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Hahn Family Wines Pinot Noir 2016

Monterey, California, United States

Community Score: 4.5/5
Community Reviews: 5

Price: $19.45

Sweetness: Extra Dry
Alcohol: 14.5%

Drink: 2016-2021

Bottle size: 750 ml
Winery: Hahn Family Wines

Greg Hughes rated this wine as 89/100 with the following review:

Very soft and silky Pinot Noir from sunny Monterey County. Less firm than Burgundian amd Oregonian Pinots. Californian Pinot is a great gateway Pinot, leading to an appreciation of the grape. Pinot usually has a prohibitive pricepoint, low yields, and vastly different tastes from locale to locale. This makes it very hard for those getting into wine to fully appreciate the grape. This wine is affordable, easy-drinking, and aromatic. It's the sort of wine that has broader appeal than most Pinots would.
Bright ruby, with purple tones. It is almost glass staining in concentration. It is clearly coming from hotter climates, this wine.
Aromas of toasted marshmallow, candied cherry, chocolate, vanilla, leather, and savoury herbs.
The fruit are ultra ripe amd juicy. Currant, plum, cherry, and a hint of chocolate, from barrels.
At 14.5% alcohol, it is also much heavier than other Pinot Noirs. So for those who lile full bodoed styles, this Pinot is for you

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