2005 Dierberg Pinot Noir Estate
International Wine Cellar | Rating: 88
($42) Deep red. Bitter cherry and raspberry aromas display a medicinal concentration, with a good lashing of oak spice. Ripe cherry and red berries on the palate, taking a sweet turn on the close. I'm impressed by the depth and sweetness but would have liked just a bit more vivacity.Author: Josh RaynoldsIssue: November/December 2007Wine Spectator | Rating: 92
Beautifully crafted, rich, intense and elegant, with a stylish mix of earthy raspberry, wild berry and blackberry fruit that's complex and concentrated, offering depth and length.Author: James LaubeBurghound | Rating: 88
Here the nose is even riper with notes of mocha and cola that accompany the red and blue fruit aromas that dissolve into round and very rich flavors that offer impressive volume and fine concentration on the sweet and mouth coating finish where there is relatively little undue warmth. The sap buffers the majority of the structure and while this could be approached now, I would give it a year or two in the cellar.Author: Allen MeadowsIssue: 4th Quarter, 2007
Self | Rating: 90
Author: storms38Self | Rating: 91
Author: Dan McDSelf | Rating: 94
Author: GiantDolphanSelf | Rating: 94
Author: Juan KSelf | Rating: 93
Drink Dates: 2008-2012Author: CBS WineSelf | Rating: 94
Definitely new world...a syrah imposter if you will...but non the less offers enormous drinking pleasure.Author: MJMSelf | Rating: 93
excellentAuthor: RJLSelf | Rating: 88
Fruit forward, extracted and concentrated fruit (strawberry, raspberry, red currant). Not a restrained style of pinot noir. Very little expression of earth, tabacco, roses, etc. that one might expect from some SB pinots.Drink Dates: 2008Author: AJFoxSelf | Rating: 89
Great nose and good balance with subtle fruit and nice acidity (for Cal wine). This wine grows on you and keeps getting better in the glass. Round, rich and supple....good value and in a great year. Will last a few more years but drinking well nowDrink Dates: 2008-2012Author: DrinkBeHappySelf | Rating: 88
I agree that this wine while good is not great. Too syrupy, too much like Cali cab, without the complexity to sustain this degree density.Author: Joshua KatesSelf | Rating: 89
Pretty big pinot, oaky at first but then blew off revealing extracted fruits. Somewhat one dimensional and not at the same level as other SRH pinots.Author: PatrickSelf | Rating: 89
Very fruit forward and New World in style. A bit too big for me but evened out after about an hour. This could actually wait a year or twoAuthor: ScooterSelf | Rating: 92
Very good pinot with depth and complexity. I drank it over three days and it remained vibrant and delicious. Used it for cooking at the end, and hated to pour it in the pan. Really surprisingly good.Drink Dates: 2009-2010Author: Jeffrey M989
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Collector Data For This Wine
- 1868 bottles owned
- 251 collectors
- Average collector rating: 91
(Out of 251 collectors)