Goldeneye Gowan Creek Vineyard Pinot Noir 2012

Professional Ratings

• 92 Wine Spectator
  Generous, offering ripe plum, black cherry and wild berry flavors, with touches of anise and black licorice. Ends with hints of dusty dried herb and cedar that fold into the finish. Drink now through 2021.
• 92 Wine Enthusiast
  One of the most ripe, opulent and unctuous of the Anderson Valley wines, this full-bodied bottling smells and tastes like cinnamon, cherries, milk chocolate and brown sugar, but not as sweet as that sounds. The texture is very broad and mouth-coating and the alcohol feels on the high side, giving a feeling of power with polish.
• 91 Connoisseurs' Guide
  Fine Pinot Noir manages to marry richness and grace in a way that few other red wines do, and Goldeneye’s latest from the Gowan Creek Vineyard very capably makes just that point. It is moderately full-bodied, supple and quite rich with a strong accent on juicy, black cherries and a lesser one on the crème brûlée qualities of very good oak, and it keeps ripeness nicely reined in. It finishes with tannin enough to provide a bit of grip but not so much to dissuade early drinking, and, if it is sure to be helped by a few years of cellaring, it possesses plenty of charm even now.