LUTUM Durell Pinot Noir 2013
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Lutum's 2013 Pinot Noir Durell Vineyard offers lots of sous bois, mushroom and damp earth characteristics to go with an impressive amount of sweet currant and cherry-like Pinot Noir fruit that continues to come more and more to the forefront with time in the glass. Beautifully textured, seamless and pure, it's medium to full-bodied, has no hard edges and terrific intensity and length. It should benefit from short-term cellaring and have 10-12 years of overall longevity.
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The partnership between vintner Bill Price and winemaker Gavin Chanin, Lutum continues to impress, aiming for elegance without giving up flavor or body. Tightly wound, a signature perhaps of the vintage, this wine is still subtle, suggesting rhubarb and cherry atop forest floor. Smooth, it hides elusive power on the significant finish.
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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.