Fess Parker Clone 115 Pinot Noir (Sta. Rita Hills)

Ficha técnica

Tipo

Red

Uva

Pinot Noir

País

United States

Região

Sta. Rita Hills · Central Coast

Denominação

Sta. Rita Hills

Corpo

medium

Acidez

medium

Tanino

medium

Doçura

dry

Safras avaliadas

• 201593 pts

  Fresh and easy aromas of raspberry, plum candy, dark rose petals, boysenberry and allspice show on the nose of this clonal study. The palate blends big, joyous purple fruit and grippy tannic tension, also presenting lavender and Sichuan peppercorn tones.

• 201494 pts

  Winemaker Blair Fox loves this single-clone bottling, and for good reason. It's intensely dark in color but not overextracted, with soil, eucalyptus, black plum and baking spice aromas. Rounded strawberry and raspberry fruit shows on the medium-bodied palate, with star anise and…

• 201392 pts

  Distinct aromas of sour plum and dried pomegranate meet with damp tobacco, forest floor, green olive and Greek spice on the nose of this clonal study. It's herbal on the palate, with oregano, marjoram and green cardamom notes, alongside cranberry and red cherry fruit in the midp…

• 201292 pts

  Cooked black cherry, black soil and a pinch of pine sap combine for an intriguing nose on this clonal study. The flavors are clove-driven around a pomegranate-cherry backdrop, with a touch of cola and expertly balanced tannins and acidity.

• 200888 pts

  This is a big, dense Pinot Noir, and quite a good one, although it's a bit sharp in acidity. Really packs in the black cherry and oak flavors, with a long, red licorice finish, but it's immature, and needs time to come together. Give it 2–3 years.

• 200688 pts

  From the former Ashley's Vineyard, which the Parker family sold a few years ago, comes this tough, acidic young wine. It shows a maritime influence in the dry tartness and bitter cherryskin flavors. Could be a sleeper.