LiQuery - Kendall-Jackson Vintner's Reserve Pinot Noir 2017

Item:	657940
Size:	750 mL (25.4 oz)
Type:	2017 VINTAGES
Release Date:	2019-05-11
Producer:	Jackson Family Wines Inc
Location:	USA - California
Price:	$20.75 Price History
Style:	Red Wine Medium-bodied & Fruity
Alcohol:	12.5%
Varietal:	Pinot Noir
Sugar Code:	XD (5.0 g/L)
Rating:	88
Glass Style:	Pinot Noir

Description
This Pinot is aged for 7.5 months in mostly French oak, with roughly 21% seeing time in new oak. This ageing imparts the toast, vanilla and cedar notions that accompany the complex smoky black fruit. You will find this to be quite lithe and silky with a refined balancing acidity. A good option for grilled tuna or salmon, but also a nice choice for duck.

Tasting Notes
The nose is pinot with an appealing smoky black cherry aroma and bits of steeped tea. The mid-palate is rich and round with more smoky black fruit and fine structure. Winemaker Randy Ullom adds a dash of syrah to the blend to bolster themed-palate and add some complexity and it seems to work just fine. Much like the previous version this is well managed cool style pinot sourced from Monterey, Santa Barbara, Mendocino Sonoma and Napa counties. Impressive for the price. Score - 88. (Anthony Gismondi, gismondionwine.com, Dec. 2, 2007)

Tasting Notes