2013 Pisoni Vineyards Pinot Noir Estate
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Deep red. Ripe red berries, incense, and Asian spices on the pungent nose, lifted by a peppery quality. Sweet and precise on the palate, offering impressively concentrated cherry cola, raspberry liqueur and spicecake flavors given spine and lift by juicy acidity. Becomes deeper with air while maintaining its energy. Finishes with powerful red-fruit thrust, silky tannins and an exotic floral pastille note that hangs on with excellent tenacity.
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Pisoni family's Estate Pinot Noir is one of the top handful of Pinot Noirs coming out of California today, and certainly, the site is one of the Grand Cru vineyards in California. From the warmer, southern end of the Santa Lucia Highlands and granite soils, the 2013 Pinot Noir Estate offers up a sensational array of blackberries, blueberries, violets, crushed rocks and smoke. Full-bodied, concentrated, surprisingly firm and tight, it has gorgeous extract, plenty of tannin and a blockbuster finish. This is a serious and age-worthy 2013 from the Pisoni Family that needs 2-3 years of bottle age, but will keep for 10-15 years.