2014 Brittan Pinot Noir Gestalt Block
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Pale to medium ruby-purple in color, the 2014 Pinot Noir Gestalt Block has a singular nose of crushed granite, violet and lilac over a core of blue fruit preserves and warm black cherries with notes of baking spice, dried leaves and salted licorice—still very tightly coiled. Medium-bodied and very silky in the mouth, it gives concentrated black and blue fruits with exotic spicy accents and a wicked line of crushed rock minerality. It’s framed with fine, grainy tannins and great freshness carrying the long, layered finish. This needs time in bottle.
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Josh Raynolds
Erin Brooks, Wine Advocate
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Dark red. Smoky dark berries, cherry cola and licorice pastille aromas pick up a suave floral accent in the glass. Pliant and seamless in texture; a core of minerality adds lift and focus to sappy blackberry and bitter cherry flavors. The smoke and floral notes come back steadily on a very long, penetrating finish that features dusty tannins and a late echo of sweet cola.