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Dutton-Goldfield Freestone Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir(2005)
- Winery:
- Freestone
- Varietal:
- Pinot Noir
- Type:
- Red Wine
- User Tags:
- fruit, red grape, pinot noir, spice, blackberry, berry, ava, cherry, complex, perfumed
- December 2007
- This is a terrific Pinot Noir. From a cool hillside vineyard at the far western edge of the Russian River AVA - barely in the climatic range of grape-growing feasibility - it requires the right set of conditions to ripen properly. But it must have done so in 2005 since this is a rich, unusually complex, Burgandian-style Pinot Noir. Captivating perfume of ripe cherry, black raspberry, and a melange of spices and floral notes; still tannic but with a velvety, regal, mouth-coating feel. Outstanding length and depth. Low in alcohol for a California Pinot, yet seamless and full from start to extended read more...
- Wine Spectator
- 91/100
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November 2007
- Burghound
- 10/07
- 93/100
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November 2007
- International Wine Cellar
- 91/100
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November 2007
