Failla Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast Whistler Vineyard 2011

Pinot Noir from Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County, California
AG 94
WE 94
WA 93
IWC 92
13.5% ABV
Item # 331984

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94 points Antonio Galloni (Vinous): "The 2011 Pinot Noir Whistler Vineyard is a real stunner. A complete, beautifully delineated wine, the 2011 is laced with dark red cherries, violets, spices and wild flowers. A super-polished, nuanced finish rounds out this gorgeous, mid-weight Pinot built on total class. Drink: 2014-2021. (Feb 2014)"

94 points Wine Enthusiast: "A delicately structured, low-alcohol Pinot from the Sonoma Coast that shows winemaker Ehren Jordan's increasing fascination with this part of Sonoma County. The wine is light in texture, with savory wild cherry, licorice, sweet tobacco, mocha, bacon and spice flavors. That sounds like a wild assortment, but somehow it all comes together, in a wine of singular focus and discernment. Drink now–2020. Alcohol 13.5%. (Jul 2013)"

93 points Antonio Galloni (Wine Advocate): "The 2011 Pinot Noir Whistler Vineyard, from a site at the very northern edge of Sonoma County, is all about nuance and delineation. Finely cut, chiseled flavors emerge from this mid-weight Pinot. Clean veins of bracing acidity give the 2011 its sense of energy and thrust, while floral notes reappear on the finish, adding further lift. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2023. (Apr 2013)"

92 points Stephen Tanzer (International Wine Cellar): "(from a high-altitude vineyard on thin soil north of Peay; vinified with a substantial percentage of whole clusters): Good medium red. Musky aromas of black cherry, smoky minerals, white pepper and tea leaf. Sweet and fine-grained in the mouth, with lovely depth to its cherry, licorice and anise flavors. Finishes tangy, savory and long, with a serious dusting of tannins. Obviously a site worth following for its pinot. (May 2013)"
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94 points Antonio Galloni (Vinous): "The 2011 Pinot Noir Whistler Vineyard is a real stunner. A complete, beautifully delineated wine, the 2011 is laced with dark red cherries, violets, spices and wild flowers. A super-polished, nuanced finish rounds out this gorgeous, mid-weight Pinot built on total class. Drink: 2014-2021. (Feb 2014)"

94 points Wine Enthusiast: "A delicately structured, low-alcohol Pinot from the Sonoma Coast that shows winemaker Ehren Jordan's increasing fascination with this part of Sonoma County. The wine is light in texture, with savory wild cherry, licorice, sweet tobacco, mocha, bacon and spice flavors. That sounds like a wild assortment, but somehow it all comes together, in a wine of singular focus and discernment. Drink now–2020. Alcohol 13.5%. (Jul 2013)"

93 points Antonio Galloni (Wine Advocate): "The 2011 Pinot Noir Whistler Vineyard, from a site at the very northern edge of Sonoma County, is all about nuance and delineation. Finely cut, chiseled flavors emerge from this mid-weight Pinot. Clean veins of bracing acidity give the 2011 its sense of energy and thrust, while floral notes reappear on the finish, adding further lift. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2023. (Apr 2013)"

92 points Stephen Tanzer (International Wine Cellar): "(from a high-altitude vineyard on thin soil north of Peay; vinified with a substantial percentage of whole clusters): Good medium red. Musky aromas of black cherry, smoky minerals, white pepper and tea leaf. Sweet and fine-grained in the mouth, with lovely depth to its cherry, licorice and anise flavors. Finishes tangy, savory and long, with a serious dusting of tannins. Obviously a site worth following for its pinot. (May 2013)"
Product SKU 331984
Producer Failla
Country United States
Region California
SubRegion Sonoma County
Appellation Sonoma Coast
Varietal Pinot Noir
Vintage 2011
Size 750ml
Color Red
ABV 13.5%
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