2013 Pinot Noir Hirsch Vineyard
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Tasting notes
Ripe cherry, cranberry, milk chocolate and violet. Beautiful – persistent yet very light. Multi-dimensional, fragrant. (RH)
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Richard Hemming MW, jancisrobinson.com
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2013 Pinot Noir Hirsch Vineyard offers a very pretty expression of this site. Like all of the 2013s here, the Hirsch is a touch forward. Sweet tobacco, dried cherries, crushed flowers, sage, and mint are all laced into the perfumed, sweet finish.
The 2013 Pinot Noir Hirsch Vineyard possesses gorgeous mid-palate sweetness and texture, along with the aromatic/savory overtones that are such a signature of the year. This is another tightly-wound Pinot, but there is also more than enough density to make me think the future is full of promise.
About the producer
Littorai stands as one of California’s most quietly influential estates, defined by organic and biodynamic farming, site transparency, and a restrained, Burgundian sensibility.