TN: 2009 Copain "Kiser en Haut", Anderson Valley

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13.4% alcohol. Medium dark ruby. Expressive floral and spice aromas. On the palate, immediately intense flavors of red and black cherry, boysenberry, cloves and red raspberry. Strong acidic backbone. At once highly concentrated and lively. Lingering aftertaste. This exceptional wine will only continue to improve from here over the next five years or so.

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Thanks for the note, Mike D. We agree on the aging window, as I said a similar thing when I had the wine in August. This vintage will drink best sooner, as compared to the 2010 and 2007. The 10 is going to be terrific and the 07 is outstanding, really young still too FWIW.

  • 2009 Copain Pinot Noir “En Haut” Kiser - USA, California, North Coast, Anderson Valley (8/3/2013)
    Copain Dinner @ The House With Wells Guthrie: Listed at 13.4%. Shows juicy blue and huckle fruit. This seems richer than the 2007 and 2010, just bigger in feel. Cherry hard candy and a little tight…having some wine leftover from y/day, retasting again. The wine rings up like I noted it from y/day, although I can pick up a soil note today and do see the larger frame of the wine that I picked up on last night. While good, not up to the level of the 2007s balance and richness in tandem, nor the delicacy of the 2010. I’d say this wine will drink best over the next 3-5 years, as there is some light tartness in the finish that helps liven up the darker fruit.

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I have a good number of these. Hoping I can hold out 3-5 years.

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Brian, you open an 07 or 10 of the En Haut recently?

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very timely thread. reached for an '07 this evening, but corked! [swearing.gif]

i may have to try an '09 this weekend.

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Here is a refresh to Mike’s 2013 post. I am working through a bottle that I opened last night. I like the 2009 vintage for Copain, as it gives something for both sides of the pinot fence–opulence yet acidity and freshness, too.

  • 2009 Copain Pinot Noir “En Haut” Kiser - USA, California, North Coast, Anderson Valley (6/28/2016)
    Opened tonight, added a little chill then powered through about 1/2 with grilled salmon and some faro risotto. Showed a bigger side, as have some past bottles. Lots of fruit bowl qualities, some root beer, yet some saving acidity to keep the wine fresh. Returned the bottle to the fridge, left under cork overnight, re-tasting a day later. So, in drinking it cool to start, it comes off as juicy, a little plump and racy, as some of the bigger fruit tones get tamped down and the wine shows more linear. As I let it warm and work through the same glass, the fruit fattens, picking up a black raspberry and blackberry quality, remaining zesty and juicy. As it finally nears room temp, it hangs together with the richness, missing though the typical Kiser blue fruit, red apple and rocky energy that is simply not part of the 2009 expression. What 2009 ultimately gave us I believe is something more forward and robust, yet with the hand of Wells, there is no heavy or tiring quality. All this said, I have one left (plus 2 En Bas, which I will get after next), and I will drink my remaining En Haut over the next 2 years.

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