Testarossa Garys' Vineyard 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

medium

Acidez

high

Tanino

medium

Doçura

dry

Safras avaliadas

• 201590 pts

  Light and easy on the nose with hibiscus, cranberry and pomegranate notes, this bottling from a famous vineyard also picks up some crushed slate aromas as well. Compared to the many rich bottlings from this region, this is rather reserved on the sip, with tart cranberry, peppery…

• 201493 pts

  Winemaker Bill Brousseau works to restrain the powerful ripeness that can come from one of the more famous vineyards in the appellation. This offers a nose with wound-up cranberry fruit, touches of hibiscus and rosebuds, and chipped-slate aromas. The palate shows juniper and pin…

• 201292 pts

  This very elegant nose is like a love potion perfume of violet, sterling rose, myrrh and raspberry essence. The flavors veer toward tart raspberry and cranberry, with cola and purple flowers coming through before a brisk acidic finish.

• 201092 pts

  What a delicious Pinot Noir. The cool, long vintage has given it wonderful lightness and acidity, yet also an intensity of fruit that makes it irresistible. Marked by flavors of raspberries, cherries, cola and red currants, it's a wine to savor now, with Pinot-friendly foods suc…

• 200787 pts

  Released at less than one year of age, this wine is immature, almost a barrel sample. It's vibrant in cherries, milk chocolate and new oak, but disjointed. Needs time. Give it until late 2009 to come together.

• 200189 pts

  Lighter in body and substance than the 2000 vintage, with cola, cherry and spice flavors wrapped in soft, easy tannins and crisp acids. Drinks very dry, with oaky influences. Nice in the mouth, and versatile at the table, but basically simple.