2013 Cirq Pinot Noir Bootlegger's Hill
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The 2013 Pinot Noir Bootlegger's Vineyard has aged at a glacial pace. It’s shockingly youthful and impressively fresh. The same plush mouthfeel that runs through all of Michael Browne's wine year after year is very present here, as is a beautiful array of floral, citrus-infused, rich fruitiness. The 2013 wine has several years left, but opening one today wouldn’t be a crime.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate
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The first vintage from this vineyard, the utterly sensational 694-case 2013 Pinot Noir Bootlegger's Hill was completely destemmed and was brought up in 55% new French oak, with a small part in concrete egg. Offering incredible notes of creme de cassis and black currants, with beautifully integrated oak, it has medium to full-bodied richness, a seamless, layered, ultra-pure texture, fine tannin and a flat out awesome finish. It's certainly one of the superstar Pinot Noirs from California and while it's brilliant today, it should drink well for 10-15+ years.
Ample on the palate and broad in shape, the 2013 Pinot Noir Bootlegger's Hill offers notable depth and intensity to match its decidedly virile personality. A host of black cherry, plum, chocolate, dark spices and new French oak are fused together. This is a decidedly powerful, structured Pinot that needs time to unwind. Tasted next to the Treehouse, the Bootlegger's Hill is a darker and more brooding in style.