Domaine Carneros Pinot Noir Carneros 2022 (750ml) Ribera del Duero

Domaine Carneros Pinot Noir Carneros 2022 (750ml) Ribera del DueroThe 2018 edition of this Estate Pinot Noir packs a full range of red and darker berry flavors. Beginning with the nose one encounters plum clafouti, cherries, bergamot tea, and red roses. Ten months of barrel age lends a sweetness that balances the supple tannin from this exceptional vintage producing an intense full bodied Pinot Noir. Of particular note in this edition is the juicy and sweet fruited entry upon the palate, backed up by delicate spice

with lovely aromas

the wine is rich with dark chocolate-covered cherries

Tannins are extremely precise but feathery and pliable

it shows an olfactory profile rich in notes of exotic fruit and citrus that intertwine with scents of spices and aromatic herbs

among the picturesque hills of Bolognano

ample and expressive

never-gruff tannins providing proper finishing grip

Powerful tannins dominate a set that will blend in two to three years to accompany caramelized poultry and its trumpets-de-la-mort

with the grip generating a mouthwatering feel

black pepper and cocoa powder

anise and wood spice accents

this shows sun-ripened stone fruit and wildly fragrant honeysuckle aromatics