Marcassin "Blue Slide Ridge" Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast 2003

Deep red.

Deep, difficult nose - clay/earth, driving cinnamon, black cherry. A lifted reduction - which is absurd.

Completely, utterly, mouth-filling. This will piss some people off, primarily those that love Passopisciaro as a Pinot substitute. Definitely low-toned for Pinot, although the cinnamon edge/lift rescues it on the long finish. Major league (read "professional") bonefest. Not for those with scruples. But in the end, I think I prefer the Bondi. More intellectual stimulation there.


$100