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- wondersofwine - 08-18-2009
When I learned that if I kept my rental car out until 3:30 PM I would have to pay DOUBLE ($75 a day!) I decided to turn it in around 11:00 AM and wait for my after 5:00 flight. Discovering a wine bar/shop in the terminal helped pass the time.
I ordered a flight of 3 California Pinot Noirs (1.5-2 oz. pours at $14 for the total) with a cheese plate (Manchego, a Cheddar and Humboldt Fog plus some bread pieces, dried fruit and nuts.)
A paper with the flight furnishes notes on the wines and characterizes them as light, bright, rich or brooding.
2004 Ancien Pinot Noir, Toyon Vineyard, Carneros $45/bottle characterized as bright
Notes sum up as "Strawberry and Chocolate"
I have had a Saintsbury from Toyon Vineyard I believe. This lacked the bright scarlet tones in the other two Pinots. Semi-transparent. Furnished notes say cherry, berry, dark chocolate with sandalwood and earth. I found mulberry and chocolate or mocha. Fine sediment. Light to medium body with a refined note. Food friendly including with the hard cheeses. I liked this.
2007 Elusiv Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands, Monterey County $36/bottle
Characterized as "rich" "Cherry and Spice"
More transparent than the Ancien and more reddish coloring. Medium body. Furnished notes say aromas of black cherry, oregano and vanilla with palate ripe with red fruit, cedar, smoked meat and eucalyptus. I can see the cherry and some woody elements.
Not my favorite.
2006 Markham Estate Pinot Noir $39/bottle
Listed as a winery-only bottle.
Characterized as "bright" "Cherry and Cocoa"
Furnished notes say "black cherry, caramel and cocoa aromas" "palate displays hints of strawberry, white pepper and herbs...ripe, round, and well-structured, not to mention rare"
For me, dark cherry stood out on the nose with cherry and white or pink pepper on the palate. Light body. Pleasant, but I would be more inclined to purchase at under the $30 mark. I liked the Ancien from Toyon Vineyard best and this second.