Brick House, Evelyn's Pinot Noir Vintage:2017

Brick House, Evelyn's Pinot Noir Vintage:2017The 2017 Pinot Noir Evelyn's comes from about half Pommard and half Dijon clone fruit and was aged in about 40% new oak. Pale ruby purple, it opens with some tarry scorched earth aromas, unwinding slowly to red and black cherries and sweet red berry fruits with nuances of violets and amaro. The light to medium bodied palate is firm, grainy and fresh with a long, flavorful finish. Give this another couple of years in bottle. 250 cases produced.

A completely backward but superbly complex nose displays layered aromas that run to game and underbrush as well as ripe red and dark berry fruit trimmed in a bit of wood toast that give way to rich

Larner vineyard (Ballard Canyon) and Harrison-Clarke vineyard (Ballard Canyon)

This is the 13th edition that Vietti has come out with

Bright and delicate

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Well balanced

The wine is redolent of dark fruit

This Zinfandel blend (with 23% Petite Sirah and 6% Carignan) has an intense purple juiciness

my ratings have varied between 91 and 93

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Aged for 28 months in cask

complicated by a sexy potpourri element