Garnet Monterey Pinot Noir 2012
Pinot Noir
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Wilfred
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Product Details
Varietal
Producer
Vintage
2012
Size
750ML
ABV
14.2%
Features
Screw Cap
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This is a Pinot with power, but also with finesse. Aromas include ripe blackberries, cherry preserves, vanilla toffee and toasted French oak. I love the velvety richness of the attack. The flavors of
dark red fruits and exotic spices just make this a juicy, delicious mouthful of wine.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
A wild and racy red, the excellent '12 Garnet Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir exhibits tremendous purity and style; quite rich and well balanced; strawberry, sage brush and a bit of oak.
Garnet has long set the standard for style and value in "New World" Pinot Noir. The debut 1983 vintage was an immediate hit with Pinot Noir drinkers (a fairly small group at the time) looking for a wine with the right combination of freshness and extract, grace and length. With a tip of the hat to the Côte De Beaune, Garnet is
a distinctly California wine, with silky texture and pure, vibrant flavors.
Garnet Vineyards Alison Crowe is a UC Davis enology graduate who grew up on the Santa Barbara Coast. She spent her first harvest at Chalone Vineyard where she discovered and developed a passion for Pinot Noir. Following stints at Byington and Bonny Doon, Alison worked alongside Michel Rolland at Bodegas Salentein in Argentina. At Garnet Vineyards, Alison puts this significant experience to work with a minimalist winemaking philosophy. "Give your wine a gentle nudge only when necessary. Sometimes all you need to do is get out of the way."
EMP921025_2012 Item# 128762