Gros Ventre Campbell Ranch Pinot Noir - 2012 (750ml) Provence Give this classy wine 4-6

Give this classy wine 4-6 years in the cellar and enjoy it through 2030

89% from Grand Cru villages and 11% from Premier Crus

The 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon Melbury (a dead ringer for Pauillac) has an opaque blue/purple color and an extraordinarily sweet nose of charcoal

this was the first vintage where I began to notice on some bottles the wet cement/damp cardboard aromas that were far more increasingly evident in the subsequent vintages

sour cherry

Gros Ventre Campbell Ranch Pinot Noir - 2012 (750ml) Provence Give this classy wine 4-6Juicy, soft and sublime, this vineyard site sits on the extreme Sonoma Coast, near the town of Annapolis, approaching the Mendocino County line. Fine tannins and bright acidity combine for a memorable taste experience, marked in fresh strawberry, raspberry and black pepper. Wine Enthusiast 92 points