Tasting Notes

WA97

The “2012 Proprietary Red Weill Vineyard Exposition Project Trio” is three incredible wines from Sonoma County. This is Twain-Peterson’s take on the three LaLa wines from the Guigal family in Côte-Rôtie. He is emphasizing distinct clonal terroir and exposition differences as well as vinifying the wines separately. All three of the following wines were aged 36 months in 100% new French oak. The 2012 Proprietary Red Weill Vineyard Exposition 1, from an east-facing steep slope, is 100% Syrah and 100% whole-clusters. The wine flirts with perfection, with beautiful notes of roasted meats, new saddle leather, black olive tapenade, cassis and blackberry soaring from the glass of this dense purple blockbuster. It’s full-bodied, massive and just incredible. I suppose this would be the La Landonne version of what Peterson is trying to produce. Look for it to drink well for 10-15 or more years.

WS91

Compact and brooding, this offers ample bass notes. Aromas of dried blueberry and licorice lead to concentrated flavors of blackberry, tar and peppered beef, with ripe but powerful tannins. Best from 2017 through 2027.

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