2019 Ceritas Pinot Noir Hellenthal Vineyard Old Shop Block

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 94 points

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  2/19/2024 - Twowinechicks Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Clear ruby red, fragrant red berries (cherries, strawberries), hints of balsam, with a surprisingly saline nose, lighter- to medium-bodied, with mouth-filling tension. The finish lasts for a good 2 minutes, vibrant acidity that holds on as it dissipates. One of the best wines we’ve had in ages—including the Rhys Horseshoe Vineyard 2017, which was tasty yet muddy in comparison.

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  4/22/2023 - bularry Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Really captures Sonoma Coast bright fruit profile with excellent balance and surprising length. Well done!

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  12/4/2021 - S-F wrote: 94 Points

  On the nose - very strong fruit bouquet (hits you at full blast), but the rhubarb compote stands out, just like grandma used to do back in Sweden in the summers. Rhubarb carries through on palate as main theme. Very light in color, almost brick-ish. Elegant and light tannins, almost no hint of oak - feels like 3rd fill neutrals or maybe just 10% new oak or something (total guess on my part). Light all the way through, very balanced, but certainly in the AFWE camp. Ends in a perfect acid tail. Cliché to call it Burgundian, but that's what comes to mind. Also hadn't had a PN in awhile (except for drunk encounter with a Lioco at Thanksgiving), so nice to have one cross my lips again. John Raytek rarely disappoints. Great s**t.

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  11/13/2021 - Sonoma-W Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Very Burgundian -- like a Pommard -- great strawberry fruit, light bodied, just the right level of acid on the finish

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