Aberrant Cellars Carpe Noctem Pinot Noir 2012 0,75

Eric Eide er manden bag vinene fra Oregon. Fokus er på Pinot Noir, som alle er kendetegnet ved deres flotte balance og imponerende struktur. Han praktiserer 'hands off' og ønsker at lade marken tale sit tydelige sprog i den færdige vin. Vinene er tilgængelige ved frigivelse men besidder samtidig et imponerende lagringspotentiale. Vi taler her vine i den klassiske kølige Oregon stil som mange vil betegne som Bourgogne inspireret. Anmelderne har givet vinene flotte anmeldelser og Robert Parker skriver om pris/kvalitet Moreover, prices for these wines aren’t really reasonable given their quality no, they’re unreasonably low!

The 2012 Pinot Noir Carpe Noctem is an individual barrel selection in terms of weight, texture and intensity. It is 75% Eola-Amity Hills and 25% Yamhill-Carlton fruit and undergoes malolactic in barrel, where it is aged for 17 months in French oak (58% new). Deeper in color than the Virtus Ex, it has quite an intense bouquet with a light marine influence upon the dark plum and raspberry coulis scents. The palate is medium-bodied with supple and harmonious tannin, smooth in the mouth with no rough edges, it gradually builds with a peacock's tail of dark plum, mulberry and hints of dried blood. You could actually broach this now, but I would suggest allowing 12 to 24 months in bottle.