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2018 Founder's Reserve, Estate Pinot Noir, 1.5L Magnum

2018 Founder's Reserve, Estate Pinot Noir, 1.5L Magnum

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SKU: RE:18PNFDRRSV1.5L

Made from five of the very best barrels of Pinot Noir from the Westwood Estate in the 2018 vintage, the 2018 Founder's Reserve Pinot Noir is incredibly seductive, with a nose of heirloom rose and fresh raspberry. On the palate, it evolves into wild blueberry and black-cherry truffle, joined by hints of potting soil. Decadent and inviting, with silky tannins, excellent balance, and a long, delicious finish.

94 Points - Wine Enthusiast

A hearty, robust and complex reserve-level wine, this wine is brawny in black fruit and firm tannin, with a focused structure. Black tea and forest contribute enduring earthiness and a contrast to the rich layers of dense fruit. 


94 Points - Tasting Panel

The 2018 Pinot Noir Estate Reserve comes the Annadel Gap Vineyard located in the Sonoma Valley AVA and was 90% destemmed and brought up in 60% new French oak. It's a bigger, richer wine offering lots of redcurrant and black raspberry fruit, plenty of spice, sappy flowers, and forest floor, nuanced, medium to full-bodied richness, ripe tannins, and a great finish. A beautiful, complete, elegant wine from this label, it will be even better this time next year and keep through 2030.


93 Points - Jeb Dunnuck

From a cooler estate vineyard in the Sonoma Valley, the 2018 Pinot Noir Founder's Reserve Annadel Gap Vineyard is a charming, endearing, already complex Pinot with pretty red and black fruits, forest floor, spice, and dried flower-like aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied and elegant, it's ideal for drinking over the coming 4-6 years, if not longer.

Wine Specs
Vintage
2018
Varietal
Pinot Noir
Appellation
Sonoma Valley
Alcohol %
14