Rating 82
Style Red
Variety
Vintage 2016
Appellation
Sonoma County
North Coast
California
USA
ABV 14.7%
Price $41.00  Buy This Wine
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Reviewed 2019-03-29

Perfect For

Cold Weather Hibernation, Dinner With The Parents, Host/Hostess Gifting

Drink If You Like

Malbec, Merlot , Pinot Noir

David Bruce Appellation Series Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2016 Review

In wine, alcohol was once sugar, so the higher the alcohol in a wine, the more perception of sweet you are going to get, especially when oak is involved. Make that hot-sweet, as the heat from the ethanol dominates this wine in every way. The nose is filled with vanilla sugar and cherry cola, with a lean acidity wafting up some twiggy notes of pepper disguised as underbrush. If you like your Pinot Noir a bit boozy, this one is for you.

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David Bruce Appellation Series Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2016
In wine, alcohol was once sugar, so the higher the alcohol in a wine, the more perception of sweet you are going to get, especially when oak is involved. Make that hot-sweet, as the heat from the ethanol dominates this wine in every way. The nose is filled with vanilla sugar and cherry cola, with a lean acidity wafting up some twiggy notes of pepper disguised as underbrush. If you like your Pinot Noir a bit boozy, this one is for you.

Reviewed On: 03-29-2019
82
POINTS
David Bruce Appellation Series Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2016
In wine, alcohol was once sugar, so the higher the alcohol in a wine, the more perception of sweet you are going to get, especially when oak is involved. Make that hot-sweet, as the heat from the ethanol dominates this wine in every way. The nose is filled with vanilla sugar and cherry cola, with a lean acidity wafting up some twiggy notes of pepper disguised as underbrush. If you like your Pinot Noir a bit boozy, this one is for you.

Reviewed On: 03-29-2019