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2012 Dragonette Cellars Radian Vineyard Pinot Noir

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June 26, 2022 - $41

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RATINGS

93The Wine Advocate

...fabulous concentration and richness to go with earthy blackberry fruit, ground herbs, crushed rock and tinges of sweet oak. Medium to full-bodied as well as thrillingly textured and layered, it stays classy and focused from the start to the finish.

93Wine Enthusiast

Aromas of cherry, uplifting spices and stone minerality lead into a silky palate of tar, black fruit, violet and fleshy meats...elegant...

92Vinous / IWC

Intensely perfumed aromas of cherry pit and red and dark berries, with smoky mineral and potpourri elements adding complexity. Nervy bitter cherry and black raspberry flavors are underscored by a cool mineral quality, with a deeper note of bitter chocolate emerging as the wine opens with air. Turns spicier on the penetrating finish, which leaves floral pastille and cherry notes behind.

16.5Jancis Robinson

Zesty, spicy, rocky, red-fruit aromatics. Creamy cherry and baking-spice mid palate. Drying oak spice through a long finish. Mouth-watering acidity. Core of rugged mountain-rock minerality spun through a palate of creamy baking spice...

REGION

United States, California, Central Coast

Central Coast AVA is a huge wine producing area that extends from Santa Barbara County in the south to San Francisco in the north. With more than 100,000 vineyard acres, it includes parts of six counties near the Pacific Ocean. Nearly 20 smaller AVAs lie within the Central Coast AVA. Central Coast earned appellation status in 1985. Included in the appellation are parts of the counties of Contra Costa, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz. Nearly every grape varietal grown in California is grown somewhere in the Central Coast AVA, though Chardonnay accounts for nearly 50% of the entire wine grape crop.

TYPE

Red Wine, Pinot Noir

This red wine is relatively light and can pair with a wide variety of foods. The grape prefers cooler climates and the wine is most often associated with Burgundy, Champagne and the U.S. west coast. Regional differences make it nearly as fickle as it is flexible.