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DuMOL, Estate Vineyard Pinot Noir 2016
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Reviewed by: Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Medium ruby-purple colored, the 2016 Pinot Noir Estate Vineyard offers a nose of kirsch, redcurrants, ripe red plums and cranberry sauce with hints of lilacs, spice box, forest floor and dried Provence herbs. Medium-bodied with a beautifully elegant palate, it has a fine-grained frame supporting the quiet intensity of flavors, and it finishes with seamless freshness lengthening all those lovely fruit layers.
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
The 2016 Pinot Noir Estate Vineyard is an absolutely stellar wine. Dark and also quite savory in the glass, the 2016 presents a super-intriguing range of aromas, flavors and textures. The Estate has a Syrah-like feeling of density and darkness that is incredibly appealing. Huge tannins need time to soften. Readers who can wait will be rewarded with a magnificent Pinot Noir.
About the Producer
DuMOL is a renowned California-based winery that has been crafting exceptional Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Syrah wines since its inception in 1996. Founded by rooted local viticulturist and winemaker Andy Smith, DuMOL sources fruit from some of the most esteemed vineyard sites in Russian River Valley, Sonoma Coast, and beyond. Through meticulous, sustainable farming and minimalist winemaking, Smith captures the essence of each unique terroir in the DuMOL portfolio. The wines consistently impress with their elegance, intensity, and age-worthiness, establishing DuMOL as one of California's premier boutique producers of Burgundian-inspired varietals.
