The wine reflects a beautiful and brilliant garnet color, with an expressive and complex nose of strawberry, plum, wild cherry, almond and licorice. The wine reveals an elegant palate, vibrant and complex, with delicate notes of noble wood, and very long and mineral finale.
93 James Suckling Lots of fresh cherries and strawberries on the nose, as well as bark, dried mushroom and citrus peel. It’s medium-bodied and juicy with silky tannins. Some serious, earthy undertones to the red-fruit flavors. Drink or hold.
93 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate Matured in barrel for 17 months, the 2018 Pinot Noir Découverte Vineyard has delicate scents of cranberries, blackberries and tea leaves with earthy undertones. The light-bodied palate is grainy and fresh with concentrated, earthy fruit and a long, layered finish.
92 Wine Spectator Filled with tension and presence but showing rather tight at the moment. Floral cherry and pomegranate flavors combine with green tea and steely minerality and build toward firm tannins. Needs time. Best from 2022 through 2028.
90 Wine Enthusiast The aromas bring a whiff of leather and compost, along with hints of spicy red plum. The spicy character rings across the palate, along with stiff herbal tannins that bring notes of black coffee, smoke and tar. There are black fruits buried in here, though it may take aggressive aeration to lift them out. Further bottle age is recommended.
