Marcassin, Three Sisters Vineyard Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast

Showing some brown-brick-red at edges. Past its prime for sure, but still very worthwhile. I'm sure a few years ago it would have warranted 94-95.

2004 vintage

CHERRIES, BLACK CHERRIES, AND SOME EARTHINESS IN THE NOSE. PLUMS, BLACK CHERRIES, AND A TOUCH OF SPICE IN THE FLAVOR. MEDIUM TO LONG FINISH

2004 vintage

Perhaps it needed more time to breathe. But, it was a little bitter on the finish

2004 vintage

Smooth and rich in fruit.

2004 vintage

Side by side with an 05 Rouget Nuits St Georges. Showing some ambering at rim. Very forthcoming, bright pure ripe cherries, earthy nuances, and depth. Consistent on the palate. I thought this would fade quickly, but it didn't. Strongly consistent through the two and a half hour mark, without a hint of fade. Big, upfront, and delicious. I see what all the buzz is about. At the same time, I have to say I prefer the Rouget in its subdued, …

2004 vintage

Wow. Big Cali Pinot. 11 years in and this thing is humming. Needed about 45 minutes to open up and start getting complex but was fantastic once it did. Layers of flavors, richness and yet all in balance and loads of nuance.

2004 vintage

Starting to oxidize

2004 vintage

Quite jammy even for Marcassin. Plum, dark cherry, blackberry, red currant and goji berry. My palate wanted something deeper or more savory to balance the wine.

2004 vintage

Not as crazy about this as others. Unmistakably new world. Moderately extracted but not overly complex. Meh , especially given the price and reputation.

2004 vintage

Highly extracted dark fruit, very dense, earthy, sauvage, even slightly cedar flavors, excellent structure, mid-palate tasting, a bit disappointed, would have preferred greater roundness, full mouth experience with longer finish

2004 vintage

Terrific, and unique pinot. Deep color and rich nose made me expecot to be bombarded with dark fruit. But the secondary notes of smoked game, mushroon and funky forest dominate up front. Plum and pomegranate emerge through the mid palata and long finish. I wish I had more than this single bottle because I think its still coming together.

2004 vintage

Similar tasting notes to previous bottle. Not quite as ripe, but also not very complex.

2004 vintage

Overripe, monolithic and sings only one note -- that being rich (over)ripe fruit. I do usually like Marcassin Pinot's, even though the style is not my favorite, but this one was plan and simply boring. So lush one can sleep right through it, with only a headache reminding you that you drank something the night before.

2004 vintage

Similar tasting notes to previous bottle, but with the fruit heading to a bit overripe.

2004 vintage

Good to very good bottle of wine. Much different vs the Marcassin vineyard. A little thinner and not as lush. Still, plenty of good red fruit, fantastic nose of maple, cherries, some black fruits. Solid all the way through to a strong finish.

2004 vintage

One of the better wines tonight, big and full, but definitely becoming more balanced with time; strawberry, cherries, cola.

2004 vintage

Strawberry, rhubarb and damson plum, blueberry, spice box; this is an impressive wine with a bold profile and extra long finish; as I said two years ago,not a typical Pinot, but excellent nonetheless; thankfully the alcohol has mellowed and is more integrated this time. 1 hour decant

2004 vintage

Meh, average.

2004 vintage

Bonham's Pre-Auction Wine Tasting (San Francisco, CA) : Concentrated is not the word. This is like extract of pinot. First time through the concentration of fruit and sappiness was a little assaulting but did find myself revisiting and enjoying in a hedonistic way. Drinking great and seemed to get better and more complex as the night went along. Great finish. Not a food wine but wow what blockbuster new world pinot if you don't mind the style.

2004 vintage

This was much better than 6 months ago. Red fruits, spice, earthy funk on the nose.

2004 vintage

Great nose, full bodied, dark cherries, a bit too sweet/extracted to get a higher score. May be better with more bottle age and development of secondary flavors.

2004 vintage

Single blind, this was surprisingly difficult to pick out. Dark, medium/full bodied. Very good fruit, focused, though could use a bit more 'other' stuff. Young and somewhat tight, the later sips were better than the initial. Nice, with upside, probably needed a bit more TLC in drinking it.

2004 vintage

Drank at L20 so the wine was in competition with the food. Drank beside a 2001 1 er cru Burgundy so it was in interesting to compare and contrast. The first thing that struck me was the nose which contained an earth or forest floor element, not quite a brett smell but in no way a flaw. Definitely a new world wine but on the subtle and refined side. Plum and earth predominate the taste.

2004 vintage

Ripe raspberry, dark cherry, and spice notes on the nose and palate with rich texture and tasty finish.

2004 vintage

No notes, but remember it was a pretty high-toned pinot, showing somewhat agressive, almost candyish red fruit flavors, rhubarb even and a lush style, with some alcohol push on the finish. Certainly would not be recognized as pinot in Burgunday or even Oregon, definitely a CA style, which is OK by me, but not what I would want every night.

2004 vintage

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