2003 Failla Pinot Noir Keefer Ranch

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 88.2 points

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  12/16/2018 - LesPaul wrote:

  As you would expect, very well past drinkability. Drain pour. No judgement on Failla or Keefer Ranch - just that '03 not expected to last 15 years.

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  11/22/2012 - Senso-beak wrote: 89 Points

  Thanksgiving wine paired with a riesling. Medium ruby with edges of oranging. Medium body. Toasted roasty oak, green and ripe strawberry, cherry, melon, plum and heat on the nose. Complex mouthfeel, with broasted oak dominating the maturing fruit featuring a plethora of reds. Not too overdone, showing some complexity. Certainly not over the hill, but starting to mature. Better than last bottle. Day two+, gaining some weight and prune elements, showing maturity with greater oxidization. Throwing some sediment.

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  3/26/2010 - Rangstrom wrote: 90 Points

  Proof, yet again, that drinking windows are a moving target. While I enjoyed a number of '03 Calipinots after release, I found that many failed to hold even 4 or 5 years after release. As a result the few that I have remaining (mostly Dehlinger, Sea Smoke and Williams-Selyem) have been left to languish in the racks. Now unexpectedly, this bottle has not fallen apart. In fact it is still quite fresh and lively. Color was an encouraging clear, medium cherry red and although the nose wasn't particularly aromatic the fruits are delightfully red and tart: substantial swirls of strawberry, bing cherries and cranberry on the palate. Texture is both puckish and smooth. A nice wine drinking well now and a positive beacon for my remaining '03s.

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  12/4/2009 - Senso-beak wrote: 87 Points

  Paired with a chicken pot pie al deluxe. Dark red to pink on the edges. Initial funky roasted green pepper aromas, with cherry and wet smoked oak - faded with air time. Bright heat on the nose blows off as well. Attack starts slow, with ripe strawberry, and tart cherry. Fruit gains acceleration through the robust finish, combining toasted oak, heat, black cherry and fermented orange. 14.3% Medium length 30 second finish. Day two provides a better tasting experience - the odd aromas have mostly evaporated though there's a little vegetal musk still left - blackberry, oak take center stage on the bouquet. Explosive ripe strawberry, sweet cranberry and cherry command attention, with some heat and slight vegetal secondaries. Upping score 1 point from initial rating. Drinking very well on day 5 under vac-u-vin - the final analysis is this could use more rack time or decant for several hours prior to serving at this point.

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  9/30/2008 - Double D wrote: 87 Points

  This wine is cloudy and while it taste is ok, it does detract from enjoying it more. A bit of alcoholic heat on the finish. Decanted for about an hour.

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