2014 TOP 100 WINES | #6
The ‘L’Espérance’ is a fantastic single vineyard Pinot Noir, which comes from a Dijon 115 MonoClone. This dazzling wine offers exotic aromas of black cherry, forest floor, red currant, dark soil, fresh herb, muddled raspberry, black tea, licorice, vanilla bean, mint and spring flowers. It possesses remarkable depth and balance with wonderful purity of fruit and racy acidity. Fresh minerals, red fruits, exotic spices mark the long, caressing finish. The 2012 L’Espérance is an age-worthy wine built for long-term aging and one of the more elegant and traditional examples of Pinot Noir you will find in coming out of California today. (Best 2019-2035) - October, 2014 (MD)
The ‘L’Espérance’ is a fantastic single vineyard Pinot Noir, which comes from a Dijon 115 MonoClone. This dazzling wine offers exotic aromas of black cherry, forest floor, red currant, dark soil, fresh herb, muddled raspberry, black tea, licorice, vanilla bean, mint and spring flowers. It possesses remarkable depth and balance with wonderful purity of fruit and racy acidity. Fresh minerals, red fruits, exotic spices mark the long, caressing finish. The 2012 L’Espérance is an age-worthy wine built for long-term aging and one of the more elegant and traditional examples of Pinot Noir you will find in coming out of California today. (Best 2019-2035) - October, 2014 (MD)
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Wine Specifications
Report Date: October, 2014
Drinking Window: 2019-2035
Estimated Value: $85
Vintage: 2012
Producer:Soliste
Country: United States
Region: California
Appellation: Sonoma Coast
Importer: NA