Brogan Cellars, Lone Redwood Ranch Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley
Brogan Cellars · California › Russian River Valley › United States of America
Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
87
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5
professional
Vintages
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Community Reviews
66
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87.0
Avg Score
90
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Taster #4634
· Mar 29, 2024
84/100
Forgot I had this in my cellar. Long past its time. Faded, but drinkable. Color starting to lose its pigment. Still has raspberry notes, though they are faint. The primary take-away, though, is that it has lost its concentration.
2002 vintage
Taster #7062
· Nov 22, 2009
89/100
I found this pinot to be both aged and elegant. The fruit has taken on an earthy quality indicating the second half of its life. Some forest, briar, and burnt cola notes are evident, which I like very much, and the finish has quite a bit of smoothened acidity, which may come to the fore as the fruit recedes. Tannins are fine and soft. If I owned more than this lone bottle, I would drink sooner rather than later. Chris …
2002 vintage
Taster #3046
· Apr 21, 2009
14.3% alcohol. significant brown/bricking out on the rim. very smoky and earthy on the nose. fruit that is muffled and not even close to the showing of 15 months ago. long gone; my last bottle.
2002 vintage
Taster #3046
· Jan 30, 2008
90/100
14.3% alcohol. light ruby color, which is kind of refreshing when it seems like every pinot is as dark as a zinfandel. medium body, very red fruit, no harsh tannin, and a nice finish that just slowly disapates over several seconds. this isn't a world beater, but the sum is greater than it's component parts, it's been a pleasant sipper, and i find no fading of fruit. in fact, i will say that margi's wines improve with modest time in …
2002 vintage
Taster #5664
· Aug 2, 2006
86/100
I agree with the previous reviewer. Now is the time to drink this.
2002 vintage
Taster #8081
· Jul 4, 2006
86/100
My thought had been to wait a while longer on this one, as I have really enjoyed the '99 a few times over the last year; however, the recent mailer suggest to drink these up as the fruit was fading faster than expected. Boy, was this comment spot on. Seriously thinning out with no secondary characteristics developing. Lightweight, simple Russian River dark cherry cola fruit. Okay, but due to performances like this and the current pricing, this is no longer …
2002 vintage