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Herder Estate Pinot Noir Estatetext
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16¼/20

Herder Estate Pinot Noir Estate 2009

Keremeos, Similkameen Valley, British Columbia, CanadaLiquorice, spicy, black cherry, vanilla, compost, tobacco, barnyard, light lees aromas. Round, dry, fresh, elegant palate with very light tannins and a chalky texture. Warm with strawberry, rhubarb, peppery, celery, worsteshire, smoky, vanilla, coffee, rooty, meaty, herbal flavours. Finish has some heat and youthful tannins to shed. Good effort but needs a year or so to round out.Tasted: 21 December 2011Tasted by: Anthony Gismondi and Stuart TobePrices:
BC$35.00750mlwinery direct, winery online
Producer: Herder Winery & VineyardsGrape: Pinot NoirCSPC: 380550