Red

Testarossa Sierra Madre Vineyard Pinot Noir (Santa Maria Valley)

Testarossa

Santa Maria Valley · Central Coast · United States

Ficha técnica

Tipo
Red
Uva
Pinot Noir
País
United States
Região
Santa Maria Valley · Central Coast
Denominação
Santa Maria Valley
Corpo
medium
Acidez
medium
Tanino
medium
Doçura
dry

Harmonização

roast beef · mushroom risotto · duck · lamb · grilled salmon

Safras avaliadas

  • 201594 pts

    Winemaker Bill Brosseau hits a single vineyard home run with this bottling from one of the Central Coast's oldest sites. It shows exotic plum, tangy cranberry, pine needle, juniper and pencil shaving scents on the nose. The palate is steeped in mulberry, marjoram and curry-like…

  • 201492 pts

    A touch of campfire smoke invites the nose into this bottling from a historic vineyard. It also offers aromas of dark cranberry, black raspberry, chipped slate and roasting meat. The cran-raspberry element explodes on the generous palate, backed by that familiar smoke, which is…

  • 201395 pts

    Mossy, dank, forest-floor aromas of juniper, chaparral shrub, pencil lead and spiced porcini mushrooms mix with a cooked rhubarb character on the nose of this wine from single-vineyard specialist Bill Brosseau. Cranberry and tart cherry flavors are decorated with rainbow pepperc…

  • 201288 pts

    Straightforward Pinot Noir scents of red fruit, deep raspberry, fennel and menthol make for an uncomplicated but alluring nose on this wine from an historic vineyard. The palate ranges widely, soft and expressive with pomegranate, tart raspberry and a touch of clove.

  • 201092 pts

    Ripe, savory cherry, cola and currant flavors mark this fresh young Pinot. They're brightened by crisp acidity that cuts right across the palate, making it juicy and clean. Elegant in mouthfeel, with earthy, mushroomy complexities, it should develop over the next six years.

  • 200993 pts

    Really delicious, a sweet, spicy, fruity wine that's like biting into a raspberry, roasted almond, vanilla and cinnamon granola candy bar. That's no insult. The wine is dry and wonderfully rich in smooth tannins, and enormously complex. Worthy of very fine steak, lamb, tuna and…