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Vineyard: Sierra Mar
| Varieties | Pinot Noir |
Articles mentioning wines produced from this vineyard
Wineries sourcing from this vineyard
Reviewed wines produced from this vineyard
2011 August West Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.5% alc., ph 3.62, TA 0.66, 406 cases,
$32. From Rosella’s, Sierra Mar and Soberanes vineyards. Aged 10 months in 12% new, 59% 1-
year-old and 29% 2-year-old French oak barrels.
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Medium reddish-purple color in the glass.
Aromatically alive with scents of purple grapes and plums with a hint of spice and brioche. Full-bodied
flavors of plum and boysenberry with a hint of spice and smoky oak in the background. Juicy
and vibrant with firm tannins. A solid appellation wine. Good (+).
Reviewed March 23, 2013
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2011 August West Sierra Mar Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.6% alc., pH 3.66, TA 0.63,
129 cases, $45. Swan selection and clone 23. Aged 10 months in 66% new, 17% 1-year-old and 17% 2-yearold
French oak barrels.
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Moderately dark reddish-purple color in the glass. Shy aromas of black cherry, spice
and vanilla. Fairly intense and concentrated dark red berry and cherry fruit with complimentary oak in the
background on the mid palate, finishing with some oak-laced, fruit-driven power and a rush of tannins. Tasted
the following day from a previously opened and re-corked bottle, the aromatics still had not appeared and the
wine still displayed muscular tannins. This wine should benefit from cellaring at least a year. Good.
Reviewed March 23, 2013
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2011 Siduri Sierra Mar Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.4% alc., 445 cases, $52. Vineyard
planted over several years (2007, 2008, 2010) by Gary Franscioni at the southern end of the Santa Lucia
Highlands. Clone 23 (Mariafeld), Pommard and 943 (777 didn’t make the cut).
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Deep, dark purple color in the
glass. Aromas of spicy black raspberry with tobacco-laced oak in the background. The fruit really emerges
with conviction as the wine is swirled in the glass over time. The mid palate infusion of nicely ripened dark red
and black cherries and berries with a hint of Hoison sauce, anise, brown spice and oak is quite pleasurable.
Soft and smooth on the palate with admirable balance and noticeable finishing presence. Very good.
Reviewed March 23, 2013
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2010 August West Sierra Mar Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.5% alc., 122 cases, $45.
Vineyard planted in 2007 making this the first bottling. Swiss clone Mariafeld 23.
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Dark reddish-purple color in
the glass. Shy aromas of black plum jam and black currents with a bit of stem. Full-bodied and rugged, with a
luscious core of dark raspberry and Hoison flavors and an earthy undertone. The fruit is impressive, but
currently tightly compressed in tannins. Lacks expression and refinement now and will benefit from more time
in the bottle. Good.
Reviewed April 4, 2012
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2011 August West Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.5% alc., ph 3.62, TA 0.66, 406 cases, $32. From Rosella’s, Sierra Mar and Soberanes vineyards. Aged 10 months in 12% new, 59% 1- year-old and 29% 2-year-old French oak barrels. · Medium reddish-purple color in the glass. Aromatically alive with scents of purple grapes and plums with a hint of spice and brioche. Full-bodied flavors of plum and boysenberry with a hint of spice and smoky oak in the background. Juicy and vibrant with firm tannins. A solid appellation wine. Good (+). Reviewed March 23, 2013 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2011 August West Sierra Mar Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.6% alc., pH 3.66, TA 0.63, 129 cases, $45. Swan selection and clone 23. Aged 10 months in 66% new, 17% 1-year-old and 17% 2-yearold French oak barrels. · Moderately dark reddish-purple color in the glass. Shy aromas of black cherry, spice and vanilla. Fairly intense and concentrated dark red berry and cherry fruit with complimentary oak in the background on the mid palate, finishing with some oak-laced, fruit-driven power and a rush of tannins. Tasted the following day from a previously opened and re-corked bottle, the aromatics still had not appeared and the wine still displayed muscular tannins. This wine should benefit from cellaring at least a year. Good. Reviewed March 23, 2013 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2011 Siduri Sierra Mar Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.4% alc., 445 cases, $52. Vineyard planted over several years (2007, 2008, 2010) by Gary Franscioni at the southern end of the Santa Lucia Highlands. Clone 23 (Mariafeld), Pommard and 943 (777 didn’t make the cut). · Deep, dark purple color in the glass. Aromas of spicy black raspberry with tobacco-laced oak in the background. The fruit really emerges with conviction as the wine is swirled in the glass over time. The mid palate infusion of nicely ripened dark red and black cherries and berries with a hint of Hoison sauce, anise, brown spice and oak is quite pleasurable. Soft and smooth on the palate with admirable balance and noticeable finishing presence. Very good. Reviewed March 23, 2013 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2010 August West Sierra Mar Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir
14.5% alc., 122 cases, $45. Vineyard planted in 2007 making this the first bottling. Swiss clone Mariafeld 23. · Dark reddish-purple color in the glass. Shy aromas of black plum jam and black currents with a bit of stem. Full-bodied and rugged, with a luscious core of dark raspberry and Hoison flavors and an earthy undertone. The fruit is impressive, but currently tightly compressed in tannins. Lacks expression and refinement now and will benefit from more time in the bottle. Good. Reviewed April 4, 2012 WINERY » ARTICLE »
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