2018 Hirsch Pinot Noir Estate Reserve

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The 2018 Pinot Noir Estate Reserve is a blend of numerous parcels across the ranch, essentially from East Ridge, West Ridge, Raschen and Block 8. Powerful, rich and also quite tannic, the 2018 is a reticent Pinot that will demand cellaring. I would not plan on opening a bottle anytime soon.
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James Suckling
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Herbal and forested, this reserve estate wine is buzzy in acidity, with a lively, carbonic edge. Sharp red-strawberry and pomegranate notes are supplemented by juicy blood orange and a lasting foundation of structure.
This shows wonderful complexity and subtlety with dried cherries, mushrooms, bark and forest floor on the nose. Full-bodied, yet so precise and tailored with beautiful fruit. Fine and fresh on the finish, which goes on and on. Pretty acidity, too. Drinkable now, but this will deliver something wonderful in two or three years. Try after 2022.