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Tightrope Winery Pinot Noir 2012 Wine Review

Tightrope Winery Pinot Noir 2012

Tightrope Winery Pinot Noir 2012

Naramata Bench, Penticton, Okanagan Valley, Canada

Community Score:92/100

Community Reviews: 2

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Drink: 2015-2018

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 13%

Sweetness: Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine


Winery: Tightrope Winery

Reviews and Ratings

Brent Gushowaty rated this wine as 92/100 with the following review:

Eye:
Cherry, touch of purple, touch of plum. Pale.

Nose:
Floral, roses, cherry, lovely oak.

Palate:
Silky mouth feel, roses, vanilla, not a long finish, could develop. Stops at mid-palate. 828 or Pommard clones? Opened later to cherry fruit – lovely.

Value Rating: 90

Other Information:
This is the first Pinot Noir from this Naramata Bench winery.

The grapes were de-stemmed, but not crushed, and put directly into small half ton fermenters where they cold soaked for five days before a wild ferment began. The must was hand punched twice daily, until the ferment was finished. The grapes spent 21 days on skins before being pressed. The wine was aged in French Oak, 30% new, for about 10 months before being bottled.

Awards:
Silver Medal – NorthWest Wine Summit
Silver Medal – Riverside International Wine Competition 2014
Gold Medal National Wine Awards of Canada 2014

Date Tasted: October 7, 2014

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1 Member would buy this wine again

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