2008 Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir Nielson Vineyard - USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Maria Valley (4/21/2018)
Clear light red. Beginning to develop some nice Burgundy style funk. Beautiful spicy cherry fruit and some nice earthiness, quite intense nose. Delicious balanced red fruit and spice flavours with a hint of brown sugar. Perfectly dry and balanced.
What a great wine. (95 pts.)
2005 Maison Champy Mazis-Chambertin - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru (4/21/2018)
Clear medium light red. Very funky, mushroom, tilled soil, red cherry and spice. Delicious dry earthy cherry flavours and a very balanced dry finish.
I love Champy. (93 pts.)
2014 Ata Rangi Pinot Noir - New Zealand, North Island, Wairarapa, Martinborough (4/21/2018)
Medium light red. Very exotic nose, cherry, berry, campfire, and pepper nose. Great texture, cherry, earth and smoke with a hint of ripeness on entry. Long dry finish.
Beautiful wine. (93 pts.)
2001 Domaine Daniel Rion et Fils Chambolle-Musigny Beaux Bruns - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny (4/21/2018)
Medium light red. Very spicy, peppery, funky red fruit nose. Quite intense. Delicious cherry and pepper flavours and a nice dry finish.
A second very good 2001 on this night. (92 pts.)
2007 Tamar Ridge Pinot Noir Kayena Vineyard - Australia, Tasmania (4/21/2018)
Bright medium light red. Intense nose, cherry, beef, iodine, spice and earthiness. Textured red cherry fruit flavours and a long dry finish.
Exotic and delicious. (92 pts.)
2001 Louis Jadot Corton-Pougets Domaine des Héritiers Louis Jadot - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru (4/21/2018)
Clear light red with brown edges. Nice light elegant nose of cherry, spice and perfume. No funk detected. Lovely dry cherry flavours and a slightly tannic dry finish.
Decanted for an hour or so. (91 pts.)
1994 Cálem Porto Vintage - Portugal, Douro, Porto (4/21/2018)
Dark red. Very ripe roasted nose, prunes, roasted plums, vanilla, spice and a hint of scorched earth. Sweet ripe roasted flavours and a sweet tannic finish.
Very dark and ripe style. Probably will stay the same for decades. (90 pts.)
2007 Foxtrot Pinot Noir - Canada, British Columbia, Okanagan Valley (4/21/2018)
Clear light red. Nice nose of cherry brown sugar and nutmeg. Very pure Pinot Noir flavours. Not at all earthy, more fruit driven. Nice balanced finish.
A very good wine, in perfect balance. (90 pts.)
2003 M. Doudet-Naudin Pommard - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pommard (4/21/2018)
Dark red. Meaty,smoky, black cherry fruit, very ripe for Pommard. Deep warm flavours but a bit hollow in the finish. Tannic thought. (89 pts.)
2005 M. Doudet-Naudin Pommard Les Vignots - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pommard (4/21/2018)
Light red. Funky, oaky, nutty berry fruit nose. Red cherry flavours and a nice balanced finish. (89 pts.)
2016 Weingut Thörle Spätburgunder trocken - Germany, Rheinhessen (4/21/2018)
Clear light red. Nice medium intense nose, strawberry, red cherry and spice. Very fruit forward. Tasty red cherry flavours and a nice balanced red fruit finish.
Great QPR. (89 pts.)
2010 Hugel Pinot Noir Grossi Laüe - France, Alsace (4/21/2018)
Clear light red with pink edges. Light nose of cherry spice, vanilla, smoked meat and vanilla. Dry light cherry flavours and a whole lot of structure and tons of acid.
Poor QPR. (88 pts.)
2016 Anthony Buchanan Wines Pinot Blanc - Canada, British Columbia, Okanagan Valley (4/21/2018)
Decent elegant and floral. (88 pts.)
2003 Kettle Valley Pinot Noir Hayman - Canada, British Columbia, Okanagan Valley (4/21/2018)
Very dark. Roasted ripe black cherry nose. Ripe black cherry flavours and a remarkably long dry finish.
Hard to believe you could get Pinot Noir this ripe in Naramata. (87 pts.)
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