Couldn’t resist! Old world style new world Pinot. Maritime softness. — 4 years ago
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Chanin PN Rinconada 12
£50
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Had this in Cut Park Lane w/ a top steak so was keen to review @ home properly 👍 @ £50 I think this is the best Chanin single block Pinot I’ve had in a top year - really well balanced, not overpowered & loaded with vibrant fruit 😍
📍Chanin Pinot Noir Rinconada 2012
🏵 93 points
🍷 Cherry pink ruby
👃 Smokey earthy dark cherry w/ blackberry, light oak, herbs, red flowers, bubblegum, cola & soft red fruits - beautiful in a Zalto Burg glass 😉
👄 Med body of creamy velvet smooth red cherry, blackberry, strawberry & raspberry w/ an earthy light mocha tone
🎯 Med+ red fruit explosion w/ soft blackberry & mocha grounds
🙏 Wish I had more 😭 — 8 years ago
Lovely verdejo with oak aging, crispy, expressive, creamy, I really like this white! — 10 years ago
A different rose, dense and with acidity under control. Very fruity. — 11 years ago
2021. Raspberry, cherry, stemmy, little cola and nice acid. — 2 years ago
Super smooth full bodied with cherry notes — 5 years ago
Seems like Chanin Wines need a few years to really incorporate and this Rinconada Vineyard from 2014 seemed to be getting right into that spot. Chuggable while complex, with layers of high toned fruit, savory tannins, and super balanced acidity — 6 years ago
Smooth, a hint of fruit and that great St. Rita Hills nose. Yum! — 9 years ago
Moderately saturated ruby color. On the nose its very perfumed, reminiscent of rose petals, black cherry, and black tea with a sharp minty note and hints of forrest floor. On the palate, its voluptuous in style with impressive structure and length. Its sourced from grapes farmed on steep southwest facing slopes with a view of the Pacific Ocean and access to its cooling breezes. The Santa Rita Hills is one of the great New World appellations for Pinot Noir with other great vineyards like Sea Smoke, La Rinconada, Sanford & Benedict, and Fiddlestix sitting below Rita's Crown. I love this appellation and Bevan's big style. RP $75. — 9 years ago
2009 beautiful soft and fruity, one of all time favourites! — 11 years ago
The 2018 Pinot Noir (Santa Barbara County) is an absolutely gorgeous appellation-level wine. The purity of the flavors alone is just stunning. Sweet red cherry, mint and blood orange take on shades of translucence. Light on its feet and yet beautifully layered, the 2018 has so much going on. It is an elegant and alluring wine from the first taste. Vineyard sites are Radian, Spear, La Rinconada and Sanford & Benedict. Don’t miss it. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, August 2020)
— 6 years ago
Plush, 10 months in wood. Made up of bentrock, Kessler-Haak, clod pepe, la rinconada and Spear — 8 years ago
Fantastic with lasagna — 9 years ago
Slightly fruity with a little creaminess. — 10 years ago
This is drinking beautifully right now. Strong nose of tropical fruit and moderate oak. — 10 years ago
Peter C
Wow. This tastes like a salty Meursault. — 2 years ago