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  1. 1. how do want to do it?

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    • 2. Staggered progression (1st white, 1st red, 2nd white, etc)?
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this might be a good list to pull from...

 

SCHOTT ZWIESEL Double Gold Best of Class

  Avila 2003 Pinot Noir Arroyo Grande Valley $13.99

SCHOTT ZWIESEL Gold

  Cartlidge & Browne 2003 Pinot Noir California $10.00

  Fetzer Vineyards 2003 Pinot Noir Five Rivers Ranch $12.99

  Muirwood 2002 Pinot Noir Arroyo Seco $12.99

  Robert Mondavi Private Selection 2003 Pinot Noir California Central Coast $11.00

SCHOTT ZWIESEL Silver

  Barefoot Reserve 2002 Pinot Noir Russian River Valley $12.99

  Barefoot Reserve 2003 Pinot Noir Russian River Valley $12.99

  Buchli Station 2003 Pinot Noir California $13.99

  Carneros Creek Winery 2003 Pinot Noir Ram's Head Reserve $12.00

  Castle Rock Winery 2003 Pinot Noir Mendocino Co $10.00

  Echelon Vineyards 2003 Pinot Noir Central Coast $10.00

  Forestville Vineyards 2003 Pinot Noir Sonoma County Sonoma Reserve $12.99

  HRM Rex Goliath 2002 Pinot Noir Central Coast $8.99

  Jewel Collection 2003 Pinot Noir California $9.99

  Kendall-Jackson 2003 Pinot Noir California Vintners Reserve $13.00

  Queen of Hearts 2002 Pinot Noir Santa Barbara County $10.00

SCHOTT ZWIESEL Bronze

  Beringer Founders Estate 2003 Pinot Noir California $12.00

  Blackstone 2003 Pinot Noir Monterey County $12.00

  Castle Rock Winery 2003 Pinot Noir Monterey Co $10.00

  Concannon Vineyard 2002 Pinot Noir Selected Vineyard Central Coast $12.00

  Falcon Ridge Winery 2001 Pinot Noir Sonoma County $6.99

  Leaping Lizard 2003 Pinot Noir Los Carneros $9.99

  Martin Ray Winery 2003 Pinot Noir Russian River Valley Angeline $16.00

  Meridian Vineyards 2003 Pinot Noir Central Coast $12.00

  Napa Ridge Winery 2002 Pinot Noir Central Coast $8.99

  Oak Grove 2003 Pinot Noir California Reserve $9.99

  Quail Creek Cellars 2003 Pinot Noir North Coast $9.99

  Steel Creek 2003 Pinot Noir Monterey $0.03

  Sterling Vineyards 2003 Pinot Noir Vintner's Collection $13.00

  Sutter Home Winery 2001 Pinot Noir California $6.00

 

 

edit: i recall hearing pretty good things about the castle rock PN. :D

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this might be a good list to pull from...

edit: i recall hearing pretty good things about the castle rock PN. :D

 

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Castle Rock, Leaping Lizard, Sterling, and Quail Creek should be pretty easy for everyone to get their hands on.

 

I refuse to buy Sutter Home. :D

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Napa Ridge (coastal vines) 2003- $10.99

 

Duck Pond 2004- $14.49

 

 

 

these were the two that i purchased when this thing started..... while i'm not set on these, i would like us to compare a californian and one from the NW. that's my only request. :D i'll prob open these in addition to whatever we choose (more for comaprison). :D

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Napa Ridge (coastal vines) 2003- $10.99

 

Duck Pond 2004- $14.49

these were the two that i purchased when this thing started.....  while i'm not set on these, i would like us to compare a californian and one from the NW.  that's my only request.  :D  i'll prob open these in addition to whatever we choose (more for my drinking problem ).  :D

 

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Fixed...

 

I'll pick mine up on Monday...

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Not sure about the availability, but I'll throw out this proposal:  Replace the Duck Pond with the 2004 Argyle Pinot Noir.  The price is comparable but the Argyle is a better Pinot IMO.

 

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sounds good to me

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  • 1 year later...

I just had the Duck Pond last week and was not all that impressed. But, a few nights before I had the Ponzi Pinot and it was a killer, so I was comparing it to the Ponzi. BTW, the Duck Pond Cabernet I think is quite good which is why I purchased their Pinot to try. I was pretty drunk by the time I got to the Duck Pond Cabernet so that might have been it. I've had a glass of wine before later in the evening, then run out and buy it and it's terrible.

 

Duck Pond Pinot is $21 where I live, and Ponzi is $31.

 

If anyone has had Ponzi, and knows of a less expensive Pinot with a similar flavor, let me know.

 

I am hard to please since I am not a hugh Pinot fan. I go for the deep reds like Barbara, Zin, Malbec, Charbono, etc. So, it's probably safe to say I'd like the Pinots on the drier side.

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I just had the Duck Pond last week and was not all that impressed. But, a few nights before I had the Ponzi Pinot and it was a killer, so I was comparing it to the Ponzi. BTW, the Duck Pond Cabernet I think is quite good which is why I purchased their Pinot to try. I was pretty drunk by the time I got to the Duck Pond Cabernet so that might have been it. I've had a glass of wine before later in the evening, then run out and buy it and it's terrible.

 

Duck Pond Pinot is $21 where I live, and Ponzi is $31.

 

If anyone has had Ponzi, and knows of a less expensive Pinot with a similar flavor, let me know.

 

I am hard to please since I am not a hugh Pinot fan. I go for the deep reds like Barbara, Zin, Malbec, Charbono, etc. So, it's probably safe to say I'd like the Pinots on the drier side.

 

If I remember correctly, we decided that the duck pond tasted like a barnyard.

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If I remember correctly, we decided that the duck pond tasted like a barnyard.

 

 

Definitely.

 

But, we're in an interesting period right now with the 04s and some 03s still available in the wine shops. The wines from the same vineyards but those two different vintages are very different. In 03, we had a lot more grapes in Oregon and most of the Pinots are more fruit forward. The 04s are a return to the Pinot that I enjoy and view and a traditional Oregon Pinot: more earth, tobacco, leather and not as much in-your-face grape. I like quite a few of the 03s as well, but they were an anomaly for Oregon (as I think the 06s will be).

 

If you're looking for bigger, more oaky Pinots, I'd suggest Archery Summit and after getting Bier's recommendation and trying it: Francis Tannahill (Tannahill used to be the winemaker at Archery Summit).

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