2013 Pinot Noir Antikythera
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Limpid ruby. Suave, highly perfumed aromas of raspberry liqueur, cola, potpourri and five-spice powder, along with a smoky mineral overtone. Sweet, impressively concentrated red fruit preserve and floral pastille flavors are complicated by suggestions of Asian spices and rhubarb that build in the glass. At once powerful and graceful, finishing with superb focus, lingering sweetness and silky, harmonious tannins. This vibrant, complex wine is a serious knockout for the vintage.
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Neal Martin
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The 2013 Antikythera Pinot Noir is the only blend exclusively from estate vines, although what found itself in bottle represents just 19% of the total potential crop. It has a real earthiness on the nose with brown spices and gravel-like aromas, rather than overt fruity scents. The palate is medium-bodied with supple red cherry, cranberry and a hint of dried fig, but like the nose, there is an undertow of earthiness. It feels powdery in texture and comes armed with great tension on the finish - an intellectual and enigmatic Pinot Noir that will need a couple of years in bottle to show its true face.
The 2013 Antikythera Pinot Noir is the only blend exclusively from estate vines, although what found itself in bottle represents just 19% of the total potential crop. It has a real earthiness on the nose with brown spices and gravel-like aromas, rather than overt fruity scents. The palate is medium-bodied with supple red cherry, cranberry and a hint of dried fig, but like the nose, there is an undertow of earthiness. It feels powdery in texture and comes armed with great tension on the finish - an intellectual and enigmatic Pinot Noir that will need a couple of years in bottle to show its true face. Jun 2016, www.robertparker.com