Freestone (Joseph Phelps) Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast

Freestone (Joseph Phelps)

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2007 Other 90/100
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Taster #1956 · Oct 4, 2023
88/100
Enjoyable. Lots of interesting fruit going on...cranberry, some raspberry and many others that I can't recall right now. No structure and low acid. It is a nice glass of wine to end the evening with.
2007 vintage
Taster #2816 · Nov 1, 2019
Use for a founders dinner
2007 vintage
Taster #5588 · Jan 7, 2018
92/100
This has evolved quite a bit in the bottle. The nose has some wet hay and earth to it and I like how the flavors have really intermingled with each other. The notes of herbal tea, and mineral have moved forward. The ripe fruit I experienced before has tamed down and overall the balance is more enjoyable for me. I would consider this a BIG pinot with robust fruit but the mellow tea notes give it restraint at the same …
2007 vintage
Taster #5588 · Jan 19, 2017
89/100
Notes of cherry, cranberry and plum. Fruit seems a bit overripe for me.
2007 vintage
Taster #7479 · Jun 28, 2016
93/100
Clear, deep garnet with slight rim browning. Twigs, strawberry pie, sour cherry. Low acids, medium to low tannins. Thyme. Long balanced finish.
2007 vintage
Taster #9120 · May 10, 2016
88/100
The wine pours a dark ruby color, which foreshadows its dark fruit aromas of plum, and cherry with sandalwood, wet clay, spiced black tea and dried herbs. On the palate it's leans toward a fuller-bodied expression of Pinot. It's elegant and fresh with well integrated tannins and plum, black cherry, black tea, and cranberry flavors with a subtle spice note. It opened up nicely after 30 minutes. Decanting recommended
2007 vintage
Taster #4379 · Aug 16, 2015
93/100
This was a very nice bottle to start the night with. We had chicken with hoisin sauce and asparagus with a roasted beet salad. The flavors and nuances carefully opened up over the course of an hour. There were notes of earth, strawberries, licorice, and plum fruit.very little acid in a very long lingering finish. I would highly recommend, I have a 2010 and 2012 still ready to go. Looking forward to these of the next few years
2007 vintage
Taster #0213 · May 28, 2015
88/100
Surprisingly tannic and tight for an 8 year old wine. Fruit is still lively and nice. This is a fruit bomb and not a delicate old world style. Not my style but not much to complain about except it is more like a zin than a pinot.
2007 vintage
Taster #6558 · May 26, 2015
93/100
Still going strong
2007 vintage
Taster #6558 · Nov 18, 2014
93/100
Nose of a ripe dark cherry and earth with underlying hint of spice and chocolate; well integrated palate confirms nose; medium body, made plus acidity medium plus complex and evolving finish. age has a really treated this wine well. It's excellent now and may even improve over the next couple of years.
2007 vintage
Taster #4534 · Sep 26, 2014
93/100
The wine looks light brown colored. The legs are medium. There is light sediment in the bottle. It smells like mushroom and dust. It tastes like strawberry and bark. The body is medium. The wine has smooth texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has medium acidity.
2007 vintage
Taster #4016 · Feb 3, 2014
90/100
Very heavy bottle. I poured the wine into a decanter and followed it over a period of two hours, then poured the remaining wine back into the rinsed bottle and consumed it the next day. The wine offered red fruit, red cherry, raspberry, strawberry, forest notes, crushed leaves, herbs, spices, well-integrated smoky oak, some chocolate and some vanilla on the nose. On the palate the wine showed red fruit, red cherry, raspberry, strawberry, currant, plum, cucumber, spices as well as …
2007 vintage
Taster #1197 · Nov 15, 2013
92/100
Wonderful wine. Had with Rockfish, tomatoes, garlic, fennel and artichokes. Wow. Ready to drink. Nice finish.
2007 vintage
Taster #9851 · Aug 10, 2013
89/100
Medium bodied, garnet with a tinge of grey bricking, firm gripping layer of red berry, cherry and cranberry fruits turning to tones of spicy dusty rose, sweet licorice, tea and tobacco leaf on modest lingering tangy spice finish.
2007 vintage
Taster #2080 · Mar 30, 2013
93/100
Very good. Big fruit- dark and light berry on the nose, some florals, some spice. On the palate the wine is silky smooth, the tannins and acid in complete balance... very clean good winemaking here, seamless and generous in the mouth with a long rich finish. Wish I had twelve more.
2007 vintage
Taster #3573 · Jan 23, 2013
89/100
Time in the bottle has benefited this greatly and from this tasting I think it will develop further in a positive way to reveal the terroir later on. Lifted, floral rose scents add to the sour cherries, caramel and vanilla oak. I could detect the alcohol a little. A mineral style for CA Pinot with tinges or iron, sour cherries, a slight alcohol bite and a long bitter orange/Campari aftertaste. Reminiscent of some 2009 Cotes de Nuits which I have …
2007 vintage
Taster #2621 · Oct 16, 2012
88/100
Opened a 375ml with spaghetti & meatballs. Light ruby color, a touch cloudy - not an issue just noticeable. Wonderful nose of roses, ripe red fruit. Touch of graphite, menthol and cassis. Crisp and bright on the tongue, with endless juicy red and black fruit. More roses and black plum on the nose. Nice tannins, very well rounded mouthfeel that lingered. Drinking well right now, could probably benefit from a few more years to further integrate. If it was a …
2007 vintage
Taster #5017 · Jul 8, 2012
92/100
Kraka. Lysande syra. Hallon. Så snaskigt, men ändå hyggligt stramt mot mat.
2007 vintage
Taster #5419 · Jun 28, 2012
91/100
I rarely read critics/reviews, but I'm going to say that Alan Meadows hit this spot on. This is REALLY GOOD. Very atypical California pinot noir, and dare I say, almost burgundian. Great acid, a little funk/dried leaf/forest action on the nose topped with cherries, tea, and spices that I can't put into words. This is really well-made, and while a touch expensive, does deliver for this $40ish price point. I am surprised how low some of the reviews are on …
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Taster #6396 · May 31, 2012
74/100
Thin and unbalanced
2007 vintage
Taster #0171 · May 28, 2012
90/100
No decant.
2007 vintage
Taster #5446 · May 25, 2012
90/100
Uncharacteristic for a Sonoma Coast Pinot...but for me, that's a good thing, as I've never been a fan of the AVA. Super-sweet on the attack; an inferred ripeness not supported by the stated ABV (13.5%)? It's got some nice, zingy acidity that seems to be getting a bit overshadowed by that sweet, juicy fruit that carries on well into the finish. Throughout, there's an earth-dominant rhythm section that's occasionally throwing out some off-tempo riffs...and that's the part I'm diggin'! The …
2007 vintage
Taster #2659 · Jan 2, 2012
92/100
From a 375 ml Jill picked up at Binny's marked down. Really nice spice and earth driven wine. Sulfuric notes and a raspberry pancake syrup play set this apart from other run of the mill Sonoma Pinots. Some fun weight in the mid palate which transitions nicely onto the finish. Great balance. Surprisingly tasty wine. Good pick Jill.
2007 vintage
Taster #8153 · Nov 19, 2011
87/100
Very musty upon opening. Color definitely fading at the edge to a distinctly clear color. Purity of the fruit just isn't there IMO. Nothing overly wrong with it, but just feels like it is missing something, especially for the price.
2007 vintage
Taster #7380 · Oct 22, 2011
95/100
This wine is full bodied fruity very nice
2007 vintage