Pirouette Non Vintage

2018 2018 Pirouette

$65.00 / Bottle Sold Out

Philippe Melka, named one of the top nine winemakers in the world by Robert Parker, used small lots from Washington State's finest vineyards to craft this enticing red blend.

Tasting Notes:

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The 2018 Pirouette is an expressive wine that opens slowly to reveal oak spice and a kaleidoscope of red and black fruit aromas and flavors that become more vivid as the wine develops in the glass. Textured and richly concentrated on the palate, the wine’s voluptuous mouthfeel and refined tannins stretch across a long, satisfying finish.

95+ Points

The 2018 Pirouette checks in as 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, and 10% Petit Verdot aged 22 months in 85% new French oak. Deep purple-hued, it's a young, unevolved yet incredibly promising red with smoking good notes of ripe black and blue fruits as well as tobacco, graphite, and chocolate. Dense, full-bodied, and concentrated on the palate, it needs 3-5 years of bottle age but has the depth, balance, and class to evolve for 15-20 years or more.

— Jeb Dunnuck
95 Points

Hauntingly good, the 2018 Pirouette is a stunning new bottling by Philippe Melka. Dense and chewy in the mouth, it takes on a glorious range of flavors from sage brush and pipe tobacco to black currant jelly and chocolate cake. The vibrant sense of tension and silky tannins both add to the enjoyment.

— Vinous, Owen Bargreen
92 Points

The aromas offer notes of espresso, dark chocolate, cedar box, spice and black cherry. Velvety flavors follow, showing richness and sophistication. Cellar Selection.

— Wine Enthusiast
Varietal Composition 68% Cabernet Sauvignon 22% Merlot 10% Petit Verdot
Acid .34g/100ml
PH 3.85
Alcohol 14.9%

Vineyards

Cabernet Sauvignon sourced from a collection of Red Mountain’s best vineyards gives Pirouette the structure and textured richness that has come to characterize this acclaimed growing region. Stone Tree Vineyard Merlot, grown on a rocky, south-facing hillside on the Wahluke Slope and managed for low yields, brings concentrated fruit flavors to the wine, notably black cherry. Finally, Dionysus Vineyard’s Petit Verdot enhances the Pirouette’s color and builds layers of intense aromas and flavors in the finished wine.

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