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Marcassin Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2012 (Magnum)
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| Country: | United States |
| Regions: | California California (Sonoma County) |
| Winery: | Marcassin |
| Grape Type: | Pinot Noir |
| Vintage: | 2012 |
| Bottle Size: | 1500 ml |
Product Description
Review:
The 2012 Pinot Noir Marcassin Vineyard, which comes primarily from
the Calera clone (although I suspect there are a few mystery clones in their
plantings), always seems to remind me of a grand cru from Burgundy’s Côte de
Nuits, particularly Morey-St.-Denis. Dense ruby/plum, its sweet nose of
strawberries, black cherry liqueur, fresh porcini mushrooms and forest floor is
followed by a dark, full-bodied, rich and concentrated wine that is supple,
dramatic, and even flamboyant. Drink it over the next 12-15 years. 97 Points
Rrbert Parker
Winery: Marcassin
Marcassin (French for ‘young wild boar’) is a distinctive Sonoma Coast, California winery owned by renowned winemaker Helen Turley and her husband John Wetlaufer, a viticulturalist. Helen Turley has worked as a consultant for numerous acclaimed wineries, but she now focuses mainly on her Marcassin wines.
Helen & John (a viticulturalist) produce around 2,500 cases of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir annually. The wines are highly sought after: 90% of the wine is sold via mailing list, and eager connoisseurs can wait years for the chance to be allocated a bottle.
Marcassin’s limited yield 20-acre estate vineyard is located on the Sonoma Coast and planted 2/3 Pinot Noir & 1/3 Chardonnay. It is meticulously farmed with densely planted vines. Fruit for their other vineyard-designated wines are sourced from neighboring Sonoma Coast vineyards.
Helen crafts unique, complex, and highly extolled expressions of Sonoma Coast wines following traditional Burgundian style, fermenting with natural yeast, primarily new oak and extended time on lees. The wines are bottled without fining, filtering or cold stabilization and are typically aged five years prior to release.
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Vineyard information:
Location: Perdriel, Luján de Cuyo, on the highest area of the Mendoza river - Mendoza.
Altitude: 950m above sea level.
Soil: sandy.
Year of plantation: 2000
Plant density per hectare: 3500
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Yield: 80 qq/ht.
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