Peter Michael, Le Caprice Pinot Noir, Fort Ross-Seaview

Peter Michael · California › Fort Ross-Seaview › United States of America

Red · Pinot Noir
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LWIN 1212309
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91 /100
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17
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Taster #8017 · Jul 26, 2024
92/100
Actually, a ‘13, nice, balanced fruit; not too sweet; medium nose and pretty long finish.
2014 vintage
Taster #4846 · Dec 30, 2023
89/100
Terrible QPR. 88-89
2014 vintage
Taster #7016 · Jan 20, 2022
91/100
Opened and let sit for three hours. Dark red fruit on the nose. The palate was dark cherry, red plum, leather and a slight hint of wood. The finish was moderate to long. This was the best of the 4 bottles I purchased but again it is not a good QPR.
2014 vintage
Taster #7016 · Jul 22, 2021
90/100
Similar to my notes of thee months ago but this time I did not decant. I opened and let it sit for an hour.. Dark red fruit on the nose. The palate was dark cherry, red plum, leather and a slight hint of wood. The finish was moderate to long. This was better than the last bottle I had as the flavors were more vibrant. Still not a great QPR.
2014 vintage
Taster #7016 · Apr 7, 2021
89/100
Similar to my notes of last year. I opened and decanted and let sit for two hours. Dark red fruit on the nose. The palate was dark cherry, red plum, leather and a slight hint of wood. The finish was moderate to long. It is a good wine but not great and I agree with other Trackers that it is a very poor QPR. Maybe it just my taste buds while I love PM chardonnay's I am just not a …
2014 vintage
Taster #8348 · Nov 23, 2020
Not my style -- too bright and floral. I prefer the Clos du Ciel
2014 vintage
Taster #0282 · Aug 31, 2020
92/100
This wine is better (to me) than some of the recent scores reflect. Medium bodied; smooth; primary fruit but some floral notes and perhaps some faint notes of cardamom beginning to appear. Tannins are soft. I agree that’s it’s not as fully complex as one might expect at this price point but it’s an entirely satisfying if unremarkable Pinot that I quite enjoyed this evening
2014 vintage
Taster #3174 · Aug 5, 2020
90/100
Blood red, a nice, but simple nose, that foretold the profile of the wine: primary, fruity, not much acid counterpoint. Enjoyable, but disappointing. Still youthful, but I would have expected more at this stage.
2014 vintage
Taster #9032 · May 12, 2020
92/100
This soft and floral Pinot is drinking well right now, but I had hoped for more complexity and energy at this price point. Cherry red in color; medium in body; aromas of sour cherry, cardamon, and cranberry. Flavors of dried strawberry, rhubarb, and thyme, with an elegant and lingering finish. 14.2% alcohol. This wine is lackadaisically tasty (how’s that for an adverb! - take that, college professor who, rightly, said I used too many of them.) In other words, this …
2014 vintage
Taster #7016 · Apr 11, 2020
89/100
Opened and decanted using a vinturi and let sit for two hours. Dark red fruit on the nose. The palate was dark cherry, red plum, leather and a slight hint of wood. The finish was moderate to long. It is a good wine but I agree with other Trackers that it is a very poor QPR.
2014 vintage
Taster #0754 · Apr 10, 2020
89/100
I'm sorry. But this is not worth even half the price. It's fine. It's okay. But honestly there is nothing special about it. For those that feel they need to pay lots of money for something that's just "eh", have at it. Again, it's ok, but P.T. Barnum said it best and it's apropos here.... "there's a sucker born every minute" if anyone pays more than $30 for this.
2014 vintage
Taster #6777 · Feb 5, 2020
91/100
Not quite worth the QPR - stingy on the fruit and fullness, one would expect more...
2014 vintage
Taster #8927 · Sep 24, 2019
92/100
A dense full body pinot noir. Blackberry and cherry flavors with a nice spiciness on the finish to make this a very enjoyable wine.
2014 vintage
Taster #2522 · Jul 13, 2019
95/100
Drank at Hal and Sally’s La Jolla apt
2014 vintage
Taster #3423 · Sep 9, 2018
90/100
Smokey nose of cherry and leather. Medium weight body shows a bit of extract. Flavors of sweet cherry evolve to cedar and finish with drying tannins.
2014 vintage
Taster #0754 · Apr 12, 2018
89/100
Strawberry, leather and forest aroma. The palate also shows strawberry with raspberry, watermelon (ever so slightly), intense cherry and vanilla. Nice acidity. Medium bodied with a smooth mouth feel. Not a good QPR though.
2014 vintage
Taster #3872 · Dec 11, 2016
92/100
Sensual, elegant and expressive. Medium ruby with a sumptuous nose of cherry, raspberry and smoke. Sexy and soft on the palate, the cherry flavors dominate with hints of tobacco, spice and herbs. Delicate and integrated complexity finishing medium long with a hint of sweet cherries and nicely dovetailed tannins and acidity. A very satisfying wine that nevertheless scores low on the QPR scale. Drinking well now but it is best to let lay down a year or two.
2014 vintage
Taster #3399 · Sep 29, 2016
94/100
Wow! Cherry, but a sweet cherry, caramelized apple, truffles, a little watermelon, great flavors not too over powered like most Cali Pinots. It has a nice traditional burgundy feel to it. Great wine.
2014 vintage