LiQuery - 13th Street Essence Pinot Noir 2011

Item:	237222
Size:	750 mL (25.4 oz)
Type:	2011 VINTAGES VQA
Release Date:	2017-10-05
Producer:	Thirteenth Street Wine Corp.
Location:	Canada - Ontario
Price:	$44.95 Price History
Style:	Red Wine Medium-bodied & Fruity
Alcohol:	14.0%
Varietal:	Pinot Noir
Sugar Code:	XD (2.0 g/L)
Rating:	92
Glass Style:	Pinot Noir

Description
TASTING NOTE: Ruby colour; Burgundian nose, leather, raspberry; a flavour of sweet raspberry candy mitigated by lively acidity. Firmly structured, full on the palate with good length. Very Burgundian with a firm finish. (This is winemaker Jean-Pierre Colas's first attempt at Pinot Noir. Bravo.) Score: 90 (Tony Aspler, tonyaspler.com, A Wine Lover's Diary, Nov. 2010)

Tasting Notes
Essence wines, this is where you find the personality of Colas, this is his playground, a place where he can make the wines that best express the best of the vintage, his take on the vintage. The Pinot shows black cherry, meaty-loamy notes, truffles and swirling spices on the nose. It is built with structure, designed to age, with ripe, assertive tannins, savoury cherry flavours, currants, earthy and spicy but doesn't seem over the top on the palate. My temptation would be to lay this down for a while to bring it all into harmony. Score - 92. (Rick VanSickle, winesinniagara.com, Nov. 27, 2014)

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