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Phillips Hill Oppenlander Vineyard Pinot Noir 2006

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Winery:
Phillips Hill Estates
Varietal:
Pinot Noir
Region:
USA > California > Mendocino
Type:
Red Wine
Drink Dates:
Drink Now - 2021
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User Tags:  stone fruits, (tree) fruit, cherry, spices, berry, bramble fruits, color descriptors, nose, pastries, resinous 


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What to Expect

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.

Winemakers Notes

This is the most elegant vintage to date, reminiscent of an old world Burgundy, balanced cherry and pomegranate entry finishing with soft spicy tannins. A definite cuisine complement.

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Snooth User: cookypuss1
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Drinking very well now! Great wine with bright acidity, red cherry flavors backed up by a little earth. We drank on its own, but it would be tremendous with food, perhaps even Turkey dinner!


November 2009

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Snooth User: epicuria
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Pinot Noir Shootout:

Male: Well balanced. Cherry, raspberry, plum, and oak throughout. Long finish with racy acidity. Great food wine!

Female: Nice firmness of acidity. Good fruit concentration of cherry, red cherry and a touch of sour cherry on the finish. Lightly grained tannins with quite a bit of creamy mocha to complete this wine.

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June 2008

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Rating: 86/100 - As reviewed by Wine & Spirits Magazine on 04/08


 

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