2009 Amalie's Cuvée Pinot Noir
Vivid red. Exotically perfumed bouquet of candied red fruits, Asian spices, potpourri and cola. Pliant, sweet and light on its feet, offering intense raspberry, cherry and rose pastille flavors along with notes of star anise and blood orange. Finishes silky and long, with resonating floral nuances and excellent focus.
- Josh Raynolds, Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, July/Aug 2012 – 92 points
Representing as it does every vintage, an assemblage of owner Dena Drews’ 10-12 favorite barrels (in this case strongly favoring fruit from vines of Pommard Selection), the Amalie Robert 2009 Pinot Noir Amalie’s Cuvee delivers a strikingly complex nose of bittersweet floral perfume, toasted nuts, fresh red berries, and their spirituous essences along with those of myriad herbs. Silken texted and mouthwateringly salt-tinged, this finished with impressive length and a complexity more than fulfilling the promise made to the nose. I would look for at least a strong six year run.
-Wine Advocate, August 2012 – 91 points
