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2008 The Ojai Vineyard Pinot Noir Bien Nacido Vineyard Santa Maria Valley
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2008 The Ojai Vineyard Pinot Noir Bien Nacido Vineyard Santa Maria Valley

Producer: The Ojai Vineyard
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Pinot Noir
Origin: California
Region: Central Coast
Appellation: Santa Barbara

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92 Points | International Wine Cellar , November/December 2010

($44) Vivid red. Nuanced, spice-accented nose offers red and black fruits and a whiff of licorice. Sweet and intense, with excellent focus and purity to the black raspberry and bitter cherry flavors. Shows impressive energy and finishes with building but sweet and harmonious tannins. I really like this wine's balance.

90 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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Disappointed
10/08/2012
by Wine10674996
As a rule I love the Ojai wines . . but this one . . and maybe it was simply the particular bottle I opened was somewhat of a disappointment. It felt musty - not corked - but musty and did not leave a clean, berry, joyful mouth feel. Could have been the luck of the draw. I have several other bottles in my cellar - so let's see how they turn out.

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