2012 Anne Amie Twelve Oaks Estate Louise Vineyard Chehalem Mountains Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

13.7% alc., pH 3.60, TA 0.61, 150 cases, $40. Released March 2015. Louis Vineyard is the lowest elevation planting on the Twelve Oaks Estate making it a warmer site. Pommard 4 and Dijon 777 clones. Grapes were de-stemmed, cold-soaked for 5 days, aged a total of 16 months in French oak barrels, 45.5% new, racked into neutral French oak barrels after 10 months. Bottled unfined and unfiltered and bottle-aged for 12 months before release. · Dark reddish purple color in the glass. Slightly brooding aromas of black raspberry, cassis, underbrush, pine and spice. Bursting with luscious dark fruits, but somewhat reticent at this stage. A little more tannin and more oak overlay compared to the Boisseau Vineyard bottling, but a similar well-endowed finish. Score: 91-92. Reviewed July 23, 2015

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