2017 Arista Pinot Noir UV Lucky Well Vineyard
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Medium ruby-purple, the 2017 Pinot Noir UV Lucky Well Vineyard offers aromas of charcuterie, raspberries and blackberries with accents of tangerine, potpourri and floral perfume. Medium-bodied and silky, it has concentrated, perfumed red berry fruits in the mouth with a firm, grainy frame and addicting freshness, gaining even more perfume and flesh through the long finish. Lovely! It will benefit from another 2-3 years in bottle.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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A classic effort, the 2017 Pinot Noir UV-Lucky Well Vineyard is another fresh, focused red from Arista that has lots of mulberry and raspberry fruit as well as notes of savory herbs, dried earth, and spice. Playing in the medium-bodied, elegant end of the spectrum, with good acidity and fine yet notable tannins, it has a core of sweet fruit but almost has a Sonoma Coast-like texture and structure. Give bottles a year or two and enjoy through 2027+.
The 2017 Pinot Noir U. V. Lucky Well Vineyard shows the heat of the vintage in its super-ripe, candied profile. Some readers will undoubtedly enjoy this flamboyant Pinot but I find it a bit overdone. A burst of sweet red and bluish-hued fruits punctuates the finish.