86
points
Keefer Ranch 2009 Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley)
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$42
Has a nice texture, like silk in the mouth, and lots of zesty acidity, just the way you want Pinot to be. Lots of ripe red and black cherry, cola, sassafras and persimmon flavors, too. It’s tempting to rave about this wine, until a certain unripeness hits. It’s subtle, but distracting, and destroys ageability.
— S.H.
(3/1/2012)