Eve BushmanEve at Pinot Days, Photos on top, Story Below evebushman12 years ago9 years ago04 mins 08 Dierberg DeLoach Russian River (There was a Green Valley one I liked as well.) 09 Goldeneye Anderson Valley 10 Testarossa Santa Barbara 09 Vision Cellars Russian River 09 Talley (This is one of two I liked.) 09 Roessler Cap's Crown 09 Red Label Roessler (the pourer is really drip prrof!) 09 Melville Sta R. Hills Landmark Grand Detour 09 La Follette Sangiaccomo Sonoma (They had more than one I dug) 08 Donun Russian River There was quite a bit to tempt me at Pinot Days last Saturday, January 28, and above are some of the wines I had the opportunity to photograph. Others, that I liked equally included: Alma Rosa, August West, Belle Glos (all of them – one was my favorite of the day), Dierberg, Gary Farrell, Loring (another whose full line-up I liked), MacPhail, Martinelli, Miner, Papapietro Perry (a fave from last year as well), Roessler (best nose of the day), Saintsbury (loved the entire line-up), Sojurn and Talley. Granted I limited my tasting to the original trade/media invite time of 11:00 to 1:00, but when they extended it to 5:00 I considered changing my afternoon plans so that I could visit more with friends. But after two hours of tasting – and pouring out – some outstanding Pinots…I had the inevitable palate fatigue. I had some bread, water and a few bites of cheese while ambling around, checking in with a few friends and sobering up. Of final note, a few of the winemakers poured their 2010s. Some were ready to be sold, while others were going to settle in bottles until a later release. Either way, as Pinots can have that wonderful blast of bright cherry fruit, I was happy with them. And, I’m already thinking about what we will be tasting next year. Post navigation Previous: Rusty Sly: 2012 Pinot DaysNext: Perlis Picks: A Friday afternoon with Rick Fraga
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