2012 Morlet Family Pinot Noir Coteaux Nobles
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The 2012 Pinot Noir Coteaux Nobles is deep, powerful and explosive. Deeply spiced and aromatic, the 2013 possesses striking texture to match its soaring bouquet. Cinnamon, cloves, leather, tobacco, black cherry and plum are pushed forward in this succulent, deeply expressive Pinot Noir. Drink this dense, plush Pinot over the next handful of years. The 2012 is in a real sweet spot today.
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Luc Morlet produces between 450 and 650 cases of three cuvées of Pinot Noir, all of which come from the second ridge from the Pacific Ocean in the Sonoma Coast AVA. The vineyard elevations range between 1,000 and 1,250 feet. All of them come from suitcase field selections of Pinot Noir, largely sourced from the most famous domaine in Vosne-Romanée. About one-third of the aging process is in the larger 500-liter wood pungeons, and the rest in smaller barrels. The wines are also bottled without fining or filtration. The 2012 Pinot Noir Coteaux Nobles displays meaty, spicy, clove, nutmeg and earthy notes intertwined with ripe plum and black cherry fruit, a medium to full-bodied mouthfeel, and lots of spice. Drink now-2025+.
Medium red. Wild, Burgundian aromas of raspberry, pomegranate, licorice and spices. Intensely flavored and savory, with lovely spicy lift to the raspberry coulis flavor. Finishes uncompromisingly dry, with lovely length and lingering perfume. Morlet bottled his pinots ten days before my visit, but this wine is already appealing, perhaps in part because he bottles with just 10 to 12 ppm of free SO2. Morlet recommends pairing this wine with quail or a rabbit ragout.