TN: 2009 St. Innocent Pinot Noir Shea Vineyard

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  • 2009 St. Innocent Pinot Noir Shea Vineyard - USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Yamhill-Carlton (11/25/2011)
    Opened for Thanksgiving weekend- no decant. Dark dense clear ruby color. Aromas of black cherry, dusty herb & spice and balsamwood. Full and generous on the palate with ample red & black fruit, spice, herb, eucalyptus, mineral and coffee notes. Smooth and creamy feel lined with round-fine tannins. Finishes medium-long with red fruit and baking spice. Excellent… in that opulent new world Pinot kind of way. I’m sure this would mellow and add some extra nuance with more bottle age. (93 pts.)

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Matt,

Thanks for the note. Still waiting for mine to arrive. Weather in oregon and weather in Florida have prevented shipping up until now. Hope to get a chance to compare notes here in the next week or two.

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2004 Shea was fantastic on Thanksgiving.

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DJ, like a lot of the good WV 09’s it’s ready to go… I’m sure you’ll enjoy yours. Cheers!

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After being on-call for the last 4 day holiday weekend, I was planning on opening up this baby tonight…this cinched it for me. Thanks!

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Nice! Cheers!