MacPhail, Pratt Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast

Nice garnet / brick color. PnP nose freshly fallen leaves on musty loam; cedar and tobacco notes. First taste is bright red fruit, plums with an almost cotton candy taste, rather overpowering at first. Definitely needs to sit for a few minutes. After a couple of hours, I get cigar box and jammy red fruit compote from the nose and well-balanced red fruit tannins on the palate.

2009 vintage

Still drinking great. Plenty of red fruits. Delicious and disappearing in the glass quickly.

2017 vintage

Very light quintessential Sonoma pinot. Tobacco and cherry flavors

2015 vintage

Wow, it took ten long years to get here. Consumed over two days, this wine is really in a good spot right now, too bad this is my last bottle. Comparable to the finest Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir; think Marcassin quality at a fraction of the cost. Bright red fruit aromas with a hint of redwood forest floor. Flavors of cartelized bing cherry with a long finish. I wish I had more to see what additional aging would do.

2009 vintage

Really much nicer on day #2. Some nice dark cherry fruit with spiciness and twiggy notes. Nice acidity.

2009 vintage

Juicy! Pop and pour. Tannins resolved. Rich & opulent. Ripe boysenberry some blueberry. Velvety texture. Slight acidic lift and grip on finish. Mid-palate bit woodsy but mostly just rich fruit. Drink now! Do not see any improvement...

2009 vintage

Color is a bit oxidized, but didn't hinder the wonderful flavors of this wine.

2009 vintage

Much better than the last bottle, and better than the Williams Selyem Ferrington bottling. Maybe something flawed in last bottle.

2009 vintage

Wine was properly stored from purchase upon release at winery until consumed. Fresh, fruity, lovely bouquet, well balanced.

2009 vintage

Not a very distinctive wine. Will not buy more. Its a brick with very little redeeming qualities. It does taste like pinot, but only in a passing way.

2009 vintage

As delicious as the last bottle. Great QPR!

2009 vintage

As delicious as the last bottle.

2009 vintage

Very very enjoyable with plenty of fruit balanced by oak and some funky earth notes. Great value.

2009 vintage

Ripe dark cherry and earthy aromas and flavors with silky mouth feel and long tasty finish with balanced acidity.

2009 vintage

- Purple color with medium forming legs - We just opened and drank a bottle we bought at harvest 2010 for our daughter's birthday! we enjoyed it and are glad we have more!

2009 vintage

Decent pinot finish a bit disjointed which holds the score back for me. Agree with other notes that nose has some intitial funk that blew off pretty quickly.

2009 vintage

Even tastier than the last bottle. And fairly good QPR!

2009 vintage

Super earthy, dirty funk on the nose at first, lots of stem at first taste. Decided to go ahead and decant it just in case. Lots of sediment. Didn't improve straight away, after sitting for 20 minutes it improved dramatically. Peppery nose, vanilla finish. Whew...almost poured this out, very glad we gave it some time. Not used to having to do that with the MacPhails, which are normally really good right out of the bottle.

2009 vintage

As delicious as the last bottle.

2009 vintage

Red cherry and earthy funk aromas and flavors with a touch of oak and nicely balanced acidity culminating in a long finish.

2009 vintage

Opened not decanted. Throwing some sediment and showing hotter than I remember. Citrus, candy and cherry cola on the nose. Citrus dominates on the palate; ends with a drying cherry orange finish. Good.

2009 vintage

Opened not decanted. Really lovely wine with dark, saturated black cherry notes; medium weight; ends with orange and tangerine notes. Very Good.

2009 vintage

Pop and pour. After a weekend of restaurant Pinots (for $50-100 each), this is a gem.

2009 vintage

Slightly cloudy with medium dark ruby color. Very fruit forward, almost syrupy sweet body with dense black cherry flavor. Seems a bit over-extracted at this point. Maybe it will improve as the fruit softens with time.

2009 vintage

A sweet approach on the nose with noticeable cinnamon augmented by an earthy florals. On the palate, very approachable. Big fruit with nicely balanced acidity. A bit of a resinous character gives the finish length. There are times I prefer something a bit more focused, precise and nimble, but I was in the mood for something exactly like this tonight.

2009 vintage

Pinot Days 2011 (Navy Pier - Chicago, IL) : Oh my goodness. What a terrible start to the day. Luckily, these wines were my least favorite tasted - and I don't think it's because they were the first to be honest. Harsh, tinny. Thin abrasive. Pass at all costs. What happened here? Weird bottle? Consistent with two tastes. Sorry guys, just being fair to myself and the CT community.

2009 vintage

nose - opened up considerably with several hours of air thus leading me to believe this wine will improve with a few more years of bottle age. back to the nose. nose - spicy blackberry, blueberry, root beer, cola, baking spice and flowers. fragrant. mouth - juicy red and dark fruit intermixed, with long drawn out acidity. complex brambly fruit with considerable sap and extract. This wine makes you pay attention, and leaves a domineering acidic smack, which i hope …

2009 vintage

Very fresh red berry aromas and flavors. Needs more time to integrate in the bottle, but by spring it should be nicely balanced. At this time, it's got very high, tart acidity. - Tasted at winery 12/29/10

2009 vintage

Dark crimson in the glass. Big cherry fruit with a spice driven backbone. Big and hearty. A serious pinot! - Tasted at winery 12/29/10

2009 vintage

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