2012 Joseph Phelps Vineyards Freestone Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast, USA 750ml

2012 Joseph Phelps Vineyards Freestone Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast, USA 750ml

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Vintage
2012
Producer
Joseph Phelps Winery
Country: 
USA
Region: 
California
Sub-Region: 
North Coast / Sonoma County / Sonoma Coast
Grape/Blend
Pinot Noir
Pairing
Duck, Goose and Game Birds
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Tasting notes
"Dark red cherries, tobacco and new leather wrap around the palate in the 2012 Pinot Noir Freestone Vineyard. A wine of presence and nuance, the 2012 stands out for its symmetry and overall sense of balance. I very much like the delineation and energy here. The Freestone is a blend of fruit from Quarter Moon (60%) and Pastorale (40%). It shows beautifully next to those wines, despite a significant difference in price. This is the hidden jewel in the range, there is little doubt about that."
Antonio Galloni
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Producer

Joseph Phelps Winery

The average American wine drinker, who is accustomed to drinking wines from the Americas, may hold a wine labeled by varietal in esteem over a “red blend.” This, of course, is a novice mistake. And as we fans of Bordeaux know, many of the best wines in the world are red blends. Today, thanks in part to an innovator named Joseph Phelps, some of these wines are American. In 1974, Phelps decided to make a separate cuvee for each year, a wine made from the best grapes his vineyard had produced—whatever they were. He named the wine Insignia. Because he was not limited by the maximum percentages ...
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