Pinot Noir Peter Martin Ray Vineyard
2018
Arnot-Roberts a été fondé en 2001 à Healdsburg, en Californie, par deux amis d’enfance : Duncan Arnot Meyers et Nathan Lee Roberts. Duncan Arnot Meyers a grandi dans le vin. Le meilleur ami de son père était Bernard Portet, le co-fondateur de Clos du Val, et Duncan a passé une bonne partie de sa jeunesse près de ce domaine, dans la vallée de Napa. Il a été encadré par John Kongsgaard pendant 2 ans et demi et il a travaillé aux côtés de Pax Mahle, spécialiste culte de la syrah,...
The 2018 Pinot Noir Peter Martin Ray Vineyard is an incredibly intriguing wine. Irregular ripening might actually be a plus in giving the Pinot myriad shades of complexity. Floral, savory and bright, the Peter Martin Ray Pinot is so expressive and full of character. On the palate, the 2018 is perhaps a bit rustic, and yet it has so much to say.
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The 2017 Pinot Noir Peter Martin Ray Vineyard is superb. Bright, focused and wonderfully energetic, the 2017 is simply magnificent. Dark cherry, plum, lavender, crushed rocks, blood orange and mint are all beautifully delineated. There is a real sense of energy here that is compelling. At times, the Peter Martin Ray shows a more somber side. It is that push and pull of elements that makes the 2017 so alluring.
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Dry-farmed, head-trained Pinot Noir was planted at 430m in the Peter Martin Ray Vineyard in the late 1970s. This vintage shows notes of dried leaves, red liquorice and tobacco. There is a rich, burliness to the texture that I find consistent throughout Santa Cruz Mountain Pinots, of which this is a definitive example. This bottle was delicious well into its third day of being open – a sure sign of a long, vibrant life ahead.
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