2017 Tyler Pinot Noir La Rinconada Vineyard
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One of the highlights among these 2017s, the Pinot Noir La Rinconada Vineyard is positively stellar. All the best elements of Justin Willett's style come through in the Rinconada, a wine that possesses tremendous fruit richness, vibrancy and exceptional overall balance. The 33% whole clusters are nicely integrated in the wine's fabric. Sweet red/purplish berry fruit, lavender, sage and blood are front and center, but more than anything else, the Rinconada stands out for its superb sense of poise. I loved it.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Erin Brooks, Wine Advocate
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Pale to medium ruby-purple, the 2017 Pinot Noir La Rinconada Vineyard has a wonderful perfume of tricolored berries—blueberry, cranberry, raspberry, strawberry and blackberries—with nuances of orange oil, gravel dust, sagebrush and lilac. The light to medium-bodied palate gives up tons of floral and amaro accents knit by grainy tannins and seamless acidity and finishing very long and perfumed. 68 cases were made.