2013 Fulcrum Brousseau Vineyard Chalone AVA Pinot Noir

14.2% alc., 135 cases, $56. Clones 113, 114 and 115. Aged 15 months in 100% French oak barrels, 35% new. · Moderately light reddish purple color in the glass. The nose is not open for business with very demure scents of briar, oak, earth and faint cherry. The satiny texture really stands out in this mid weight wine featuring red cherry fruit framed by firm, but integrated, fine-grain tannins. The most elegant of the four 2013 Fulcrum vineyard-designates, but also the most tannic which is typical of this vineyard. The nose still had not blossomed the following day from a previously opened and re-corked bottle, but the palate was more pleasing with softer tannins. Score: 89-90. Reviewed July 12, 2015

Winery: Fulcrum Wines
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