2019 Littorai Pinot Noir The Return
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Medium ruby, the 2019 Pinot Noir The Return features cranberry and burnt orange aromas with touches of tar, forest floor and mushrooms. The medium-bodied palate offers concentrated flavors on a weightless, silky frame, and it finishes with loads of perfumed flavor layers.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Erin Brooks, Wine Advocate
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The 2019 Pinot Noir The Return offers a beguiling mix of savory and earthy nuances. A Pinot of structure and drive, the Return is not especially forthcoming today, but rather looks like it is holding quite a bit in reserve. Wild cherry, plum, spice, tobacco, menthol and licorice start to open with time in the glass. Readers should expect a bold, savory style. I imagine the 2019 will be stellar in another few years' time.
About the producer
Littorai stands as one of California’s most quietly influential estates, defined by organic and biodynamic farming, site transparency, and a restrained, Burgundian sensibility.