Ponzi Reserve Pinot Noir 2018

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Product Details


Varietal

Region

Producer

Vintage
2018

Size
750ML

ABV
14.2%

Features
Green Wine

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Somm Note

Winemaker Notes

This perfumed nose holds spice notes of clove, anise and cinnamon underlaid by lilac, lavender and cherry wood aromatics. The mouth is focused and structured with long tannins laced with chocolate nibs, sweet Bing cherries and rich notes of dried fig and black tea.

Professional Ratings

  • 95
    Aromas of flowers, stems and ripe and dried strawberries. Lavender, too. Medium to full body. Firm and tight structure with black fruit and a flavorful finish. So long and seamless. Needs time to open and give you what it has. Old-vine wine from almost 50-year-old heirloom clones.
  • 95

    Pale ruby, the 2018 Pinot Noir Reserve Estate Grown is scented of cranberry sauce, violet, tea leaves, blood orange and wood smoke. The light-bodied palate is grainy and refreshing with generous floral perfume, concentrated fruit and a long, layered finish. Best After 2023

  • 93
    This reserve pulls from the estate's Aurora, Abetina, Avellana and Madrona vineyards. Tart cranberry, pomegranate and raspberry fruits combine here. It's young and juicy and spicy with blood-orange acidity. Definitely built to age, this may be enjoyed now and over the next decade.
    Cellar Selection
  • 92
    A broad-shouldered style but refined and polished, with deep blueberry and raspberry flavors laced with stony minerals, black tea and dusky spice. Builds tension toward medium-grained tannins.

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Thriving under the second generation for more than two decades, this family owned and operated winery is internationally acclaimed for crafting some of the world's finest cool climate wines. For more than forty years, Ponzi Vineyards has set the standard for New World Pinot noir production with innovation in gravity flow and gentle handling techniques. All 130 acres of Ponzi vineyards are certified sustainable, recognizing the winery’s commitment to environmental responsibility. Ponzi Vineyards continues to set the bar for Oregon wines and remains at the forefront of the nation's top wine producers.
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Thin-skinned, finicky and temperamental, Pinot Noir is also one of the most rewarding grapes to grow and remains a labor of love for some of the greatest vignerons in Burgundy. Fairly adaptable but highly reflective of the environment in which it is grown, Pinot Noir prefers a cool climate and requires low yields to achieve high quality. Outside of France, outstanding examples come from in Oregon, California and throughout specific locations in wine-producing world. Somm Secret—André Tchelistcheff, California’s most influential post-Prohibition winemaker decidedly stayed away from the grape, claiming “God made Cabernet. The Devil made Pinot Noir.”

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