2013 Boars View Pinot Noir
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The 2013 Pinot Noir The Coast is bold, racy, and exuberant at the outset. Black cherry, cola, hard candy, plum, exotic spices, new French oak and leather are front and center. The initial burst of fruit tapers off quickly, subsumed by astringent new oak tannins that attenuate the mid-palate and finish. Sadly, there is very little pleasure to be found here.
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Robert Parker
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
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Even more stunning is the 2013 Pinot Noir, which received similar treatment to the 2012. This wine shows complex forest floor notes, damp earth and Asian plum sauce interwoven with blackcurrant and black cherry as well as hints of underbrush and spring flowers. Deep, rich, complex and showing loads of fruit, it should be drunk over the next 5-7 years.