Etude, Grace Benoist Ranch Temblor Vineyard Pinot Noir, Los Carneros

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Red · Pinot Noir
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LWIN 1770401
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90 /100
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27
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Taster #3844 · Feb 2, 2025
- Medium forming legs - Drank 2/1/25: excellent
2017 vintage
Taster #3024 · Sep 8, 2024
meh
2017 vintage
Taster #5358 · Aug 3, 2024
90/100
Held up well
2017 vintage
Taster #7314 · Oct 3, 2023
91/100
Aging very well. A well balanced Carneros Pinot.
2017 vintage
Taster #3670 · Mar 3, 2023
92/100
Light garnet in color with a hint of brown. Nose of wild strawberry, cherry, and barnwood. Second nose of strawberry jam, cranberry, an a bit of earth. Smooth and slightly acidic and dry finish.
2017 vintage
Taster #3980 · Aug 21, 2022
90/100
Color: medium-dark red Nose: red cherry, cedar, wet earth, clay, violet, brine Palate: candied cherry start, smoked red fruit, black pepper Mouthfeel: nice balance of tannins and medium finish
2017 vintage
Taster #5234 · May 3, 2022
100/100
Fantastic taste very smooth
2017 vintage
Taster #9565 · Jan 22, 2022
90/100
PNP, Always a good drinker, very consistent and tasty. I didn’t give it a real chance, so this note is pretty vanilla. Rebuy Drink now
2017 vintage
Taster #3670 · Sep 22, 2021
92/100
Plum in color. Nose of strawberry and rhubarb. Second nose opens up with more strawberry, rose pedal, and dust. Bright and a bit of minerality along with the strawberry flavor. Building and lingering tannins through the palate.
2017 vintage
Taster #5358 · Aug 3, 2021
90/100
Smooth with just enough complexity to make it interesting.
2017 vintage
Taster #4325 · Apr 5, 2021
92/100
Delicious Carneros pinot, with textbook loam notes and even some bramble complimenting the sour cherry and strawberry flavor profile. Well balanced, with an acidic intensity that makes you reach for more.
2017 vintage
Taster #4929 · Mar 24, 2021
90/100
Very pleasant. Softer than previous bottles.
2017 vintage
Taster #2535 · Mar 22, 2021
86/100
Dull and insipid with little fruit-down the drain with this one
2017 vintage
Taster #2781 · Jan 17, 2021
92/100
Cherry, red fruit, smooth finish
2017 vintage
Taster #4929 · Jan 10, 2021
90/100
Darker tones with a bit of cola.
2017 vintage
Taster #7240 · Nov 17, 2020
91/100
Retail $47. When I tasted this wine last year as part of my Annual Blind Tasting of American Pinot Noir, I liked it, but...well, that was about it. Now? Decidedly better with rich red and dark fruit (cherry, plum), richness, earth, and an herbal quality (sage, basil). This, apparently, has really developed over the course of the last twelve months and it is, well, fantastic. thedrunkencyclist.com
2017 vintage
Taster #8373 · Sep 12, 2020
89/100
Maybe not the best choice to go with Mexican food. I've enjoyed Etude in the past and really liked their Lyric so it's probably the paring.
2017 vintage
Taster #4929 · Sep 4, 2020
92/100
Crazy qpr at $25. Dark cherries.
2017 vintage
Taster #1248 · Aug 11, 2020
89/100
Ruby color. Dark fruits with or sweetness to it with some heat. Not at all great but easy to drink.
2017 vintage
Taster #9824 · Aug 6, 2020
Red plum and dark cherry on the nose and palate, finishing with slight earthiness, thyme, pepper and spice.
2017 vintage
Taster #4929 · Jun 13, 2020
92/100
Incredible value at $25.
2017 vintage
Taster #3035 · Mar 3, 2020
VinExpo NYC (Javits Center) : Seminar tasting. Medium bodied palate shows lots of red fruit, some earth, a touch of tannin, and juicy acidity. A bit simple and not my kind of pinot noir, so will not rate.
2017 vintage
Taster #1530 · Dec 31, 2019
95/100
Outstanding with rib cap and lobster tail
2017 vintage
Taster #7240 · Dec 7, 2019
88/100
The Second Annual Blind Tasting of American Pinot Noir : Retail $47. A bit extracted and overly so on the palate. I do like it, but it is not my style of pinot. Very Good. 87-89 Points. thedrunkencyclist.com
2017 vintage
Taster #6832 · Sep 15, 2019
87/100
Not much depth or complexity. Too syrupy is with a lot of plum.
2017 vintage
Taster #7961 · Feb 14, 2016
93/100
Dark purple color, with an unusual primary fruit of purple raspberry, a smooth texture, good concentration, and underlying structure of drying tannin and refreshing acidity. One of the fullest bodied Pinots that Etude makes. No deterioration, should continue to drink well for another 5 years.
2005 vintage
Taster #8247 · Aug 9, 2011
91/100
Nothing really special. I have had better Etudes and this wasn't one of them.
2005 vintage
Taster #0426 · May 13, 2011
85/100
Lacked much of a finish, not bad, not great especially at this price.
2005 vintage
Taster #9762 · Nov 6, 2008
90/100
solid pinot. glad i have more.
2005 vintage
Taster #2429 · Jan 6, 2008
89/100
Some earth and good fruit. Good not overwhelming.
2005 vintage
Taster #2546 · Sep 12, 2007
83/100
Beltramo's "High-Profile Pinot Noir" walkaround tasting (Beltramo's in Menlo Park, California) : Bright cherry red color; funky, bretty nose; odd brambly tart red fruit, but more like Vacqueyras than a Pinot, high acidity; short-medium finish
2005 vintage