Nose
This impressive wine shows dark aromas of spiced plums, blackberries, mocha and cassis.
Palate
Its dark complexity is equally evident on the palate, where the wine is at once refreshing and somewhat mysterious. The layers of complex flavors reveal themselves with time in the glass, shifting and swirling between bright fruit and dark vanilla/caramel tones.
Growing Conditions
The 2012 season seemed remarkably “normal” after 2011. Decent winter rainfall lingered into March which gave the vines plenty of push for early growth. Bloomtime weather was very favorable and the lack of major weather events during the season, like heat spikes, led to long even ripening. The agreeable conditions produced a good set with higher than average yields, but as always a great deal of fruit was sacrificed at the J.J. Cohn Estate in the interest of vine balance and fruit quality.
Vintage is sold out.
Harvest
Harvested between October 4 and 21, 2012, entirely by hand.
Bottling
The wine was bottled without fining or filtration in July, 2014.
Winemaking
This wine was created by selecting small blocks from the vineyard to vinify as individual lots. The wine was fermented on skins for about 4 weeks.
Aging
Aged in French oak barrels for about 12 months, then blended and returned to barrels for an additional 10 months.
