2013 Mardikian Estate Pinot Noir, Magnum

Wine Specs

Vintage

2013

Varietal

Pinot Noir

Appellation

Sonoma Coast

Vineyard Designation

Mardikian Estate

Harvest Date

September 28 & October 2-3, 2013

Sugar

24.5 to 25 Brix

Acid

0.56 gms/100ml

3.77

Aging

16 months sur lie in French oak, 35% new

Fermentation

Blend of native fermentations, and D254, BGY, Assmanshausen & RC212 yeasts

Bottling Date

August 19, 2014

Alcohol %

14.5

Wine Notes

Accolades - 90 Pts., Robert Parker

Accolades - 92 Pts., PinotFile

Accolades - 93 Pts., Tasting Panel

Accolades - 90 Pts., Wine Enthusiast

2013 Mardikian Estate Pinot Noir, Magnum

Sonoma Coast

In its fifth year (and second vintage) we find the vineyard offering fruit from two additional blocks (of eight planted), increasing the number of clonal selections in this vintage to six, with a resulting step up stylistically, offering a richer, more complex wine worthy of considered contemplation. The character of Mardikian is still being revealed as the insights we gain from spending more time farming this treasured vineyard leads to all that Jim Pratt, Sander Scheer and I hoped when we first dusted our boots with these soils.

This product is sold out at this location

How can a wine this young show such maturity and distinctive class? Aromas and flavors of wild berry and plum join raspberry and black Aussie style licorice, plush and silky. Join me in this journey, won’t you?

Production: 20 barrels

Clones: 2A | 114 | 667 | 777 | Martini & Pommard

Wine Profile

Tasting Notes

~ 92 Points "Outstanding" / “Moderately light cherry red color in the glass. Lovely aromas of cherry pie glaze, Asian 5-spice and a compliment of oak. Flavorful on the attack and soft and smooth on the mid palate, with a juicy core of cherry fruit. More polished and elegant in the vintage, with less color and fruit intensity, finishing with polish. A velvet hammer of flavor.” - Rusty Gaffney, PinotFile

Awards

~ 90 Points "Outstanding" / “The outstanding 2013 Pinot Noir Mardikian Estate Vineyard is dark ruby/purple, shows forest floor, black cherry and blackcurrant notes, spice, medium to full body, excellent purity and richness. It’s an impressive wine - 100% from the Sonoma Coast. Drink it over the next 5-7 years.” - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Vineyard Notes

~ 93 Points "Outstanding" / Silky texture with ripe cherry and juicy, tangy acidity; elegant, fresh and bright; long, complex and showing considerable finesse. - Anthony Dias Blue, Tasting Panel Magazine

Production Notes

~ 90 Points "Highly Recommended" / “An estate-grown wine in its second vintage, this comes from the cooler-climate hills of the coast. This plush wine is dark brown in color and brimming in stinky earth—a rich, funky and concentrated expression that’s herbal, spicy and shy in raspberry fruit.” -Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast

Winemaker Notes

2012 VINTAGE ACCOLADES:

Food Pairing Notes

94 | Pinot Report 94 | Pinot File 90 | Wine Spectator 90 | Wine Enthusiast

Other Notes

TASTING NOTES: Our first bottling from Mardikian Estate was was the 2012 vintage and it sold out quickly. This second edition is already a decided step up in style and complexity, now featuring six of the eight clones planted at the estate. How can a wine this young show such maturity and distinctive class? Aromas and flavors of wild berry and plum join raspberry and black Aussie style licorice, plush and silky on the palate. Join us in this journey, won’t you?