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- Drew - 04-23-2002
Stopped in one of my fav wine shops this afternoon and was "forced" into tasting several wines. The '99 Sterling Reserve Pinot was a big winner. Burgundian in style. Big and complex with deep flavors of dark cherry and mature dark fruit and a big nose of violet and vanilla. This was a satisfying and balanced pinot that the rep sez would retail about $24, 13.5%alc/vol. (informal notes and I think I might have been seduced!)
Drew
Drew
- Innkeeper - 04-23-2002
Drew, did you happen to notice the appellation? Was it Napa, RRV, Carneros, Santa Lucia Highlands, etc?
- vinman - 04-23-2002
Have tasted this guy three times, and keep coming away a bit more excited each time. Fruit is Carneros, if memory is working. But what I remenber most is the texture up front and then throughout. Found some spice, against big ripe smokey dark bing fruit. Guess will have to drink a whole bottle to see what else. Darn nice!
- Drew - 04-24-2002
IK, the rep said Napa.
Drew
- winoweenie - 04-28-2002
It is Napa fruit. Sterling owns the vineyard and it is just now coming back from the replanting. WW