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2007 Marimar estate Don Miguel Vyrd La Masia Pinot Noir Russian River Valley CA 14.1% $36

This is sweet on the nose with lots of cherry cola notes, but they’re light and fresh on the nose, underlain by some spice and nutty caramel oak tones. A touch coarse on entry with sweet fruit and slightly rough tannins clashing in the mouth. The flavors are balanced between oak notes and ripe red cherry and raspberry fruit with a slight tea top note. The tannins surge on the finish and cut things a bit short. 89pts

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Last weekend I went to visit the David Bruce vineyard in Los Gatos, CA. It is in the Santa Cruz mountains and is easy to get to, about 5 miles outside of Los Gatos. There are tastings and sales at the winery. His 2002 Chardonay was excellent and David Bruce 2007 Pinot Noir was on sale for ~28$/bottle and was excellent. It was one of the two or three very good Pinot Noir's I have tasted.

Dec 01, 2011 at 10:02 AM