Amalie Robert "Wadenswil Clone" Pinot Noir (2012)

Willamette Valley, Oregon, United States

Varietal(s): 100% Pinot Noir

Recalcitrant red leads to aromas of afternoon sun warmed blackberries on the vine, black tea, cinnamon, and sandal wood spice bound in the restraints of bridle leather. Whoa, a strapping young wine. The palate is the traditional velvet glove of Wadenswil - elegance masking intention, but only more so as the vintage character expresses itself unabated. Primal fruit characters yield to texture and intensity. Muscular stem tannins and enabling acidity are the enforcers of a protracted and immeasurably pleasurable interlude.