Chasseur, Sexton Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley

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Red · Pinot Noir
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LWIN 1550577
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92 /100
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15
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Taster #3403 · Mar 27, 2020
93/100
After a long week this really hit the spot. Classic Cali Pinot done the right way. Nice nose with bit of spice, raspberry primarily, extremely well balanced but with some heft. Ready to go on the pour but got better as it went along which wasn’t very long.
2016 vintage
Taster #0831 · May 30, 2016
93/100
A surprise for me, much more of a serious pinot vs a quaffer. Very nice finish, which is the surprise. very well balanced. can probably keep for 10 years beyond vintage.
2008 vintage
Taster #3403 · Aug 31, 2014
92/100
Really good and the bottle was gone way too fast. Nice acidity to go along with the darker red fruits. Has a bit of complexity with some earthiness or something that stands out from the fruit that I really like. Much preferred this to the Loring Gary's that I drank last night.
2008 vintage
Taster #8185 · Jan 31, 2014
92/100
Pop and pour. Beautiful sweet nose. Raspberry, cherry and cola on the nose. Subltle red fruit on the palate with a little earthiness. Sufficient acidity to keep fruit present through the finsh. A well composed wine - but at a price where hat should be expected! Still drinking well for a 2008.
2008 vintage
Taster #8811 · Jun 8, 2013
94/100
Chasseur makes excellent wines but still kind of flies under the radar. This is drinking very well right now. Lots of well balanced fruit and pure Pinot character.
2008 vintage
Taster #0171 · Mar 8, 2013
91/100
Decanted 1 hour.
2008 vintage
Taster #0171 · Sep 21, 2012
92/100
Decanted 1 hour.
2008 vintage
Taster #0959 · Jul 31, 2012
89/100
The wine was fine but a bit disappointing. Not distinguishable, no real finish. I expected more. It's ok.
2008 vintage
Taster #8979 · Jun 9, 2012
91/100
Very nice pinot here. Red fruits dominate and the spices compliment nicely. Good weight and silky tannins. Still a little disjointed, but I have to figure this will integrate nicely with time.
2008 vintage
Taster #9986 · Mar 13, 2012
93/100
consistent with prior notes - lovely stuff.
2008 vintage
Taster #9986 · Jan 18, 2012
93/100
Classic high end cali Pinot. Cherry and deep spice on the nose. Same flavors when tasted. Marvelous deep and concentrated tones of clove, allspice and cherry. Finish is medium length - which is the only (small) issue I have with this wine. The flavor does not linger as long as I would like. Elite US Pinot goes in this order for me: 1. Donum, 2. Beaux Freres, 3. DuMol, 4. Lynmar, 5.Chasseur. They beat A.P. Vin, Bergstrom, Brewer Clifton, William …
2008 vintage
Taster #5778 · Nov 18, 2011
92/100
Opened 1.5 hrs before tasting. Fresh raspberry and sweet floral notes. Earthy and clean. Red berries and rich fullness. I can't even place all the flavors as it's so well integrated. This is a really nice wine. Medium finish - the supple sweetness lingers for a long while. Well done. *EDIT* I forgot I already had a tasting note on this wine...good to see they're pretty similar!
2008 vintage
Taster #4189 · Sep 14, 2011
92/100
Opened and poured 45 minutes before drinking. Some spice and pepper, raspberry. Very full; an all around mouthful. A very strong pinot.
2008 vintage
Taster #6966 · Jun 20, 2011
92/100
Drank this delicious Pinot while cataloguing my cellar contents into cellar tracker! The wine is a beautiful crimson with slight fading at the edge. The nose delivers a semi-sweet cherry with a nuance of slate or minerality. On the palate, the medium bodied sweet fruit and firm yet ripe tannins give way to a gorgeous fruity mid-palate with a lingering finish reminiscent of tobacco leaf. This wine will go on for 5-7 more years in my humble opinion.
2008 vintage
Taster #8715 · Apr 5, 2011
This bottle needed time open which it didn't get. It suffered because of it too. It could still use a year or three in the bottle before consumption and I'll wait on the next ones.
2008 vintage
Taster #5778 · Jan 27, 2011
92/100
Tasted without decanting. A little heat on the nose with raspberry and some light spice. Really nice soft mouthfeel. Some bright cherry and oak, but should probably be opened for longer before tasting as it seems a little tight. Earthy grass and sweet summer strawberry lingers on the finish which seems to go on for minutes. This is a delicate, well constructed wine.
2008 vintage
Taster #8715 · Jan 10, 2011
Drank with friends in Rancho Santa Fe-WOTN
2008 vintage