2012 Botanica Pinot Noir
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Bright ruby. Sexy, spice-laced aromas of blackberry, cherry-cola, incense and pungent flowers, with a smoky element building in the glass. Expansive, deeply pitched red and dark berry liqueur flavors coat the palate, displaying excellent clarity and lift. Finishes with outstanding clarity and thrust, with supple tannins framing the wine's lush fruit.
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The 2012 Pinot Noir Botanica is Maggie Harrison's more fruit-driven take on Pinot Noir, instigated after she noticed a difference with a small number of barrels in her debut 2007 vintage. It has more sappy, "sanguine" red fruit compared to the Botanica, to use her own vernacular. It has a very pure bouquet that offers gorgeous wilted violet and seaweed scents that combine beautifully with the black fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with notes of candied orange peel, dark plum, molasses and a hint of fennel. It is extremely well balanced with very fine acidity and real tension toward the finish. This is another outstanding wine from Antica Terra.