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1998 Skewis Floodgate California

Region: Pinot Noir
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List Price: $82.00       Our Price: $75.00
Product Id:
 
14115
Size:
 
750ml

Price:
 
$75.00
In Stock:
 
2
 
Description
Skewis Floodgate-California-1998-750ml-PCJKPW-Red-Pinot Noir-United States

Tasting Notes
FineWine International
This limited production Pinot from the acclaimed Floodgate Vineyard in Mendocino is one of our favorites. It will remind you of a very good premier cru Volnay from Lafon or Lafarge. The 1998 vintage, in particular, is darker, more brooding and intense in aromas and flavors than in years past. There are the expected strawberry and cherry aromas along with some subtle oak and spice nuances. The wine is already showing superb balance and a long, lingering finish. Winemaker, Hank Skewis keeps raising the bar with each new release.
Robert Parker 92
What a discovery! What a performance! Who is Hank Skewis, the winemaker/proprietor of this small estate? Amazingly, the 1998 Pinot Noir Floodgate Vineyard is even better. It tastes like a top-flight grand cru Richebourg...and that's no joke! If offers up a gorgeous bouquet of pure blackberry and black raspberry fruit intermixed with floral scents. This dark ruby/purple-colored Pinot possesses full-bodied, concentrated flavors, no hard edges, a seamless texture, and an extremely long finish. Both of these offerings are Burgundian-styled, remarkably complex Pinots of compelling interest. Bravo!
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