DAKEL Vinedo Maricerro Pinot Noir 2019
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The 2019 vintage of Pinot Noir expresses the elegance and intensity of coastal Pinot Noir from the granitic soils of DAKEL's estate vineyard. The nose exhibits a tsunami of red and black fruits: cranberry, blackberry, and raspberry, balanced by wild rose petal aromas. A chalky texture and beautiful minerality enhance the concentration of these flavors, which persist on the palate.
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The 2019 Pinot Noir Dakél Viñedo Maricerro comes from the Itata coast, 12 miles from the Pacific. Aged for 10 months in 15% new barrels, it is a vivid reddish-purple hue with an elegant and intense aromatic profile of cherry, earth, and mushrooms kept inside a cedar box, accompanied by a whiff of smoke. Intense on the palate and full of flavor, it has a terse but silky feel and ripe, delicate, long-lasting aromas.
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James Suckling
A savory pinot, showing dark raspberries and earthy berries, orange peel and hints of mushrooms and walnuts. A juicy, medium-bodied pinot with juicy fruit and a smooth, supple mouth-feel.
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Wine Spectator
Displays a nice savory base, with cinnamon bark and herb notes up front, joined by rich flavors of cherry and Santa Rosa plum around fine, minerally tannins.
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Wine Enthusiast
A nose of baking spices offers cinnamon and vanilla guiding the senses to a fruit-focused palate. Cranberry, cherry and red plum are accented by barrel-driven spices, adding pleasant sweet flavors. Moderate acidity provides balance while a light note of herbs freshens the finish.
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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