WTN: 2000 Copain PN "Cerise"
Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 10:14 am
<b>2000 Copain Anderson Valley Pinot Noir, Cerise Vineyard</b>
This wine was a gift from a friend a few years back; last night we decided to open it and toast Larry Moss. As I recall, his notes ran more European than Californian, but this label made us think the mottled light breaking through the redwoods along the western reaches of 128, which seemed right.
Fairly dark. Beautifully aromatic at first pour -- black cherries and flowers -- but reticent and quite acidic, not showing a lot on the palate. After about a half an hour in the glass, it begins to open up; the sharp attack has softened, plum and cherry have come into the foreground; and while the finish is medium-long and mostly clean, jewel-toned but not confected fruit, there's an earthy note in the mix that adds complexity, and harmonizes well with the morels in our dinner. (In light of Florida Jim's recent note on another Copain, I'll add that the 14.4% alcohol was, for the most part, unintrusive.)
cheers
Patchen
This wine was a gift from a friend a few years back; last night we decided to open it and toast Larry Moss. As I recall, his notes ran more European than Californian, but this label made us think the mottled light breaking through the redwoods along the western reaches of 128, which seemed right.
Fairly dark. Beautifully aromatic at first pour -- black cherries and flowers -- but reticent and quite acidic, not showing a lot on the palate. After about a half an hour in the glass, it begins to open up; the sharp attack has softened, plum and cherry have come into the foreground; and while the finish is medium-long and mostly clean, jewel-toned but not confected fruit, there's an earthy note in the mix that adds complexity, and harmonizes well with the morels in our dinner. (In light of Florida Jim's recent note on another Copain, I'll add that the 14.4% alcohol was, for the most part, unintrusive.)
cheers
Patchen