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2020 Anthill Farms Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast
The Wine Advocate RP 92
Reviewed by: Erin Brooks
Release Price: NA
Drink Date: 2022 - 2027 ⇒飲み頃に入っています
Medium ruby-purple, the 2020 Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast has pretty aromas of roasted cranberries and rhubarb, with tones of forest floor, autumn leaves and soft meaty hints. The medium-bodied palate is soft and grainy, with rounded acidity, a core of spicy fruit and a long finish.
I visited Anthill Farms in the spring of 2022 to taste with winemaker Anthony Filiberti. We focused mostly on 2020s, which were bottled about a week before my visit. I asked Filiberti about his approach to the wildfires. "We bottled about half of what we normally would because of smoke," he said. "Warmer sites I was able to get in quickly, but the Point Reyes fire blew smoke into Freestone, Occidental and Bodega and ruined the Pinot Noir from sites that we would normally pick in September or October." In the winery, Filiberti adjusted some of his approaches, including using less whole clusters and new oak, and employing a much gentler extraction. "We pressed really lightly and kept all the press wine separate," he said. "Smoke is systemic—you get it in the stems and the berries, and the hope is that lighter extraction could help." I was impressed by the resulting set of wines. In a vintage where some Pinot Noirs are overly rustic, these wines are soft, juicy, open and approachable.