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2005 Aston Estate Pinot Noir Clone 115/667 - USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast (10/2/2009)
Bought my whole allocation from the inaugural release…this is the first one I’ve cracked. I was very afraid of the tomato comments…as I hate tomatoes! I do get it in this initially…but it’s more of a spicy Bloody Mary tomato with celery stick! I can go for that! This wine is VERY high toned with ripe and tart raspberry/crancherry/plum skin fruit. Purists RUN AWAY! This is hedonistic Cali Pinot here. Intense clove, sandalwood spice…dusty cherry, dried green tobacco leaves, smoked cherrywood. Plenty of citrus acidity, almost too much, but also has plenty of sweet fruit. This wine will be very interesting with age…I can see this going 10+yrs no problem. Tame this sucker…5pts higher imo. (91 pts.)
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