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Ritual Casablanca Valley Pinot Noir 2008

Pinot Noir

from Chile, South America

Price: $18.99

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Ritual

Chile, South America

Pinot Noir

Style: Smooth & Supple

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Item No. 103005

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ratings pedigree (past vintages):

2010

2009

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winemaker's notes:

#87 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2010

"2008 Ritual opens with striking aromas of black cherries, raspberry and plum. The mid palate is round, soft and elegant with black currant and blueberry notes mingling with hints of cola. Its rich, yet restrained tannins provide depth and lead to a luxurious finish."
Paul Hobbs, Consulting Winemaker

Ritual is the result of Veramonte's decade-long quest to make delicious and affordable Pinot Noir from Chile's Casablanca Valley. Agustin Huneeus partnered with American winemaker Paul Hobbs to produce a small bottling of a super premium Pinot Noir from the renowned Casablanca Valley. From planting each vine at our Casablanca Valley estate to hand harvesting in small batches, we apply the same time-honored methods to our Pinot Noir in the vineyard and winery as the great wines of Burgundy. Consulting Winemaker Paul Hobbs harvests at first light in the cool morning fog, introduce native yeast fermentations to bring out the vineyard's expression and use only gentle gravity handling to produce Ritual, a Pinot Noir characterized by elegance and grace.

alcohol by volume: 14.5%

critical acclaim:

"This is mouthfilling, but stylish and focused, offering lush cherry and raspberry fruit that's layered with additional spice and sweet tobacco notes. Nicely integrated toast frames the finish. Drink now."

90 Points

Wine Spectator

User Reviews

The top 3 most liked reviews for this wine.

Cecilia Glass - Durham, NC (read all my reviews)

rating (2/29/2012):

Cecilia Glass - Durham, NC (read all my reviews)

rating (2/29/2012):

Bill Zipper (read all my reviews)

rating (11/10/2011):

dark, pretty good, but not great or anything.

Linda J Brockriede - Long Branch, NJ (read all my reviews)

rating (5/6/2011):

Edward Andersen - Sterling, IL (read all my reviews)

rating (4/26/2011):

John Houvouras (read all my reviews)

rating (4/19/2011):

Wonderful aroma & taste. So easy to drink. This is the best Pinot I've had since Benton Lane.

emsact - Aurora, IL (read all my reviews)

rating (4/5/2011):

Nawlins refugee (read all my reviews)

rating (3/1/2011):

Enjoyed my bottle of Veramonte very much. The other reviewer's shipment must have sat in a hot warehouse or truck long enough to kill it.

daluqfam (read all my reviews)

rating (10/24/2010):

Based the wine.com email recommendation, I had 3 bottles shipped to me of the Veramonte Ritual P.Noir 08. I was thoroughly disappointed. It had a nose of alcohol & a hot mid-palate presence of petrol. Sharp green tannins dominated the finish. I'm hoping that future recs are more accurate.