Ponzi Tavola Pinot Noir 2012
-
Spectator
Wine -
Enthusiast
Wine
Product Details
Your Rating
Somm Note
Winemaker Notes
On the heels of the late and cool 2010 and 2011 vintage, 2012 was a welcome sight. Although the season started with wet and long spring weather, the summer brought dry and warm conditions. From July through mid-October there were only trace amounts of precipitation. Days were warm, but nights stayed cool giving us beautiful ripeness and sugar, while maintaining bright acidity. Crops were low,due to the wet spring, increasing the intensity of fl avor. 2012 is being hailed as an "epic" vintage in Oregon wine history and the wines are proving that to be true.
Professional Ratings
-
Wine Spectator
Fresh and inviting, with cherry and raspberry notes at the core, showing hints of cinnamon and hibiscus around the edges. The flavors float easily into the finish.
-
Wine Enthusiast
Wonderfully fragrant, with a full-on expression of dark, plummy, black cherry fruit, this is fairly substantial. Slightly smoky tannins grip and hold through a medium-long finish. Lovely texture, with a wash of cola running through the back end.
Other Vintages
2021-
Parker
Robert -
Enthusiast
Wine
-
Parker
Robert -
Wong
Wilfred
-
Suckling
James -
Parker
Robert -
Spectator
Wine -
Enthusiast
Wine
-
Panel
Tasting
-
Enthusiast
Wine -
Spirits
Wine &
-
Spirits
Wine & -
Enthusiast
Wine
-
Spirits
Wine &
-
Spirits
Wine &
-
Parker
Robert
-
Spirits
Wine &
-
Enthusiast
Wine
-
Spectator
Wine
Home of some of the planet’s most amazingly elegant and expressive Pinot noir, the Willamette Valley is a pastoral, mixed landscape of green, bucolic rolling hills, dramatic forestlands and small, independent, friendly wine growers. As a leader in environmental stewardship, the valley has some of the nation’s most protective land use policies, with two-thirds of its vineyards farmed sustainably and over half, organically. While the valley claims a cool, continental climate, and is heavily influenced by the cold, moist winds of the Pacific Ocean, its warm and dry summers allow for the steady, even ripening of Pinot noir.
The potential of Willamette Valley Pinot noir continues to attract the investment of serious growers and winemakers both locally and from abroad, as naturally the finished wines bring accolades from professionals and enthusiasts. With a range of styles from delicate dried cherry, raspberry and hibiscus to stronger notes of truffle, mocha, plum and spice, a fine Willamette Valley Pinot noir is a perfect expression of both character and grace.