(from 45+ year old vines that sit just above Champans)
There is slightly better mid-palate volume to the equally caressing medium weight flavors that offer a bit more overall depth and persistence on the dusty and well-balanced if more evidently structured finish that exudes a hint of bitter cherry pit character
This a huge wine with incredible density and power where the abundant dry extract coats the palate and
Very Pinot nose and then it finishes dry
You feel the impact on the palate
Bob Cabral Wines, Troubadour Pinot Noir other_regions (from 45+ year old vinesThe 2016 Pinot Noir Troubadour is powerful and spicy. "It was hard to restrain the wines in 2016," Bob Cabral recalls. "I want ripe tannins without too much alcohol. In those Goldridge soils, you have to meter out water during the warm summers. That has been the biggest challenge over the last few years." Medium ruby, it offers alluring scents of dark cherries, cranberries, pipe tobacco, mushrooms and forest floor with wafts of violet. The medium