UV-Lucky Well Vineyard Pinot Noir

Monthly WTF wine group meet up. Theme was “bring something good”. All wines (minus the bubbles and SB) were tasted blind.

This was super intense and perfumed. Young. Feel like there may be some use of whole cluster here? Massive amount of ripe black cherries, cola, potpourri and sandalwood. Acidic, with very compact fruit alongside some herbal/stemmy? notes. Thanks, @Weston Eidson .

Dark cherry, hints of orange peel, baking spices. Sweeter and bigger style than I prefer, though well made in its own right. I enjoyed it after dinner last night with desert. Ended up putting the second half in the chili where it truly shined today.

A touch too oaky and too much sweetness.

Not one of the better examples from Arista. True, 2015 was a hot year, but anything reminiscent of balance is absent here. The wine is dark, jammy, and heavy-handed at 15.1%. The resulting wine is lacking any form for elegance. That said, if you love "capital B" Big Pinot then this is right up your alley and you should absolutely support.

Ate leftovers from Dry Creek Kitchen dinner on 5/28/19 in our room (16) at Farmhouse Inn. Lamb chops, kale salad, mushrooms, pasta salad, and chocolate chip cookies for dessert. All delicious. Wine perfect pairing.

Big for a Pinot. Berry and cherry with smooth tannins

At Dry Creek Kitchen with Lynn May 30, 2018 (Server: Don)

Thomas had this a year ago

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