Testarossa Brosseau Vineyard Pinot Noir (Chalone)

Ficha técnica

Tipo

Red

Uva

Pinot Noir

País

United States

Região

Chalone · Central Coast

Denominação

Chalone

Corpo

medium

Acidez

medium

Tanino

medium

Doçura

dry

Safras avaliadas

• 201591 pts

  From the vineyard owned by winemaker Bill Brosseau's family, this bottling shows black raspberry, strawberry, wet slate and rose petal scents on the nose. The palate is loaded with earthy black plum and other dark fruits, lifted by a star anise spiciness.

• 201492 pts

  Dense in its core with aromas of black fruit, rose buds, chipped slate and a touch of anise, this also has a cran-raspberry freshness that emerges on the nose with time. The palate is redolent with dried thyme, oregano, marjoram and fennel that meet with cooked cranberry fruit a…

• 201389 pts

  This bottling comes from a vineyard belonging to winemaker Bill Brousseau's parents on the Salinas Valley's eastern slopes. The nose intrigues with iron-laced purple fruits and a touch of feral beef jerky. Blackberry and black pepper show on the palate, as does shaved nutmeg, da…

• 201288 pts

  This begins with a reserved nose that unfolds into deep, black aromas of licorice, turned earth and graphite. Pomegranate and acai fruit flavors mix with red clay and touches of whiskey, but the tannins are powerful. Give it until at least 2018 to smooth out.

• 201082 pts

  With overripe flavors, this Pinot is extremely atypical of Testarossa's normally balanced wines. It has a raisin skin bitterness that won't age away.

• 200987 pts

  With brisk acidity and a tight, minerally feeling, this Pinot Noir is very dry, showing robust cherry flavors. It seems like an ager, but some raisiny overripeness might compromise it.

• 200693 pts

  Testarossa's track record with this wine has been on an upward spiral. The '06 shows the winery's usual deft hand at crafting delicately structured, elegant but powerfully flavored wines. Cherries, black raspberries, currants and blood oranges flood the mouth, ending in a swirl…