2023 Pisoni Vineyards Pinot Noir Estate
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Full bottle 1,441 g. Ambient-yeast fermentation with 45% whole clusters. Matured in 65% new French oak, remainder neutral. Pale verging on medium ruby with a hint of purple. Ripe black cherry, plum and kirsch – dense and fruit-forward with lightly sandy tannin and glossy new oak. Mouth-watering acidity extends the lengthy finish. This one needs another year in bottle – the acid is still a bit taut. (SCJ)
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Brilliant and worthy of comparison to top Pinot Noirs and Burgundies, the 2023 Pinot Noir offers a gorgeous array of red and black fruits intermixed with forest floor, dried flowers, baking spices, and leather. This medium to full-bodied Pinot Noir reveals a layered, elegant mouthfeel, ultra-fine tannins, integrated acidity, and a great finish. Made with 30% whole clusters and fermented in oak tanks before 11 months in 65% new French oak, it shows the softer, supple, incredibly charming style of the vintage and will drink beautifully over the coming 10-12 years.
The 2023 Pinot Noir is a blend from the four different ridges on the vineyard, aged for 11 months in 65% new French oak. Blue fruit and chaparral herbs sizzle out of the glass, melding into a deep inner core of slate, crushed rocks and chalk. The refined, polished quality of the tannins and the harmony of the refreshing, cool-toned acidity are both particularly excellent in 2023. This is not a flashy vintage of the estate Pinot—it’s a powerhouse with a soft-speaking voice, a wine built for the cellar that’s already showing very well today. Resonant and harmonious, the 2023 is a dynamic, dimensional, utterly classy wine.