Acacia Carneros Pinot Noir 2017
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The wine offers a fine balance with perfectly ripened Pinot Noir fruit and bright ‘Los Carneros’ acidity, underpinned by the carefully selected oak barrel regiment. This is a refined and elegant style of Pinot Noir offering a graceful and long-lasting finish.
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Barrel-aged for seven months in 80% French and 20% Hungarian oak, this Pinot was made with fruit sourced mostly from two of the winery’s estate vineyards in the Los Carneros AVA, which is known for its cool winds and foggy mornings. The nose is deep and brooding, with black cherry, dark cedar, and tobacco. Woodsy tones on the palate mesh with ripe raspberry, brush, and black-tea tannins as bright acidity peeks through the dark, savory shadows of this beautiful red.
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As early as the 1970s Carneros became known as a source of terrific Pinot Noir, and was one of the first California regions to gain such a reputation. The combination of sunny days, cooling fog and thin clay soils are tailor-made for the variety. Another factor in Pinot Noir’s prominent place here is vintners’ willingness to experiment widely. The history of the grape in Carneros is marked by continuous research into clonal variations, viticultural techniques and site selection. Careful evaluation over time has revealed a signature flavor profile as well. Complex aromas and flavors of cherry, red berry, spice, earth and cola appear time and again in Carneros Pinot Noir. To this day the appellation remains one of California’s standard bearers for the variety.