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August West 2003 Rosella’s Vineyard Pinot Noir (Santa Lucia Highlands)
- Cellar Selection
- $42
What a fabulous wine. So rich and forward in black cherry, cocoa, leather and spice flavors, yet subtle and complex. Despite a powerful start it reveals itself slowly, spreading layers of fruit, spice and oak across the palate. The texture is wonderfully silky, backed up with lively acids. Wonderful now, but with the stuffing to develop additional complexities…
— S.H.
(8/1/2005)
August West 2011 Graham Family Vineyard Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley)
- $45
A gorgeous wine that shows delicate silkiness and complexity, with a light, airy mouthfeel. Yet it’s enormously rich and concentrated in raspberries and cherries. Crisp acidity makes for a clean finish, making this Pinot worth repeated sipping.
— S.H.
(7/1/2013)
August West 2011 Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley)
- $32
One of the best Russian River Pinots you can buy at this price. Shows classically rich pomegranate, persimmon and cherry fruit, enhanced with sweet oak, with a silky texture and a long, spicy finish. Kudos to winemaker Ed Kurtzman for bringing it all together.
— S.H.
(7/1/2013)
August West 2011 Sierra Mar Vineyard Pinot Noir (Santa Lucia Highlands)
- $45
Lots of enjoyable cherry, currant, licorice and sandalwood flavors in this dry, crisp Pinot Noir. Firm tannins give it some toughness, but it doesn’t seem to be an ager, so drink over the next 3–4 years.
— S.H.
(7/1/2013)
August West 2007 Rosella’s Vineyard Pinot Noir (Santa Lucia Highlands)
- $50
Tastes sugared, like sweetened cherry and black raspberry cola, spiced with cinnamon. In other words, not really dry. Could resolve this seeming imbalance with a year or two in bottle.
— S.H.
(7/1/2009)
August West 2011 Rosella’s Vineyard Pinot Noir (Santa Lucia Highlands)
- Online Exclusive
- $45
Rosella’s is a very good vineyard, but this Pinot is unripe and unbalanced. There’s an herbal, vegetal note that gets in the way of the cherries and pomegranates. Hard to see it going anywhere, so drink up.
— S.H.
(7/1/2013)
August West 2007 Graham Family Vineyard Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley)
- Online Exclusive
- $50
There’s a smoky aroma that’s almost cigarette ashy, and a distractingly sweet sugary finish to the cherry and cola flavors of this Pinot Noir. Could be going through a dumb phase. Try after 2009.
— S.H.
(8/1/2009)
August West 2011 Pinot Noir (Santa Lucia Highlands)
- Online Exclusive
- $32
There’s an unripe, vegetal note that interferes with the enjoyment of this Pinot Noir. Although the wine is nicely dry, crisp and elegantly structured, with some good raspberry and cherry fruit, that taste of asparagus is hard to get over.
— S.H.
(7/1/2013)
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