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What do you think of pinot noirs?

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mkuller

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...our wine tasting group of 6 tasted 6 CA Russian River pinots and here are the results:

6. 2011 Balletto $25 - 27pts
5. 2011 Siduri $29 - 26pts
4. 2011 Irony $25 - 24pts
3. 2011 Rodney Strong $19 - 21pts (BevMo 5 cent sale)
2. 2010 Shane "The Charm" $30 - 13pts (DuMol winemaker)
1. 2011 Duckhorn Migration $38 - 12pts

This is somewhat of a consensus with a big point drop from 3rd to the first 2 places.

For the money, the Rodney Strong is a winner. The low rating of the Siduri was a surprise.

What do you think?

Follow Ups:

RE: What do you think of pinot noirs? - 6bq5 17:14:11 09/10/13 (0)
There are a bunch of other Pinot Noirs from that region - and some from west of the RR AVA -
Peay
Wild Hog
Arnot-Roberts
Donkey & Goat

Happy tasting
Which Siduri was it? - jimbill 11:28:36 07/27/13 (3)
I still belong to their mailing list. But like all wineries, they have their hits and misses. I also like the Novy offerings.

I just got an email from them offering some of their 2011 single vineyard bottlings at a good discount. Seems they need to make room for their 2012's.

Haven't tried any of the Shane wines. Usually good?

Have you tried any of the Benovia pinots?
- It was... - mkuller 13:28:27 07/27/13 (0)
  ...their Russian River Valley.
  
  I've tried it and thought it was pretty good.
  
  But all of those pinots were good and it didn't do as well in the comparison.
- Shane - jimbill 11:32:56 07/27/13 (1)
  Went to their site and saw where they've sold everything. The pinot was listed @ $40. Did you get it cheaper elsewhere?
  - It was a local... - mkuller 13:32:14 07/27/13 (0)
    ...discount wine shop with a big selection selling it for $30.
    
    I found some here:
    
    http://www.wine-searcher.com/find/shane+the+charm+pinot+noir/2010/usa
    
    The winner was the Duckhorn Migration - there's lots of it around -
    
    http://www.wine-searcher.com/find/duckhorn+migration+pinot+noir/2011/usa

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