one.
2008 Pinot Noir Maddies Vineyard: $62/-/$35
The nose has balanced fruit and floral bouquet. Red currant and raspberry are subtly prominent. The palate doesn’t follow, however, with a dramatic shift in flavors to herbs, spices, oak, and a touch of alcohol. Any fruit that appears on the palate is dried in nature.
The nose has balanced fruit and floral bouquet. Red currant and raspberry are subtly prominent. The palate doesn’t follow, however, with a dramatic shift in flavors to herbs, spices, oak, and a touch of alcohol. Any fruit that appears on the palate is dried in nature.
2008 Pinot Noir Floodgate Block 15 Vineyard: $48/-/$40
The nose is predominantly subtle fruit with mild hints of oak. The finish is layered, with a slight sweetness that lightly tickles the sides of your tongue. The palate kicks ass! The oak and red currant carry the raspberry, and mild quince. The disappointment is that the nose isn’t as enticing as the palate provides.
The nose is predominantly subtle fruit with mild hints of oak. The finish is layered, with a slight sweetness that lightly tickles the sides of your tongue. The palate kicks ass! The oak and red currant carry the raspberry, and mild quince. The disappointment is that the nose isn’t as enticing as the palate provides.
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