2012 Pinot Noir First Born

Wine Details
Producer

Gros Ventre

Place of Origin

United States

Sonoma Coast

Sonoma

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Pinot Noir

Reviews & Tasting Notes

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Drinking Window

2015 - 2018

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While he personally loves the character of the cool-vintage 2011s, "especially their tension," Chris Pittenger described the 2012s as "wines that everybody can get behind, especially restaurants and people who drink their pinots young." But that opulence may cause folks to think that the '12s will be at their best over the short haul, and Pittenger thinks that's a mistake because the wines have the balance and acidity to see plenty of them into their second decade. One concern he expressed was that "the grapes in 2012 could be large, so tannins can be on the low side, but that's not a big deal to most pinot drinkers." Production here was higher than normal in 2012, as would be expected, but since Gros Ventre is still a small winery the wines are only slowly spreading into the greater retail marketplace.

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I tasted a wide range of wines spanning three vintages this year at Gros Ventre. Quality is becoming more consistent, which is a very good sign. I still see room for improvement, so the best looks like it is still to come.