2019 Freestone Vineyards Pinot Noir
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The 2019 Pinot Noir Freestone Estate Proem #3 is fragrant and concentrated, with latent spicy accents that suggest it will continue to unfold in bottle over the next decade. Medium ruby in color, it has alluring scents of raspberry, blackberry, cast iron, pipe tobacco, pepper and dried lilacs. The palate is velvety and seamless, with surprising concentration, layer after layer of earthy, spicy accents and a very long finish. Wow!
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Jeb Dunnuck
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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Lastly, the 2019 Pinot Noir Freestone Vineyards reveals a medium ruby, semi-opaque hue to go with stunning notes of ripe black cherries, black tea, spice, and a distinct, racy, reductive, mineral nuance that builds with time in the glass. Beautifully textured, nicely structured, and balanced, it's going to cruise for 5-7 years, if not over a decade, in cold cellars.
The 2019 Pinot Noir Freestone Vineyards takes time to open, metamorphosing from iron and woodsmoke to raspberries, dried flowers, dark spices and aniseed. The medium-bodied palate is silky and seamlessly fresh, loaded with perfectly ripe, earth-laced fruits whose flavors linger for a very long time in the mouth. This has the fruit intensity and structure to age very well in bottle.
The 2019 Pinot Noir Freestone Vineyards is a gorgeous introduction to these wines. Aromatic, nuanced and wonderfully expressive, the 2019 hits all the right notes. Sweet rose petal, dried herbs, red cherry, pomegranate and cedar are some of the many notes that open in the glass. All the elements are so nicely balanced.
About the producer
California winery Joseph Phelps is best known for its flagship Insignia cuvée, one of the first and finest proprietary red wines in the Napa Valley.