Lot 20 2024 Petaluma Gap Pinot Noir 750ml
91-POINTS James Suckling: Aromas of dark cherries, plums, boysenberries and spices. The palate is medium-bodied with firmly framed tannins and balanced acidity, giving fresh dark fruit flavors and a polished, rounded finish. Drink or hold.
Deep garnet in the glass, the bouquet is lifted and pretty with black cherry and strawberry interlaced with an earl grey tea and rose petal halo while undergirded with black earth and hints of dark chocolate. A lovely and complex bouquet that beautifully balances the fruit and umami elements that make Pinot Noir so compelling. Supple on entry with bold, rich fruit seamlessly welded to a robust, energetic structure that delivers a complex array of fruits atop mouthwatering minerality. This wine perfectly combines the tension, depth and dimension of fine Pinot Noir with the fleshy, juicy ripeness of the 2024 vintage. The result: elegance and finesse meet utter deliciousness. Pinot fans, your going to want to move quickly on this one...
100% Petaluma Gap, single vineyard
60% new French oak barrels: Remond, Francois Freres, Rousseau
14% alc.
Food Pairings:
- Grilled lamb chops
- Seared duck breast
- Mushroom risotto
- Beef Wellington
- Pork tenderloin
- Herb-crusted salmon
- Truffle arancini balls
- Smoked salmon blinis
- Brie-stuffed mushrooms
- Prosciutto-wrapped figs
- Goat cheese crostini
- Tomato basil bruschetta
Tastry Category Score: 192
The Tastry Category Score (“TCS”) represents the “quality-to-price-ratio” or perceived quality of a wine relative to its competitive category.
A score of 100 is average, and the further above 100 the TCS is, the more the wine is over-performing the category. The further below, the more it is under-preforming the category.
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Lot 20 2024 Petaluma Gap Pinot Noir 750ml