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Sunday, December 21, 2014

2009 Aubert Pinot Noir UV Vineyard and 2009 Big Basin Pinot Noir Lester Family Vineyard

Popped and poured at dinner at a local restaurant.  Nice showcase of the different terroirs of Sonoma and Santa Cruz Mtns.  
The Big Basin was pretty tight at first with sour cherry and cola. Aubert was smooth as silk from the start. As the Big Basin unwound with beautiful aromatics, the palate smoothed out with nice licorice and minerality becoming apparent.   The Aubert is a gorgeous, rich wine.  However, the Big Basin disappeared fast and seemed the favorite.   It just had a lot of interesting things going on.... go figure. ..
Both wines went really well with my sea bass ...

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