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2014 The Reserve Pinot Noir - 95 pts Vinous

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The Reserve is an exclusive less than 50 case selection of Pinot Noir representing our most intriguing wine in the cellar. The final blend represents countless hours of tasting wine from barrel. Only with such in-depth knowledge of our subject, were we able to select these 2 barrels of Pinot Noir.

Every block of Pinot Noir within our 35 acre vineyard is individually hand harvested at its peak of flavor maturity and intensity. Block by block, the fruit is fermented in small 1.5 ton lots and matured for over 18 months in French oak barrels.

Every vineyard block and clone/rootstock combination showcases something unique and special from the vineyard. After fermentation is complete, the wine is placed into a selection of barrels to mature. We source French oak barrels from several coopers. The wine takes a different path to maturity in each barrel, developing its own nuances.

We taste all of our barrels of wine many times throughout the year. We experience the evolution of flavors and aromas and remember the significant events in our vineyard. The excitement of an early bloom, the mystery of a very light fruit set, the discovery of color change at veraison, and the rapture of harvest. Tasting each barrel of wine provides us a snapshot in time. We experience the wine’s development.

As we taste wine through the cellar, we can usually agree on when we have found the best barrel or two of Pinot Noir. When that happens, we find that we disagree on whose blend it is going into. And when we find that we agree to disagree, we have just found The Reserve.

Tasting Notes: Risqué red. A perfumed bouquet of Montmorency cherries, crushed red raspberries, nutmeg and Darjeeling tea aromas entice. Focused and lithe, offering intensity of red fruited flavors and a complete colonization of the palate while refined stem tannins and integrated acidity provide grip and intensity that echo endlessly.

Culinary Inclinations: Roasted quail stuffed with chanterelles, kale and quinoa served alongside Gorgonzola stuffed mission figs wrapped in prosciutto and garlic sautéed broccolini.

2013 The Reserve Pinot Noir

Bright-rimmed red. Expansive spice- and mineral-accented red fruit, musky earth and floral pastille scents are complemented by a zesty suggestion of blood orange. Sweet and seamless in texture, with a spine of juicy acidity giving lift to the sappy black raspberry, cherry cola and candied rose flavors. Shows excellent clarity, no rough edges and lingering floral and spice notes on a very long, subtly tannic finish.

- Josh Raynolds, Vinous, June 2019 - 93 points

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Amalie Robert Estate is open for tastings by appointment.

503.88.CUVEE (28833)

cuvee@amalierobert.com

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