2016 Arista Pinot Noir Perli Vineyard
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While most of this estate’s wines come from the Russian River, they release a terrific Anderson Valley and Mendocino Pinot Noir. The 2016 Pinot Noir Perli Vineyard has an impressive perfume of spiced cherries, cranberries, dried earth, spice, and spring flowers. It's elegant, medium-bodied, has nicely balanced tannins, and a great finish. It's hard to find fault with any of these new releases from this estate, and this beauty is no exception.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2016 Pinot Noir Perli Vineyard is laced with savory herbs, tobacco, mint, dried cherry, leather, dried pear, dried fruit, spicecake and licorice. Pliant and giving, it has quite a bit of aromatic complexity to play off the ripe, juicy fruit. Dried-out flavors and unpolished tannins make the Perli less charming than the other Pinots in the range.
Pale to medium ruby-garnet colored, the 2016 Pinot Noir Perli Vineyard opens with a touch of smoky reduction on the nose, giving way to savory smoked meats, pipe tobacco, potpourri, autumn leaves and perfumed earth with background hints of eucalyptus over a core of briary black fruits. Medium-bodied, firm tannins give great support to this more serious style, with a good core of savory fruits, very juicy acidity and a very long, very savory finish. Yum! 404 cases produced.