2016 Pinot Noir Rosemary's Vineyard
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The pale to medium ruby colored 2016 Pinot Noir Rosemary's Vineyard has sexy scents of woodsmoke, saline, pink peppercorn, rose petals, tangerine and loads of red berries—raspberries, strawberries, dried cranberry and pomegranate—with notions of fir, forest floor and bark. Medium-bodied and satiny, it slowly opens in the mouth to intense, nuanced flavor layers, finely grained and with addicting juiciness, finishing long and perfumed.
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Elderberries, red and black licorice and brambleberry pie. Very nicely done on the palate with a super balance between acidity tension, soft, dark fruit and firm tannins. Drink now.
(10% new French oak) Limpid ruby-red. Spice-tinged black raspberry, cherry cola and floral pastille scents are complicated by hints of succulent herbs and smoky minerals. Sweet and seamless on the palate, offering deeply concentrated yet lithe red and dark berry and spicecake flavor; blood orange and candied rose flourishes add complexity. Shows outstanding clarity and spicy thrust on the finish, which features smoothly interwoven tannins and an extremely persistent floral character.
Another gem is the 2016 Pinot Noir Rosemary's Vineyard, which is up with the crème de la crème from California. This deeply colored effort gives up tons of cassis and ripe cherry fruits, subtle background oak and spice, medium body, and a layered, multi-dimensional texture. With sensational purity of fruit and top-notch balance, it will keep for 10-15 years.