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2009 The Ojai Vineyard Pinot Noir Fe Ciega Sta. Rita Hills
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2009 The Ojai Vineyard Pinot Noir Fe Ciega Sta. Rita Hills

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

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93 Points | International Wine Cellar , November/December 2011

Vibrant ruby.  Sexy aromas of candied red berries, rose, lavender and star anise.  Pure and incisive on the palate, displaying intense raspberry and cherry flavors and a hint of bitter rhubarb.  Extremely suave, seamless pinot with superb clarity to its sweet, persistent finish.  Awfully seductive right now but balanced to reward patience.

93 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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Fe Ciega = Perfection
05/10/2013
by Pizarro14005221
Has put on more weight. Night #2 it was a stellar fruit compote tempered with significant minerality and appropriately bracing alcohol
Very nice fruit forward pinot
10/10/2012
by Meierhofer14145039
Nose is closed off with noticeable red fruit and vanilla. On the pallet more flavors of ripe and tart cherries and raspberries. Wine body is very nice with a silky texture and acidity to give the wine a good structure. The finish is long and clean with dark fruit. I really loved this wine.
Outta the Park
04/25/2012
by HED3
This is what sophistication means to wine. Sometimes I have to laugh at the flowery reviews of some of the critics who heap accolades on a bottle of wine but this wine finally brings meaning to all of the verbosity. It truly leaps from the glass with a bouquet of flowers and other scents. The layers of fruits and nuances on the plate far eclipse any other wine I have ever tried. I have bottles of Ojai Vineyard Pinot Noir Fe Ciega from 2006-2009 so I look forward to a vertical tasting. All have been delicious but the 2009 may be the best wine I have ever had the pleasure of drinking. Kudos!

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Pinot Noir

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