The nose on this vintage of Bucher typifies the unique terroir of this site. Notes of dried meats mix with fruitier elements of raspberry and plum. Wood spices add another layer to the overall earthy and savory complexion. While round and voluminous on the palate, the tannins are supple and refined. Earthy and aged meat flavors are counterpointed with raspberry and subtle citrus notes. The Bucher Vineyard Pinot Noir returns after a hiatus in 2016 and hasn’t missed a beat.
2017 Bucher Vineyard Pinot Noir
Reviews
92 / Vinous
The 2017 Pinot Noir Bucher Vineyard is powerful and gamy, as it typically is, but with fewer of the strong feral notes that have made some previous vintages challenging to taste and not especially pleasurable. Black cherry, plum, iron, game and smoke inform this powerful wine. The 2017 is quite possible the best Bucher I have tasted here. A.G.
- Alcohol
- 14.1%
- pH
- 3.59
- TA
- 0.57g/100mL
- Barrel Aging
- 16 months
- Barrel Selection
- 67% new, 33% 1 yr.
When to Drink
2020-2027
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