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Producer | Cobb Vineyards |
Country | United States |
Subregion | Sonoma Coast |
Varietal | Pinot Noir |
Vintage | 2016 |
Sku | 10021345 |
Size | 750ml |
Pale ruby, the nose of the 2016 Pinot Noir Coastlands Vineyard Old Firs Block offers savory cranberry sauce, cracked peppercorn, tar and violets with more detail emerging over time. The light-bodied palate delivers concentrated but perfumed, detailed fruits, gently grainy and fresh and finishing long and lifted. What a lovely dynamic of powerful fruit and understated structure.
A darker, more brooding iteration of this classic Sonoma Coast site. Aromas include pomegranate peel, sassafras, and anise. Its texture is deep and broad but somewhat introverted at first, filling out into plushness after an hour or so of being open. The finish is both dark-fruited and delicate.
Drinking Window 2020 - 2039
The 2016 Coastlands Vineyard Old First Block is marked by a lovely sense of creaminess that is quite unique in this range. There is plenty of the aromatic intensity that marks all of these wines, the but the Old Firs has a feeling of integration and balance that sets it apart. All the elements meld together effortlessly. Blood orange, raspberry and chalk add shades of nuance in a deep, ample Pinot Noir endowed with tremendous class and personality. The Old Firs is a mix of Martini and Wädenswil clones.
-- Antonio Galloni