Cambria, Clone 23 Pinot Noir, Santa Maria Valley

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LWIN 1586402
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89 /100
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27
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Taster #4026 · Jul 3, 2019
92/100
It smells like blackberry, gooseberry, chocolate and raisin. The body is medium. It tastes like cinnamon, strawberry, cherry and vanilla. The wine looks tawny colored. The wine has round texture.
2006 vintage
Taster #3327 · Feb 2, 2016
90/100
It Israel Holding up very well, Complex and Soft
2006 vintage
Taster #7309 · Feb 24, 2014
90/100
Delicate nuances of an older pinot, still has some life to it.
2006 vintage
Taster #2083 · Jan 16, 2014
Our bottles seem to be turning. Drink em quickly.
2006 vintage
Taster #4887 · Dec 1, 2013
90/100
Smooth, supple, elegant and tasty. It is a relatively light body in the current world of big wines but it gives a good earthy but nice strawberry with light tart cherry fruit that finishes silky dry in the mouth.
2006 vintage
Taster #8086 · Nov 29, 2013
85/100
As noted before, this wine is degrading but is still hanging out. The spice and fruit is losing it's luster, but still has some nice earthly aromas and flavors to it. A nice wine that was better a few years ago. Drink it now if you still have it!
2006 vintage
Taster #1207 · Oct 30, 2013
88/100
drank a few months ago. note says medium bodied, cranberry flavor with a small spice to the finish
2006 vintage
Taster #8086 · Aug 3, 2013
77/100
WE wine of the year eh? This wine I believe is past it's prime. Sad, I have a case of it and will be using this for every day drinking now. Maybe it was a tainted bottle? In any case, raisins and dust with a thin finish dominate this wine. Wish I had more of it sooner... How can you have a wine of the year and it not last more than 3 to 5 years?!?!
2006 vintage
Taster #2026 · Jan 27, 2013
89/100
Decent fruit, but a bit too thin for my liking. Still showing some structure is left, but I'd drink up now... not getting any better.
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Taster #0114 · Nov 22, 2012
87/100
Bright cherry, light to medium body. Seemed tight, good acidity.
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Taster #8086 · Oct 21, 2012
88/100
Very nice and elegant pinot that shows lots of bright notes of cherries and raspberries with some subtle earthiness.
2006 vintage
Taster #3020 · Sep 25, 2012
90/100
Nice fruit and berry smell, well-balanced, medium-light body with lots of cherry.
2006 vintage
Taster #5094 · Aug 31, 2012
My bottles are not aging well. I purchased at grocery store and maybe they were on the shelf too long before I bought them. The wine seems a dull red color with orange around the outside of the glass and hints of brown in the wine. This has been the case with all four bottles that I have opened over the past two years. There is a good cherry flavor in the taste, but also a slightly harsh oxidized flavor. …
2006 vintage
Taster #7873 · Aug 11, 2012
84/100
Opened this bottle and decanted for 45 min before tasting. Paired this wine with duck l'orange. Wine tasted a tad hot, nice nose, light to medium body, slightly woody.
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Taster #1872 · Jun 20, 2012
91/100
Really nice fruit forward Pinot. Delivers the big berry cherry flavors with just a little spice for balance.
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Taster #3524 · May 12, 2012
91/100
"nothing wrong with a six year pinot" goes the addage and it holds true again. This wine has improved greatly and was very enjoyable.
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Taster #5745 · Apr 1, 2012
84/100
Very good Pinot, better than Angeline, but not as good as Martin Rey. For a party, this is a great wine.
2006 vintage
Taster #5847 · Mar 18, 2012
93/100
Our last bottle of this outstanding wine. Still as good as previous ones.
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Taster #3743 · Feb 11, 2012
a nice, enjoyable pinot. just enough blend of earthiness and fruit without either dominating. Finishes smoothly. Ha s bit of floral to it as well. A good pinot at a great price.
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Taster #9438 · Dec 26, 2011
88/100
Light-medium ruby red. This was my last bottle, and that is probably a good thing. While this is still pretty good, it really lacks the complexity I found in earlier bottles. The nose now seems less bright and while there is still strawberry, raspberry, and cherry, it has faded a bit. The earth and spice too has waned somewhat. The palate still shows good acid and a clean, if average finish. Drink up.
2006 vintage
Taster #7203 · Dec 8, 2011
88/100
This didn't deserve the big rating it got from WA but was still a solid wine. It just needed a couple hours to open up.
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Taster #5847 · Dec 4, 2011
93/100
Still outstanding.
2006 vintage
Taster #1637 · Oct 23, 2011
88/100
At the end of it's life, brown meniscus, still with nice jammy nose, but has lost a little fruit on the palate. Drink it up!
2006 vintage
Taster #1637 · Sep 11, 2011
89/100
Hint of brown on the miniscus, moderate garnet red color, light berries and floral tones in the nose. Smooth mouth feel, no tannin, ripe red cherries and overripe bing cherries. Moderate finish with lingering red berries, no tannin. This wine is nearing the end of its good days. Drink it up!
2006 vintage
Taster #2505 · Aug 29, 2011
89/100
Went very well with a light lunch of lox, cream cheese, onion, tomato, capers on rosemary-olive bread.
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Taster #6277 · Aug 14, 2011
90/100
Light appearance, smokey full-bodied taste, I enjoyed this wine!
2006 vintage
Taster #8642 · Jul 24, 2011
90/100
This is one terrific Pinot and so typical of the outstanding ones coming out of Santa Maria and Cambria specifically. What its missing in nuance it makes up in its wow factor. Spicy with lots of cherry and red berries. What I mistook for lack of complexity was just not enough breathing time. Give it 30+ minutes and its a whole new ballgame.
2006 vintage
Taster #5385 · Jun 6, 2010
91/100
Notes of vanilla, cinnamon, strawberry on the palate in addition to spice on the nose characteristic of most Pinots. A good wine, despite high alc %. http://www.beyondthemargin.net/2010/06/cambria-winery-2006-clone-23.html
2006 vintage
Taster #2546 · Oct 25, 2009
90/100
2009 Pinot on the River Grand Tasting (112 wines tasted) (Rodney Strong Vineyard, Healdsburg, California) : From magnum - tart red fruit nose with a touch of brett; brett, cinnamon, red fruit palate; medium-plus finish 90+ pts.
2006 vintage
Taster #1800 · Jul 4, 2009
90/100
Sometimes you get what you pay for, and this wine delivers huge, intense fruit flavors and moderate tannin. It will hold for a few years more, but is sure good now. Nose is good but I'm not good at identifying stuff. A beautiful garnet, aromatic, and flavorful Pinot.
2006 vintage