2018 Arista Pinot Noir Two Birds
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Medium ruby, the 2018 Pinot Noir Two Birds Estate is bursting with cranberry sauce, rhubarb and blueberries with notes of mushroom, dusty earth and aniseed. The palate is lovely, with a fine balance of bright, juicy flavors, spicy accents, grainy tannins and bursts of freshness that call you back again and again on the long, layered finish.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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There are two black labeled Reserve level Pinot Noirs from this estate. The 2018 Pinot Noir Two Birds Estate Vineyard offers up a denser ruby, almost opaque color to go with a beautiful, youthful, and unevolved bouquet of ripe red and black fruits, scorched earth, toasted spices, and assorted floral nuances. It’s another medium-bodied, concentrated, youthful Pinot Noir from Arista that will benefit from 2-3 years of bottle age and should have 10-12 years of overall longevity.
The 2018 Pinot Noir Two Birds is a gorgeous, effusive wine. A whole range of floral, spice and citrus notes give the 2018 its deeply pitched aromatics. Intense and layered, the 2018 is a Pinot of real substance that reflects the more refined style Arista has taken with the 2018s. The results are evident.