2010 Pinot Noir Rosemary's Vineyard
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"There's been more bottle variation with the 2010 vintage than we would like to see," comments Brian Talley. Pale to medium ruby with a touch of garnet, the nose of the 2010 Pinot Noir Rosemary's Vineyard gives up mushroom tart, pencil shavings, dried cranberries and red cherries with accents of cigar box, underbrush, dried leaves, orange peel and sweet spices. Medium to full-bodied, it still offers plenty of juicy fruits with a good interplay of tertiary character. It has a frame of firm, grainy tannins and well-woven freshness, finishing long and earthy. Because of that bottle variation and how the vintage is showing today, if you have any of this in your cellar, it's time to consider drinking it up.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Josh Raynolds
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Bright ruby-red. Seductive, highly nuanced bouquet evokes black raspberry, candied rose, underbrush and sandalwood. Supple, broad and sweet, with impressive concentration to its dark fruit, spice and floral flavors. Shows a very suave blend of richness and vivacity and finishes with superb clarity, power and length, leaving floral and blackberry notes behind. Talley told me that the yield from this vineyard was barely a ton and a half per acre in 2010.
Rich and sedutive, the 2010 Pinot Noir Rosemary's Vineyard is endowed with serious structure. Black cherries, licorice, mint and sweet spices flesh out beautifully in this large-scaled, striking Pinot. This is a vivid, multi-dimensional Pinot from Talley. Layers of sweet, perfumed berries linger in the empty glass.