Red
Alder Springs Vineyard Pinot Noir
Mendocino County · United States
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Grape
- Pinot Noir
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Mendocino County
- Appellation
- Mendocino County
- Alcohol
- 13.9%
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- medium
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
roast duck · lamb · grilled meats · mushrooms · Brie cheese · pasta with truffles
Rated vintages
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2020
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2019
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2018
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2017
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2016
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201590 pts
This wine comes from hillside vineyards in the far northern reaches of California's grape growing counties. It has an unusually dark color for Pinot. The ripe and fruity aromas are accented by oaky spices and flavors that bring out black-cherry and clove notes. It's full bodied,…
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2014
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201393 pts
This wine is massively fruity and grandly structured without being heavy or overpowering, but it will need time for the firm tannins to mellow. It smells and tastes like pure, concentrated black cherry and feels full of fine-grained tannins and sour-cherry crispness. It will be…
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201294 pts
Exotic fruit aromas and concentrated fruit flavors make this full-bodied wine an attention grabber at first sip. They hold the attention through a fine-grained mouthfeel and lingering finish. A focused core of black-currant flavor runs from first whiff to last impression. It nee…
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2011