Peter Michael Clos Du Ciel Pinot Noir 2012

Pinot Noir from Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County, California

95 Robert
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91 Wine
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Product Details

Varietal

Pinot Noir

Region

Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County, California

Producer

Peter Michael

Vintage

2012

Size

750ML

ABV

14.8%

Features

Collectible

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Winemaker Notes

Offering elegance, complexity, richness and long ability to age, the 2012 Clos du Ciel is an exceptional wine. It has a red-ruby color with a purple aristocratic hue. The nose is filled with aromas of raspberry liqueur, black cherry, wild strawberry, black truffle, earthy and leather notes. Balanced and rich in the mouth, the notes of delicate red forest fruits and violet scents are stunning with earthy and gamey components, which complete the intense mouth feel. The texture of Clos du Ciel is sensual, silky and stylish with an impressive length. It will require a couple of years of cellaring to develop its bouquet and remarkable potential.

Professional Ratings

95 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2012 Pinot Noir Clos de Ciel was cropped at a rather high 3+ tons of fruit per acre and totaled 670 cases because of such a large crop. It offers plenty of blue and red fruits intermixed with notes of spring flowers, full body, and a layered mouthfeel. This should turn out to be a beauty, but like most of the 2012s I tasted with Luc and Nick Morlet, it is so primary and grapy, it is hard to see the nuances that are expressed in the other vintages. It should drink well for 10+ years.
Range: 93-95+
91 Wine Spectator
Marked by firm, gripping tannins and a core of savory herb, cola-laced dried berry, black tea and truffle flavors that fan out on the finish, this picks up a mocha note while remaining dry and savory. Drink now through 2022.

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Peter Michael

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In 1982 Sir Peter and Lady Margaret Michael built the Peter Michael Winery on a square mile of rocky volcanic ridges that form the western face of Mount St. Helena in Knights Valley, Sonoma County, California. The estate vineyards rest on steep hillsides ranging in elevation from 1100 to nearly 2000 feet. Of the nearly 600 estate acres, only about 20% are planted to grapes. Peter Michael Winery is best known for single-vineyard and estate grown Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and a Cabernet Sauvignon cuvee of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. The Peter Michael Winery remains true to its commitment to growing classic grape varieties in small mountain vineyards in order to produce great wines using classical winemaking techniques. Given this covenant to the product, only a limited quantity will ever be available.

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Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir

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The Sonoma Coast AVA is large in area but, not counting overlapping regions like Russian River Valley, only has a few thousand acres of grapevines—and it’s no wonder. Much of the region is rugged and not easily accessible. Its proximity to the Pacific Ocean’s fog and cool breezes limits the varieties that can be cultivated, but it proves to be an ideal environment for high quality Pinot Noir.

Since fog is a frequent fact of life here, as are heavy marine layers that sometimes bring rain, the best vineyards are wisely planted above the fog line, on picturesque ridges that capture enough sun to provide even ripening. That, with the overnight drop in temperature that reliably preserves acidity, results in fine expressions of Pinot Noir that often receive tremendous critic and consumer praise alike, and are often in high demand.

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