2021 Antica Terra - Pinot Noir Antikythera
Oregon, USA| Colour | : | Red |
| Producer | : | Antica Terra |
| Label Name | : | Pinot Noir Antikythera |
| Country | : | USA |
| Region | : | Oregon |
| Sub Region | : | Willamette Valley |
| Variety | : | Pinot Noir |
| Vintage | : | 2021 |
| Capacity | : | 750 ml - Standard Bottle |
| Ratings | : | Jeb Dunnuck 99 pts, James Suckling 97 pts, Vinous 97 pts |
| Tasting Notes | : |
The 2021 Pinot Noir Antinkythera displays a reflective bright magenta/ruby color, initially revealing darker notes of violets, wet stones, and black raspberries. As it opens, it reveals more vibrant, red-fruited notes that frame the wine, along with fresh herbs, and spice. Medium-bodied, it has a refined and detailed structure with wonderful tension, compact, yet weightless density, a stony texture, and a fantastically long finish. It is superbly balanced and nuanced, and I anticipate it will only improve and reveal its complexity as it ages. It is a phenomenal wine from the team at Antica Terra. - Jeb Dunnuck It’s their only pinot from a vineyard that Antica Terra owns outright, and it’s an exotic and wild-tasting one. Waves of rosemary, moss, bay leaves and the scent of an Oregon forest waft from the glass before muscular tannins and nervy acidity shape distinctive dark fruit and mushrooms on a full body. Drink or hold. - James Suckling Exotic from the first tilt of the glass, the 2021 Pinot Noir Antikythera tempts the imagination with a kaleidoscopic bouquet as flowery undergrowth and wet stone evolve into a collage of rosemary and sage, giving way to blue and red florals and crushed blackberries. Seamlessly silky in form yet nearly weightless in feel, this hovers across the palate with waves of ripe wild berry fruit intertwined with saline minerals and hints of spice. A liquid violet concentration lingers along with a pleasantly bitter tinge as the 2021 finishes gently tannic and with amazing length, leaving notes of sour cherry that pucker the cheeks. (EG) - Vinous |
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