2012 Janus Pinot Noir

In Roman mythology, Janus is the God representing balance for new beginnings and endings, the future and the past, and the connecting doorways. Janus is our flagship. It possesses the richest, most vibrant and intense blend that we produce. This wine is the ultimate expression of Pinot Noir!

Wine Spectator score 92

Root beer, bacon, blackberry, dark fruits, smoked meat, rose petal, plum and damson cherry. This wine has such a beautiful perfume! Clove and Chinese five spice over a lush mouthfeel of ripe cherry, red plum and strawberry.

The Janus is rich and full bodied, fruit forward with round velvety plushness and a finish of bright acidity and ripe red fruits. This is a hedonistic pleasure and absolutely a pleasure to drink.

Flavor Notes

Blackberry
Charcuterie
Rose Petal
Cherry

This would be a main course wine with duck and cherries, pork loin or porchetta. Lamb ribs or a fat piece of fillet covered in a buttery mushroom cream sauce would be ethereal!

Chris Blanchard, MS

Winemaking Notes

Type
Red
Varietal
Pinot Noir
Region
Oregon
Appellation
Willamette Valley
Vintage
2012
Vineyards
76% Brooks Estate, 21% Temperance Hill, 3% of Big Cheese, Sunny Mountain & Muska
Filtration
Cross-Flow
Case production
1478
Aging
18 Months
Crush format
Hand Sorted and 100% Destemmed
Fermentation
18 Months in French Oak Barrels
Bottling date
2014-06-04
Vessel
French Oak Barrels
Alcohol percentage
13.2

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