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Cambria Julia's Pinot Noir 2009

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Red cherry, plum, rose petal, brown spice, earthy/mineral, toast and toffee.

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Slightly balsamic and beefy on the nose with juniper- and vanilla-topped sliced plum fruit. Rather smooth on entry and a little compact in the mout... Read more

Really love the nose - porto-like raisiny oak notes, with toasted marshmallow and hints of mango. The wood doesn't extend into the body where the ... Read more

This is always a solid bottle. Lots of strawberry and just enough forest floor. Good value. Read more

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Editorial Reviews for Cambria Julia's Pinot Noir

Snooth User: Gregory Dal Piaz
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3.50 5
11/19/2012

Slightly balsamic and beefy on the nose with juniper- and vanilla-topped sliced plum fruit. Rather smooth on entry and a little compact in the mouth with milk chocolate-framed red cherry and red plum fruits on the palate. There's a nice accent of wood spice adding some detail here, though it turns into a more assertive cedary overlay on the back end. The tannins pop a bit on the finish cutting it a bit short. This does show a hint of heat. 87pts

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Snooth User: Chris Carpita
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11/20/2012

Really love the nose - porto-like raisiny oak notes, with toasted marshmallow and hints of mango. The wood doesn't extend into the body where the black fruit takes hold, with soft tannins + acids.

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Snooth User: rar8888
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06/07/2012

This is always a solid bottle. Lots of strawberry and just enough forest floor. Good value.

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Source: Premium Wine & Spirits
03/27/2013

The 2009 Pinot Noir Julia’s Vineyard flows from the glass with layers of sweet candied fruit, raspberries, flowers and spices. The Julia’s is impressive for its expressive varietal character and excellent balance, both quite an achievement for a wine with a 60,000 case production. This was fermented in oak barrels (27% new) and aged on its lees with batonnage for seven months. Anticipated maturity: 2011–2014.

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Source: Premium Wine & Spirits
03/27/2013

Another lovely Julia’s Pinot from Cambria, at a fair price. With its light tannins and transparency, it’s definitely Pinot Noir, and the acidity testifies to a cool climate. You might even pick out the Santa Maria Valley from the crushed Indian spices. Subtle but intriguing cherry, cola and plum flavors round out the picture. Drink now–2015.

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Source: NapaCabs.com
12/31/2011

Another lovely Julia s Pinot from Cambria, at a fair price. With its light tannins and transparency, it s definitely Pinot Noir, and the acidity testifies to a cool climate.

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Source: NapaCabs.com
11/10/2011

According to Wine Advocate - The 2009 Pinot Noir Julia s Vineyard flows from the glass with layers of sweet candied fruit, raspberries, flowers and spices.

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03/22/2012

Cambria's Pinot Noir from Julia's Vineyard is a point of reference for all Central Coast Pinot. Year in, year out, this is a fruit forward, excellent value.

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Winemaker's Notes:

It’s been said that great Pinot Noir can only reach its most eloquent expression with a good amount of vine age. We couldn’t agree more: our Julia’s bottling is anchored by one of the oldest commercial planting of Pinot Noir in Santa Barbara county (1974), producing a wine that’s both oral and earthy on the nose and silky on the palate.

Tasting Notes:

Red cherry, plum, rose petal, brown spice, earthy/mineral, toast and toffee.

It’s been said that great Pinot Noir can only reach its most eloquent expression with a good amount of vine age. We couldn’t agree more: our Julia’s bottling is anchored by one of the oldest commercial planting of Pinot Noir in Santa Barbara county (1974), producing a wine that’s both oral and earthy on the nose and silky on the palate.

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