Red

Heirloom Estate Pinot Noir

Carneros · Napa-Sonoma · United States

Fact sheet

roast lamb · duck · grilled meats

201092 pts

This is such a massive wine, in terms not just of fruit but tannic structure, that it's not really drinkable now. It's just too much of everything. Jammy raspberries and cherries, sweet toasty oak and a generalized heavy mouthfeel make it feel like a melted candy bar. All indica…
200992 pts

There's a toughness to this wine that makes it hard to appreciate now, but it will soften with some time in the cellar. Dry, silky and tannic, it features an enormous black-cherry flavor, with considerable oak overtones. It is an altogether impressive wine. Given its fine struct…
200695 pts

Big, powerful, soft, rich and ageable. In other words, classic Etude Heirloom. Resembles the rich 2002, with massive flavors of cherries, raspberries, cocoa, anise, bacon and smoky sandalwood. Enormously complex, a wine that changes with every sip as it breathes and warms. Shows…