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2009 Dutton-Goldfield Pinot Noir Freestone Hill Vineyard
Pinot Noir: 750ml
$48.99
points awarded:
ST 91 WE 9591 points,
Stephen Tanzer's IWC, June 2011
Good deep red. Macerated sour cherries in alcohol on the nose. Silky and highly concentrated but unevolved and not yet showing much nuance. There's an almost syrupy, cherry confiture quality to the fruit; it's like a reduction of cherry today. Made from tiny, thick-skinned berries, this seamless wine finishes with extremely fine tannins and sneaky persistence. This pinot will merit a higher score if it develops more complexity with time in bottle.
95 points,
Wine Enthusiast, October 2011
Mouthwatering acidity and berry freshness mark this muscular young Pinot Noir. It's gritty in tannins and brilliant in acids, with subtle flavors of sour red cherries, persimmons and cola, as well as a mushroomy earthiness to which oak adds exotic sandalwood notes. Very dry and fine, complex and provocative, a wine to let warm in the glass as it changes by the minute. Drink now-2015. - S.H.

