2012 Domaine Serene Pinot Noir Grace Vineyard
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Bright ruby-red. A highly aromatic bouquet evokes ripe blackberry, cherry-vanilla, candied flowers and smoky minerals. Sweet, seamless and broad on the palate, conveying good depth and power to its intense red and dark berry flavors. Made in the distinctly rich style that followers of this winery have come to expect, but, like these other 2012s, showing surprising finesse as well. Closes silky, sappy and very long, with harmonious tannins coming in late to add shape.
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Josh Raynolds
Neal Martin, Wine Advocate
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The 2012 Pinot Noir Grace Vineyard is a wine that Erik Kramer said essentially "makes itself." It was picked October 10-12 and raised in 50% new oak over 16 months. It has a vibrant, very pure and more fruit-forward bouquet with blackcurrant and raspberry fruit with a tincture of iodine. The palate is medium-bodied with fine, quite succulent tannin. This is very pure and refined with carefully placed, precise blackcurrant and redcurrant notes and a healthy dose of cracked black pepper lending race on the finish and extending the aftertaste. Superb.