Archive for October 9th, 2008
2005 Capiaux Santa Lucia Highlands Garys Vineyard Pinot Noir
VW: A dark pinot. Dense and sweet, lots of plummy fruits. Aromatically quite complex and floral. On the palate, this is showing the 14+% alcohol. Direct and pleasurable attack but fell off quickly in the mid-palate, relatively short finish for vineyard of this calibre. Good that the sweetish fruits are quite admirable without candied character. [...]
Posted: October 9th, 2008 under California, Pinot Noir, tasting note.
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