2017 Rose & Arrow from Louis-Michel Liger Belair
Right or wrong, there are a group of wines from around the world that are only meant to be "allocated" to fancy restaurants. Last year changed all of that. You know I adore the Rose & Arrow Pinot Noirs and their Love Child - ALIT Pinot Noir. Well, today is your lucky day, I was able to buy ALL of the remaining 2017 Rose & Arrow Pinots that were destined to a since shuddered dining room. I shudder.
We will get into the details below but I have some new content to highlight: WE ARE GIVING YOU A FREE COPY OF PEDRO PARRAS NEWLY RELEASED SEMINAL BOOK ON TERROIR, and also highlighting another glowing review from The Wing Hog. ALSO, these wines have gone WAY UP in price, especially STONECREEK. DO NOT MISS THIS CHANCE.
Our job is to identify, locate, curate, and provide you with the best wines from around the globe in each category and at each price point. Many times, those wineries have a long history and we relish sharing those stories with you. Every once in a while, a new star shoots across the landscape. The Rose & Arrow Pinot Noirs from the Willamette Valley made by Burgundy legend Louis-Michel Liger-Belair, terroir expert Pedro Parra, winemaker Felipe Ramirez, and deep thinker Mark Tarlov are LITERALLY ALL THE RAGE in the wine world.
We introduced you to Rose & Arrow last year as "the first truly great American pinot noir" and I feel extremely comfortable in saying "we told you so." The 2017 vintage is living up to all of the early accolades. These are TINY PRODUCTION, HIGHLY ALLOCATED, pinot noirs of the highest quality from one of the most interesting and ambitious endeavors in the wine world today.
THESE WINES WILL RECEIVE GLOWING PRESS AND SCORES in the next few months, 100% guaranteed. Brett and I were lucky enough to go to the winery last week to taste the wines are they are epically good, VERY MUCH in the classic style of Burgundy. The EXCEPTIONAL 2017 vintage featured a cool spring, delaying bud break. Warm summer days married with very cool nights built CLASSIC WINES for R&A in 2017. Wines that express what Tarlov calls "TENSION AND RELEASE IN THE GLASS", showing extremely long finishes, deep complexity, firm tannins, dark fruit, and excellent acidity. Basically, everything you want in Pinot Noir. I'll share the full story and a ton of pictures below for my wine nerd friends but here is the offer. DO NOT MISS THESE WINES - you will regret it. I promise you.