Marimar, Pinot Noir Mas Cavalls Dona Margarita, Sonoma Coast

Marimar · California › Sonoma Coast › United States of America

Red · Pinot Noir

Critics

90 /100

Reviews

professional

Vintages

No vintages

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Community Reviews

Reviews

90.1

Avg Score

Highest

This is serious stuff. Already attractive but this will last 10 years or more. Good value for the quality and notably better (and cheaper) than the 2017 Domaine Rossignol Trapet Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes drunk a couple of days before (see note).

2017 vintage

Very nice balance and depth of flavor. Glad to have 4 more bottles in the cellar to sample over the next few years.

2017 vintage

Definitely one to repeat or try other years

2017 vintage

Shocked how good this was for the price. Well put together with a great mix of light red fruits and a certain earthiness. Like a merger of California and Oregon Pinots. Really good!

2017 vintage

Bought this beauty at a yard sale for $15, and was pleasantly rewarded. Elegant and earthy; with cherry blossom, ripe strawberries, Belgian chocolate (or is it Swiss?), and some hits of clove and nutmeg. Paired beautifully with my Hunter's Schnitzel.

2008 vintage

Nose of Coca Cola and cream soda. Lots of vanilla on the palate, along with Cherry Coke, but there is enough else going on here, including spice and cinnamon to keep it interesting. Good structure and balance.

2008 vintage

Similar to previous experience. Cherry and baking spice. This time tasted side by side with a Sandhi Santa Rita Hills. Decent in its own right, but easily dominated by the Sandhi tasted side by side. Noticeable heat on the finish, heavier mid palate and more obvious vanilla oak than the Sandhi. Finish is also short and simple compared to the Sandhi. Worlds apart in quality level.

2008 vintage

Dark brooding fruit with a touch of heat.

2008 vintage

Nice for the (highly discounted at $25) price range. Baking spice and cherry nose. Some decent earthiness by Sonoma standards. Good balance with plenty of acidity. No signs of cola, only the slightest bit of vanilla, but barely noticeable.

2008 vintage

Nice clarity and dark garnet hue and dense color, and not a lot of translucence for a Pinot Noir. Smells are vanilla, raspberry, dark chocolate, and dark cherries. The tastes are cherry, black olive, spicy notes, and earthy notes of fall leaves and stone. This is a pleasant wine with a little heat and extracted fruit. The tannins are furry and dry and the body is medium to heavy. This is a pleasant wine.

2008 vintage

Similar to the earlier notes. Not as good as the 07.

2008 vintage

Savory, dry cherry-berry palate with pomegranate, leather, Christmas spice and herbs, and a prominent mineral earthy character. Dry, tannic and very well structured. Good accompaniment to Thanksgiving turkey.

2008 vintage

Dark fruit with loads of thick earthy tones and textures. Quite drinkable and enjoyable, yet a little out of balance.

2008 vintage

Red berry and pomegranate, cardamom and other baking spices, with a mineral core and a fairly long spicy finish.

2008 vintage

Strong anise nose, roses, and dark , bittersweet chocolate. Deep ruby color, elegant. Notes of big bing cherries, covered in dark, bittersweet chocolate, with leathery overtones. Complex and rather dark for a Pinot.

2008 vintage

Ruby color. Aromas of cherry, blackberry, baking spice, floral, earth. On the palate, those plus minerality and oak (cedar, smoke). Medium body; medium + tannin, high acidity, medium+ finish. Nice balance with the fruit, spice, minerality, nice acidity and surprisingly high tannin level. Slightly lighter style, letting the minerality show some. Perhaps too much oak, otherwise an excellent Pinot.

2008 vintage

Color was dark. Slight sediment in the glass and bottle. Nose has subtle black cherry and rose petals. Palate was medium with a tart dry finish. Was not showing well tonight. 5,12,14,5=86

2008 vintage