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Saintsbury Brown Ranch Carneros Pinot Noirtext
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Saintsbury Brown Ranch Carneros Pinot Noir 2004

Carneros, Napa Valley, California, United StatesSpicy, earthy, tobacco, compost nose with prune-y, cooked strawberry jam, menthol, barnyard aromas. Round, dry, supple, elegant palate with very light tannins. Cooked strawberry, prune, vanilla, smoky, tobacco leaf flavours with cooked carrot and meaty, gamey, 'pinot' notes. Fine finesse if a bit overripe.Tasted: 23 November 2007Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:
BC$75.00750mlspecialty listing
Producer: SaintsburyDistributors: Icon Vins Fins
Grape: Pinot NoirCSPC: 972307UPC: 00732458960772