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Item Number: 6906
UPC: 0091037062055
Country: USA
Region: California
Sub Region: Sonoma
Appellation/AVA: Sonoma County
Vintage: 2012
Grape(s): 100% Pinot Noir
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750ml Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 13.9
Vintage Notes: After two somewhat challenging (but ultimately rewarding) years, 2012 was an absolute dream vintage. The spring gave a nice fruit set followed by a moderately warm summer with typically cool mornings and evenings. September brought no real heat spikes or moisture which allowed Banshee to harvest ultra pure, clean fruit at their leisure. Their focus remains on cooler, coastal influenced vineyards in and around Occidental, Sebastopol, and the Fort Ross-Seaview areas.
Even more than in 2011, the Sonoma County Pinot Noir became the fortunate benefactor of Banshee's expanding single vineyard offerings. In 2012, declassified barrels from Coastlands, Emmaline, Jack Hill, Rice-Spivak, Tina Marie, Hellenthal, Hurst, Bohemian, and Sullivan Vineyards are all included in the final Sonoma County blend.
Winemaking Notes: This wine was aged in French oak (20% new, 5% second use, 75% neutral) for 10 months with one racking halfway through elevage.
Tasting Notes: The 2012 Banshee Sonoma County Pinot proudly continues upon Banshee's tradition of truly elegant wines that deliver an experience far greater than their price would suggest. The aromatics start in a cool perfumy register that is underlined by a touch of forest floor. In the mouth the wine offers a deft balance between just ripe raspberries and boysenberry against a frame of rhubarb and pine. The 2012 also possesses a sense of coiled energy behind its elegant outward appearance.
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