Goldeneye, Gowan Creek Vineyard Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley

Bitter almonds, sour cherries, dusty. Liquor’ish. Nice Medium+ intensity. Medium for a US Pinot, ++ for a European Pinot :-) Notably steg, but in all the right ways. Edit. After few hours, it opens even more beautifully. Definitely not over the top yet!

2013 vintage

Surprised to see a drinking window ending in 2022 for this wine. Even after 2 hours in the decanter and a couple more in the glass, this still has years ahead of it. Beautifully smooth, rich and rounded. Lots of fruit and great length.

2013 vintage

Deep dark red big body (14.5%) wine, Floral nose followed by black cherry and raspberry fruit with a hint of plum. Great finish to this super wine.

2013 vintage

Cork taint.

2013 vintage

Needed 30-60 min to really open up. Big dark cherry fruit comes through, nice balance, medium long fishing.

2013 vintage

Drinking very well right now.

2013 vintage

A light Pinot Noir from Anderson Valley. Cherry and bright red fruit flavors up from but not the long lingering finish we have experienced with other Anderson Valley Pinots (Handley and Walt). As a 2013, it might have just started to turn the corner.

2013 vintage

Open and let it sit for 2 hours.

2013 vintage

Goldeneye Pinots can be an acquired taste but they never disappoint and the older vintages have held up well. Time to drink this now or over the next 12 months as the quality may begin to fade. Lots of fruit with a smooth finish. Enjoy!

2013 vintage

2nd tasting of this wine, this time in the role as a meditation wine, slightly chilled. In the nose and on palate dark cherries, blackberries, liquorice, tobacco cinnamon and oak. Above all fruit driven. Ok acidity. Alcohol slightly too dominating which seems exacerbated by intense but otherwise soft tannins (considering I'm drinking PN) Med+ length finish that does not reveal further layers. Overall nice integration and can be enjoyed on it's own after dinner when slightly chilled.

2013 vintage

The one thought that keeps coming out is “one dimensional”. Tasty enough and pleasant. Ripe, but kind of uninteresting red cherry. Maybe low acidity which is adding to a flatness. Just not my deal but not flawed.

2013 vintage

Good quality but not my favorite style. Sweeter red fruits but I prefer dark cherry and blackberry.

2013 vintage

Another delicious Goldeneye Pinot. Tart cherries, blackberries, that characteristic.strong note of gravel/wet stones that the 2013s seem to carry, peppery, cloves. Lush.

2013 vintage

Perfect with our baked salmon dinner!

2013 vintage

Got lucky! Pretty tasty so far.

2005 vintage

A nice solid Pinot. It was a gift so not sure how much the mental game played on the enjoyment.��

2013 vintage

Dark cherries. Delicious!

2013 vintage

A bit bitter and a tad hot (ABV 14.5) for my taste.

2013 vintage

great wine!

2013 vintage

Medium ruby. Big coffee, earthy aromas with a lingering sweet tart, pixie stix aroma (that im not sure I like). Lush mouthfeel, ripe, sweet with powdered candy taste on finish. Overall seemed a little out of balance, with out the necessary focus and energy to hold together this big style.

2013 vintage

Nice smooth fruity easy to drink

2013 vintage

Super tasty without properly being opened up.

2013 vintage

To tahoe

2013 vintage

Delicious wine. Cherry cola, baking spices and vanilla. Enough acidity to pair nicely with Chinese food.

2013 vintage

No decant but maybe I should have. Blue fruit and a little bit of earth tone. Medium finish. Should be better in a couple of years.

2013 vintage

Excellent wine. Light and easy drinking.

2013 vintage

Tasted more like Oregon; Bright deep fruit; Nice

2013 vintage

New Year's Eve dinner tasting. Brief note. This was a hot mess. Nose and palate were vanilla cherry coke concentrate. Over-oaked and over-ripe with a syrupy texture and no acid to be found.

2013 vintage

dark black cherry color. Nose dusky, slight vanillin. Palate vanilla and black cherry, sweet, simple to my taste. tannic finish. Maybe just too young? Might benefit from some more air and a slight chill. 89 pts

2013 vintage

Wonderful drinking window right now...hard to wait

2013 vintage

Really enjoyed this last night. Paired against 5 other pinots (Oregon and California) and to me this was the best by far. Balanced and red fruit and spice on the nose. Amazing oak, fruit and alcohol balance; everything in harmony. Dark red cherries and vanilla tastes highlight.

2013 vintage

Blind. Long decant. Nose was barnyard and and funk at an extreme level. Palate was nice once you got passed the nose.

2013 vintage

WineLA event: Pinot Taste Off (Downtown Los Angeles) : Scored blind. Fresh nose. Very sweet. Probably the sweetest Pinot at tonight's tasting. Sweet but nice acid in the finish.

2013 vintage

WineLA event: Pinot Taste Off (Downtown Los Angeles) : Scored blind. Violets on the nose. Very good and smooth. Slight camphor in that finish.

2013 vintage

Outstanding wine. Smooth and fruity with earth tones

2013 vintage

Received as a gift. We did not enjoy. Hard to put a finger on it. Out of balance perhaps. Our Pinot palate is Williams Selyem, Copain, Melville and Ampelos - a broad spectrum. Couldn't find much joy with this.

2013 vintage

Smokey

2013 vintage

Light nose with some blueberry and cherry Earth tones underlining the PN Light on the palate. Smooth cherry - not tart at all Hint of tobacco that carry the PN in the middle

2013 vintage

Deep Garnett color. Nose of plum, cassis, blueberry. Black cherry flavors balanced with cinnamon and mulberry. Light lingering finish.

2013 vintage

This is our favorite of the Goldeneye Pinots

2013 vintage

Drank from a magnum. Well-aged, but fruit was still fresh thanks to the large format bottle. Not as over-extracted as some other Goldeneye's I've had. Not a lot of secondary flavors, but a pure focus of Anderson Valley Pinot Noir.

2005 vintage

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