TN: 2000 Arcadian Pinot Noir Francesca's Cuvée

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  • 2000 Arcadian Pinot Noir Francesca’s Cuvée - USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Lucia Highlands (12/13/2014#
    Popped and poured. Medium ruby color. Fresh, piquant nose of pine forest, sea air, meaty red berry, anise, and earth. Waves of fresh red raspberry, iron filings, beef blood, stems, and mulberry breaking upon the tongue and expanding like the proverbial peacock’s tail. Bracing acidity and seriously aristocratic structure with fine-grained tannins. Long, reverberating finish of vibrant red fruit and iron grip. Ethereal and almost intellectual yet has that certain wildness of the central coast. Whoa baby. (94 pts.)

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Did you just get that in the recent shipment or is it a holdover from prior years? Thats what I’m hoping after reading your note, sounds like one of the great ones. I’m picking up my package tomorrow at the FEDEX Store.

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Rick,

This was included in the latest release to the Grand Cru Society wine club (patience not one of my virtues). Thoroughly generous of Joe to make a fourteen year old wine available now!

Cheers,
Doug

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Great note. Sounds like this is right up my alley.

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Chris

It was right up there with my best experiences with domestic pinot.

Cheers,
Doug

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Almost 15 years out. Love it. Terrific, thanks Doug.

Mike

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Sweet! Just unpacked my GCS shipment and was just looking at this bottle.
Thanks for the great note, Doug!
Sounds awesome.
Will pop one soon.

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I think I may have received an “off” bottle. Mine was quite jammy and grapey, did not have the complexity described in the tasting note above.

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Mike and Dennis,

Hope the wine (if you received some) shows well for you also. Really cool to acquire bottles that are literally ready to go. I was a bit worried about bottle shock but did not detect any.

Don,

That does sound different than what I tasted. That is a bummer indeed.


Cheers,
Doug

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What GCS offer was this? I’m not sure I ever got the email.

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anybody?

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Nov/Dec. I got the email on 11/11.

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I remember having this at his winery in 2004 and being blown away.

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thanks, steve. was the GCS discount applied to the purchase? what other wine was included?

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The GCS discount was applied to both wines I got.

2000 Syrah Gary’s
2000 PN Francesca’s

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Cool. Thanks, Rick.