2013 Cristom Pinot Noir Louise Vineyard
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The 2013 Pinot Noir Louise Vineyard was missing the fruit intensity of the Marjorie Vineyard - airy, stony and perhaps just too reserved. You can imagine these aromas being blown away in a gentle wind. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannin, the fruit slightly darker than Cristom's other single vineyard bottlings, with a slightly lean finish. It is still a pleasurable Pinot Noir, but it just lags behind the others this year.
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Josh Raynolds
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Deep red. Hugely aromatic bouquet evokes ripe red fruits, incense and Asian spices, along with a bright mineral overtone. Juicy and precise on the palate, offering sweet raspberry preserve, rose pastille and spicecake flavors that deepen and spread out with air. Delivers a suave blend of power and elegance, finishing with harmonious tannins and remarkable clarity and length.