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| BIEN NACIDO VINEYARD PINOT NOIR 2014 Santa Barbara County |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
FESS PARKER |
| Fairly deep intense purple colour. Fairly spicy, quite juicy, intense, ripe plum-cherry nose with some gentle cedary notes and faint hints of mocha-chocolate. Dry, medium to medium-full bodied, fairly well structured, harmonious, slightly spicy, rounded, ripe plum-cherry flavours with a fairly crisp, very attractive, gently cedary, lingering finish. Sturdy and yet quite charming plus ready-to-drink. Has 14.1% alcohol and 3 g/L residual sugar. This 94-point note is based solely on the second bottle I tasted on November 14. The first bottle was off (I do not know why) and had a much lower in score. The 2012 (***) with 90-points was released on November 28, 2015 at $52.95. |
CSPC |
209858 |
| Type |
Red Table Wine |
| Agent |
Fam Win |
| Country |
USA |
| Region |
California |
| Rating |
***/***+(94 points)
Spicy, Stewed Apple-Cherry |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments! |
| TASTING NOTE: A big, ripe effort that offers lots of black raspberry, licorice, toasted spice and scorched earth, the 2014 Pinot Noir Bien Nacido Vineyard is rich, mouth-filling and textured on the palate, with plenty of fruit. It's an outstanding wine to drink over the coming 4-5 years. This cuvee sees a touch of whole cluster (20%) and 18 months in one-third new French oak. Drink date: 2016-2021. Score - 91 (Jeb Dunnuck, robertparker.com, Aug. 30, 2016) |
Price |
$ 64.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - November 25, 2017 |
| Cases bought |
138 (6 bottles per case) |
Check LCBO Availability |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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