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| PINOT NOIR 2016 Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
SOKOL BLOSSER |
| Assessed from a bottle purchased at the LCBO. Fairly intense medium deep red colour. Attractive, rather spicy, very ripe, plum-cherry puree nose with some cedary, earthy-smoky notes. Dry, medium bodied, quite well structured, spicy, youthful, intense, ripe, plum-cherry-raspberry flavours with a lingering, crisp, very faintly smoky, cedary, mineral`-tinged finish. Hand harvested at a number of sites at various levels of ripeness (22 to 26 brix) and fermented in a mix of steel and oak tank. The wine aged in French oak barrels, one-third new, for 18 months It has 13.5% alcohol and 2 g/L residual sugar with lot number 18061 on the lower part of the glass bottle. Try with lamb. The 2015 (***) with 91-points was released on April 27, 2019 at $37.95. |
CSPC |
748434 |
| Type |
Red Table Wine |
| Agent |
Nob Est |
| Country |
USA |
| Region |
Oregon |
| Rating |
***(91 points)
Bright, Complex, Spicy |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
A Vintage Assessments Explorer's Selection! |
| TASTING NOTE: This offers dark, earthy aromas with a wealth of ripe cherries and plums that flow long and plush, amid rich, evenly paced tannins and a spicy kick at the finish. Drink now [to 2025-2028]. Score - 91 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, July 2, 2019) |
Price |
$ 39.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - September 19, 2020 |
| Cases bought |
176 (12 bottles per case) |
Check LCBO Availability |
Score: - NOT PRESENTED * Very Basic *+ OK
** Good **/**+ Very Good **+ Excellent *** Outstanding ***+ Superb
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