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Keller Estate la Cruz Vineyard Sonoma Pinot Noir 2005

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Keller Estate la Cruz Vineyard Sonoma Pinot Noir (2005)

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Winery:: Keller Estate
Varietal:: Pinot Noir
Region:: USA > California > Sonoma County > Sonoma Coast
Type:: Red Wine
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Drink Dates:: Drink Now - 2015
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User Tags: gold medal wine club selection, cherries, fruits, forest floor, open, complex, sweetness, rich, orange peel, concentrated

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California has long struggled with Pinot Noir. Finding the right vineyards for this most fickle of grape, one that enjoys a cool growing season yet needs warmth close to harvest to fully ripen, has proven a challenge in such a sunny state. Cooler areas eventually became identified; the Santa Rita Hills, Russian River Valley and Mendocino's Anderson valley are all prime spots for Pinot Noir in California. Unlike the lighter colored and sometimes delicate Pinots of Burgundy, California produces many rich, deep Pinots full of slightly chewy dark berry and cherry fruits with hints of cola, Asian spices and forest floor frequently adding complexity.

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Wine Enthusiast ReviewKeller enters the big leagues with this marvelously layered Pinot Noir. For starters, it's delicious. Dry and crisp, the flavors are of ripe cherries, raspberries, tangerines, pomegranates and cola with smoky spicy complexities from new French oak. The mouth feel is smooth and velvety, leading to a long finish. Best now through 2010.Wine Tasting NotesRich, sweet cherry and pomegranate flavors fan out across the palate and carry all the way through the long finish. While there are plenty of fine tannins and balanced acidity to give the wine structure, there is read more...

January 2009

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A Gold Medal Wine Club selection. The Keller Estate La Cruz Vineyard 2005 Pinot Noir brims with aromas of ripe cherry with pipe tobacco, baking spice, orange peel and forest floor. As the wine opens up, the fruit becomes more concentrated and complex. Rich, sweet cherry and pomegranate flavors fan out across the palate and carry all the way through the long finish. While there are plenty of fine tannins and balanced acidity to give the wine structure, there is a silkiness to the texture that makes this wine delicious now, but also able to age beautifully over the next few years. Try pairing with grilled read more...