Domaine Carneros Avant Garde Pinot Noir 2022 vs Villa Maria Taylors Pass Vineyard Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2019
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| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £27.99 | £27.99 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Domaine Caneros | Villa Maria |
| Style | Red | Red |
| Grape | Pinot Noir | Pinot Noir |
| Region | — | Marlborough |
| Country | USA | New Zealand |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
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Domaine Carneros Avant Garde Pinot Noir 2022
Domaine Carneros Avant-Garde Pinot Noir is a vibrant, fruit-forward expression of Carneros Pinot Noir, crafted to herald the fresh fruit qualities of this renowned California region. Sourced principally from the Estate Vineyard near the Chateau and the Stornetta Vineyard in the rolling hills of Western Carneros, this wine showcases the most fragrant characteristics from select lots across both vineyards. Why You'll Love It This is Carneros Pinot Noir with real personality—intensely aromatic, fresh, and lively with delicate balance that makes it incredibly food-friendly. As the newest and most fruit-forward in Domaine Carneros' collection, the Avant-Garde is designed to be the vanguard of the vintage, offering immediate appeal and vibrant fruit character. With 10 months in specially selected French oak barrels, this wine delivers complexity without losing its fresh, approachable charm. Vineyard & Production Sourced from the Estate Vineyard near the Chateau and the Stornetta Vineyard in the rolling hills of Western Carneros. The 2022 vintage experienced a late wet spring followed by almost idyllic growing conditions, with harvest beginning about two weeks later than normal. The wine is fermented in small open-topped tanks and aged for 10 months in French oak Burgundy barrels, specially selected from cooperages that complement the aroma and flavour profile of this wine. Tasting Notes Intensely aromatic with notes of raspberry jam, blackberries, cassis, and baking spices, complemented by hints of dried roses and orange peel. Fresh and lively on the palate with delicate balance, vibrant fruit character, and fine tannins. The finish is elegant and inviting with lingering red fruit and subtle spice. Perfect Pairings A versatile wine that shines with simply prepared dishes like grilled or braised salmon, roasted chicken, veal, pork tenderloin, duck breast, or mushroom risotto. Also enhances the vibrant flavours of Californian and Mediterranean cuisine, including herb-cruste
Villa Maria Taylors Pass Vineyard Single Vineyard Pinot Noir 2019
Villa Maria Taylors Pass Pinot Noir is an intensely ripe, concentrated expression from one of Marlborough's most distinctive single-vineyard sites. With a rich bouquet of brooding dark cherry, violets and fresh herbs, the palate shows fine tannins, soft acidity and graphite minerality, giving structure, focus and length. The finish unfolds with layers of dark chocolate, dried herbs and subtle oak spice. Why You'll Love It This is single-vineyard Pinot Noir at its finest—concentrated, elegant, and beautifully structured. Crafted with a single-vineyard philosophy, this wine reflects the unique terroir of Taylors Pass in Marlborough, offering an intensely ripe expression not often associated with the region. Precision viticulture and minimal intervention in the winery ensure a true expression of place. The result is a Pinot Noir with exceptional depth, complexity and ageing potential. Vineyard & Production The Taylors Pass vineyard combines stony soils, which contribute fresh floral and red-fruited notes, with silt loams that provide depth, structure and graphite-like minerality. Warm and sheltered, the site is well suited to producing a more opulent style of Pinot Noir. The 2019 vintage saw lower fruit set due to a cool spring, producing open bunches of small, flavour-packed berries. From January, Marlborough experienced a long, hot, dry summer with cool nights—ideal conditions for achieving full flavour and phenolic ripeness while retaining natural freshness. Hand-harvested fruit was fermented with indigenous yeasts in open-top stainless-steel fermenters, with hand plunging for gentle extraction. The wine matured for 14 months in French oak barriques (25% new), undergoing wild malolactic fermentation and minimal fining with egg whites. Tasting Notes This elegant Pinot Noir opens with intense dark cherry and violet aromatics with herbal undertones. The palate is finely structured, showing supple tannins and soft acidity, lifted by graphite minerality. The finish is lo
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