Buena Vista Pinot Noir (Carneros)

Ficha técnica

Tipo

Red

Uva

Pinot Noir

País

United States

Região

Carneros · Napa-Sonoma

Denominação

Carneros

Corpo

medium

Acidez

medium

Tanino

medium

Doçura

dry

Safras avaliadas

• 201490 pts

  A nutty undertow finds its way in this wine, which is marked by an earthiness of sage, clove and sous bois. Funky and desirable, it leans medium-bodied in weight and tone, with an undeniable affront of blood orange and crisp red cherry.

• 201387 pts

  An oaky, concentrated wine, this is briary in robust black and blue fruit that offers a smidgen of black tea. Tannic, this is a powerful wine from a powerful vintage, exuding much of the appellation's earthy signature.

• 201288 pts

  This is a good price for a Pinot of this quality. On the plus side, it's dry, tannic and silky, with pomegranate, cola and cherry skin flavors, as well as complexing notes of portobello mushrooms and sandalwood. It's a little rustic and won't age, and shows best if decanted befo…

• 201189 pts

  This is Buena Vista's basic Carneros Pinot, but it's certainly a wine worth investigating. Dry and tart in acidity, it has flavors of cranberries, sour-cherry candy, oak, and earthier notes of rhubarb and heirloom tomatoes that give it savoriness. Drink now until 2015–2016.

• 200986 pts

  A streak of tart, citrusy acidity cuts right through this wine, giving the sweet raspberry and cherry flavors a jammy bite. Easy to drink now with a nice lamb chop.

• 200688 pts

  Shows wonderfully ripe, pure Pinot Noir fruit flavors, with black and red cherries and currants elaborated with exotic Asian spices and sweet, smoky sandalwood. Very tasty and elegant now and for the next several years.