Red

Testarossa La Encantada Vineyard Pinot Noir (Sta. Rita Hills)

Testarossa

Sta. Rita Hills · Central Coast · United States

Ficha técnica

Tipo
Red
Uva
Pinot Noir
País
United States
Região
Sta. Rita Hills · Central Coast
Denominação
Sta. Rita Hills
Corpo
medium
Acidez
high
Tanino
medium
Doçura
dry

Harmonização

pato assado · carnes grelhadas · cogumelos · carnes defumadas · massas com molho de tomate

Safras avaliadas

  • 201591 pts

    Earthy aromas of rust, loam and dark red plum meet with scents of charred oak on the nose of this bottling. There is a bright acidity to the sip, but it surrounds a darker core of cran-raspberry fruit, with peppery spice and well-integrated rosewater flavors showing toward the f…

  • 201493 pts

    Baked cherry and burned caramel-pie notes meet with brown spices, cranberry, smoked pork and dried anise on the shape-shifting nose of this bottling. The flavors are clean and smoky, with slightly charred cherries, roasted plums, grilled meat and an uplifting sage-eucalytpus fin…

  • 201391 pts

    An earthy if slightly reserved nose offers mushroom and iron aromas on this bottling by the single-vineyard experts in Los Gatos. The wine comes alive on the sip, with bergamot, black tea, bay leaves, Greek spice and thyme decorating the woody elderberry fruits.

  • 201289 pts

    Savory aromas of bay leaf and fennel pair with mushrooms and freshly turned dirt on this single-vineyard wine. The flavors are also more earthy than fruity, with oregano, thyme, tea, espresso, cola and only a hint of cranberry. The tannins are strong, so this will last for a few…

  • 201194 pts

    If the first duty of a wine is to offer pleasure, then this wildly succeeds. It shows the power of great Santa Rita Pinot, with superb balancing elegance. As sweet as the raspberries and licorice seem, the wine finishes dry and crisp in acidity, and even with some bracing tannin…