Tondré Tondré Grapefield Pinot Noir (Santa Lucia Highlands)

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Tipo

Red

Uva

Pinot Noir

País

United States

Região

Santa Lucia Highlands · Central Coast

Denominação

Santa Lucia Highlands

Corpo

full

Acidez

high

Tanino

medium

Doçura

dry

Safras avaliadas

• 201393 pts

  Cinnamon and clove show alongside hibiscus and mulberry on the distinctive nose of this bottling that also offers hints of maple, juniper, eucalyptus and turned earth. It's soft on the sip with elegant tannins and flavors of black cherry, cherry tomato, anise and camphor on the…

• 201191 pts

  Sweet meets earthy, with aromas that recall grilled beets, cola and sassafras. The bottling comes from the father-son team of Tondré and Joe Alarid, who planted their vineyard in 1997 and combined have nearly a century's worth of farming experience in the Salinas Valley. Homemad…

• 201088 pts

  This is a big, extracted wine, voluptuous with cherry, plum, Dr. Pepper, pomegranate and oak flavors. It has Pinot's silky texture and the delightfully crisp acidity typical to this central part of Monterey County. You might want to cellar it for 3–4 years to see if it can mello…

• 200982 pts

  An unfortunate green, vegetal streak cuts through the heart of this Pinot Noir. It blurs the cherry fruit and detracts from the fine silky texture.

• 200790 pts

  Shows the exuberant volume and power of most Santa Lucia Pinot Noirs, with strong, jammy cherry, raspberry and cola flavors and big, sturdy tannins, although the wine never loses its essentially silky texture. Feels juvenile and precocious now. Give it until late 2010 to begin t…