TN: 2005 W.H. Smith Pinot Noir Maritime Vineyard

WINE TALK
1

2005 W.H. Smith Pinot Noir Maritime Vineyard - USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast (10/26/2009)
sweet red fruit highlighted by raspberry and rhubarb, rose water, nice creamy texture with a soft mouthfeel but medium thin finish
faded on the second night (89 pts.)

2005 W.H. Smith Pinot Noir Maritime Vineyard - USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast (6/5/2009)
this is the best showing of this wine i have had - coming into its own with cherries, rhubarb, wood with a great soft and silky mouth feel (90 pts.)

Posted from CellarTracker

pretty consistent notes - interestingly i did not look at the previous note when writing this one

Scott

2

I had the 2007 bottling while in Oahu a few months back. Although it was likely a bit young, I wasn’t very impressed by the wine as it felt tremendously thin throughout.

Thanks for the notes on the 2005’s!